Gillian Anderson, 56, dazzles in a slinky black dress at the premiere of new movie The Salt Path

Gillian Anderson dazzled in a slinky black dress as the premiere of The Salt Path on Thursday.

The actress, 56, stars as Raynor Winn in the new biopic of the long-distance walker and looked while walking the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.

The former X-Files star opted for a glittering ankle-length number complete with straps and styled out the whole look with a pair of matching sandals.

Gillian opted for a natural look in terms of makeup and let her tousled blonde locks fall down her back away from her face.

At one point, the actress spun around to show off her incredible figure and was in good spirits as she looked over her shoulder.

Gillian Anderson dazzled in a slinky black dress as the premiere of The Salt Path on Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada 

At one point, the actress spun around to show off her incredible figure as she looked over her shoulder

At one point, the actress spun around to show off her incredible figure as she looked over her shoulder

The Crown actress stars alongside Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs, 61, in the upcoming drama.

The pair of them looked thrilled as they stood alongside director Marianne Elliott and producer Elizabeth Karlsen. 

The movie tells the profound true story of Raynor and her husband Moth, who decided to make a 630-mile trek along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline.

The couple sadly became homeless in their fifties after a business deal with a friend went wrong and they lost the Welsh farm where they had brought up their two children.

Their situation was then worsened when Moth was diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration, a rare and incurable degenerative brain disease.

They decided to walk the South West Coast Path, living on bare essentials with only a tent to shelter in.

The couple soon rediscovered their happiness, while Moth’s condition even improved as they made the challenging journey.

Raynor decided to write an account of their story, originally meant only for her husband as a present for his birthday.

The Crown actress stars alongside Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs, 61, in the upcoming drama

The Crown actress stars alongside Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs, 61, in the upcoming drama

The pair of them looked thrilled as they stood alongside director Marianne Elliott and producer Elizabeth Karlsen

The pair of them looked thrilled as they stood alongside director Marianne Elliott and producer Elizabeth Karlsen

Gillian opted for a natural look in terms of makeup and let her tousled blonde locks fall down her back away from her face

Gillian opted for a natural look in terms of makeup and let her tousled blonde locks fall down her back away from her face

The film tells the profound true story of Raynor and her husband Moth, who decided to make a 630-mile trek along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline

The film tells the profound true story of Raynor and her husband Moth, who decided to make a 630-mile trek along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline

Her novel The Salt Path was published in 2018 and soon skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller lists and sold more than 1.5 million copies.

It would go on to be shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the Wainwright Prize, and won the inaugural RSL Christopher Bland Prize.

Writing for The Mail On Sunday earlier this year, Raynor said their journey on The Salt Path had left them feeling more connected to nature.

She added: ‘And somehow, without us noticing, the anguish and despair had gone too, left behind on the many headlands we’d crossed. 

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