 She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award in 1997.She was nominated another three times for this role and once more in 2006 in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal of Lady Dedlock in "Bleak House".Anderson won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1997 for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in "The X-Files".