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Television Drama
Dana Scully
Scully was written as the sceptic, and the structural inversion is the show's best idea: the woman is the scientist and the man is the believer, which in 1993 was the reverse of the expected arrangement. She is a medical doctor and a forensic pathologist assigned to debunk her partner's work, and the series keeps her rigorous even as the evidence accumulates — she is not stubborn, she is applying a standard.
- First appearance
- The X-Files (1993), Fox
- Created by
- Chris Carter
- Also known as
- Agent Scully, Dr. Scully
- Universe
- The X-Files
- Appears in
- television, film, comics
Who is Dana Scully?
Scully was written as the sceptic, and the structural inversion is the show's best idea: the woman is the scientist and the man is the believer, which in 1993 was the reverse of the expected arrangement. She is a medical doctor and a forensic pathologist assigned to debunk her partner's work, and the series keeps her rigorous even as the evidence accumulates — she is not stubborn, she is applying a standard. The measurable consequence is unusual for a television character: sustained research has documented a correlation between the series and increased numbers of American women entering science and medicine, widely referred to as the Scully effect, and Gillian Anderson has spoken about meeting women who cite the character as their reason for the career. She was also nearly not cast, with the network pushing for someone more conventionally glamorous.
Dana Scully: the details
- First appearance
- The X-Files, September 1993
- Created by
- Chris Carter
- The inversion
- The woman is the scientist and sceptic, the man the believer — the reverse of the era's convention
- Qualified
- A medical doctor and forensic pathologist, assigned specifically to debunk her partner's cases
- The Scully effect
- Research has documented a correlation between the series and increased numbers of American women entering science and medicine
- Nearly not cast
- The network pushed for a more conventionally glamorous casting; Chris Carter held out for Gillian Anderson
- Pay disparity
- Anderson has spoken publicly about being offered substantially less than her co-star, including for the 2016 revival
Why Dana Scully endures
One of the few fictional characters with a documented measurable effect on career choices, and an early mainstream inversion of which gender gets to be the rational one.
What Dana Scully looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: The FBI badge, the 1990s suit, and the show's I WANT TO BELIEVE poster
This franchise's apparel is dominated by the poster from Mulder's office — a flying saucer above a slogan — which is one of the most reproduced fictional graphics in television and works entirely without any character.
The I WANT TO BELIEVE poster is the dominant graphic — a saucer above a slogan, reproduced endlessly and needing no character. Deep red, navy and cream. Teen and adult sizing.
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Who has played Dana Scully
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | 1993 | live-action |
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Who created Dana Scully?
Dana Scully was created by Chris Carter, first appearing in The X-Files in 1993 (Fox).
What does a Dana Scully T-shirt usually look like?
The FBI badge, the 1990s suit, and the show's I WANT TO BELIEVE poster. The I WANT TO BELIEVE poster is the dominant graphic — a saucer above a slogan, reproduced endlessly and needing no character. Deep red, navy and cream. Teen and adult sizing.
Are Dana Scully T-shirts made for children?
No. Dana Scully comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Dana Scully?
Dana Scully has been played on screen by Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, 1993).
How much does a Dana Scully T-shirt cost?
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