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5. Gillian Anderson Almost Didn’t Get the Job

At first, the studio wanted an established personality to play Dana Scully’s no-nonsense agent. Then, when theater vet Anderson nailed the audition but the studio said they wanted someone “taller,” Chris Carter actually had to fight the studio to hire Anderson … the actress who subsequently cleaned up at awards ceremonies during the show’s run.

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