Amazingly, Anderson faced the same issue of a glaring gender pay gap when producers persuaded her to come on-board for The X-Files’ revival in 2016.

The actress was initially offered half of the fee landed by Duchovny; and in an era where women’s wages in Hollywood have become a hotbed issue.

“I’m surprised that more [interviewers] haven’t brought that up because it’s the truth,” Anderson responded, when the Daily Beast asked her about the pay disparity (first disclosed in the Hollywood Reporter).

“Especially in this climate of women talking about the reality of [unequal pay] in this business, I think it’s important that it gets heard and voiced. It was shocking to me, given all the work that I had done in the past to get us to be paid fairly. I worked really hard toward that and finally got somewhere with it.

Gillian Anderson takes aim at The X-Files’ lack of gender diversity