‘X-Files' Legend Gillian Anderson, 57, Transformed Into a Curly Blonde Goddess on the Red Carpet
Gillian Anderson pulled off an amazing red carpet transformation in Cannes.
The beloved actress, 57, who rose to stardom in the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files, is having quite a renaissance. She made waves in recent years for roles in shows like Sex Education, in which she plays a sex therapist. Last year, she released a book, Want, an anonymous collection of sex fantasies, which she edited. The anthology was so successful that Anderson recently announced a follow-up. Now, she's hitting the red carpet at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals, during a photocall for Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma. The beauty was absolutely stunning with long, curly blonde hair, which is quite the contrast from her days as Dana Scully. However, she worked those curls with pride.
Finding Her Worth As She Ages
Back in March, Anderson participated in L'Oréal's Lessons of Worth campaign, which pushes back against the idea that women become invisible with age.
When you're young, "you're noticed, you're needed, you're whistled at, you're even hit on. And then a few years later, poof, you don't exist. You're in the way," Anderson shared in her campaign video. "I don't believe that we will ever be able to change the minds of men in terms of how they perceive women and aging," Anderson told InStyle. However, she said age has only improved her experience of herself. "I've never felt more alive, in my skin, clear-headed, purposeful, free of self-judgment."
When it comes to what advice she'd give herself in her twenties and thirties, Anderson spoke candidly.
"To care less about what other people think and do more for other people," she shared.
Check out Anderson's campaign video below:
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This story was originally published May 13, 2026 at 8:09 AM.