Gillian Anderson: "I have played very serious characters during most of my career"

During the last two years, Gillian Anderson (Chicago, 53 years old) has interpreted a bunch of the most influential female figures that have ever existed in history.First, Margaret Thatcher in the Netflix series 'The Crown', which earned him an Emmy;She now rolls the life of the first lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt in the Showtime series, 'The First Lady'.Intercalated between the two has another historical character: Joanna, the manipulator of Catalina La Grande in the second season of 'The Great' that broadcasts Starzplay.Call by historians "The Master of Marriage" Joanna is, in fiction, the mother of actress Elle Fanning, in charge of orchestrating the unions within the Russian court of each of her daughters.Joanna contributes to the triumph of Catalina as the great Russian tsar and the overthrow of her husband Pedro III.'The Great' is a series of dramatic comedy based on the rise to the power of Catalina La Grande, Empress of Russia."I found in Joanna an enigmatic woman," says Anderson, who became known in 1993 playing the mythical Dana Scully in File X.

-Why did you decide to play another historical character?

-It was very attention to his coldness.I found an incredibly enigmatic and disturbing woman in Joanna, I did not feel that she had interpreted someone like her in the past, and that is something she always takes into account.I have interpreted very serious characters during most of my career and when I have the opportunity to have fun with a comedy and explore gender, I try to do it

-Joanna is very different from Margaret Thatcher.Do you like to study history before getting into the skin of a recognized woman?

-I took off Thatcher's blue to put on Joanna's corset.They are two very different roles;If the first thought of the common good, the second only thought about her because she was a very vain woman who encapsulates the frivolity of the court.She spent the assignment of her daughters in clothes and did not care about her daughters' interests as well as her own.

-Very actresses complain about the discomfort of working with Corsé.

-It did not put a corset and I had forgotten how uncomfortable it is.The character's costume is a winding process because it has many accessories.There is something comic in a saddlebag.When one wears such a dress, you immediately know that you are inside a comedy because it forces you to move in a certain way.It affects everything.It affects how you move, how do you go through the doors, how you feel.It is a lot of weight on the hips.

-Did you know the character before playing it?

-Nope.I am not an expert in history.When they offered me the paper, I read the scripts.At that time, my curiosity for this frivolous woman inside such a intense court was aroused.I was captivated by the first season of the series, his sense of humor, his subliminal satire.Put any irreverence on my path that I am going to jump on it and 'The Great' is a delicious series because it does not set limits when criticizing the aristocracy.Without a doubt, my character has a premeditated plan to ensure his future.

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-How is Elle Fanning when sharing the stage?

-A companion delight.Elle is simply fantastic.She is so committed to this character, she is so good and so specific that it is fascinating to see her work.Also Nick Hault.The whole team made me feel wrapped.It has been a pleasure to participate in this series and I hope they call me again next season.

Mother and monster

-Does Joanna considerate a good mother?

-I would say she is a complicated mother.In her best moments, she is a mother who loves her daughter too much.In his worst moments, he is a monster.

-He has played Margaret Thatcher in 'The Crown', the mother of Catalina the Great in 'The Great' and now rolls the character of Eleanor Roosevelt in 'The First Lady'.Always one step between reality and fiction.

-In reality, much is known about Joanna, so I don't know if it is comparable to the other two women.Joanna is a role written by the brilliant mcnamara pen while both Thatcher and Eleanor are two brilliant women.For me, the most difficult to create has been Eleanor Roosevelt for my ignorance of the character and of the time, and because in the series you can see a complete perspective of who this woman was for several decades of her life.

-How was it to embody it and make those discoveries with the help of the Roosevelt family?

-Eleanor was an extraordinary and powerful woman.I must recognize that I learned a lot studying, I realized that there were many things about her that I did not know.There is a lot of information about this couple and the degree to which she and Franklin hit the citizens of the United States, and not only on them, but on citizens around the world.His work was surprising, his delivery, the books he wrote, the causes to which he adhered.From beginning to end, he was a tireless worker.His work was extraordinary and, incredible as it may seem, interpreting it has changed me a lot.