In November 2010 , Anderson portrayed Wallis , Duchess of Windsor in '' Any Human Heart '' – a television adaptation of William Boyd 's novel of the same name , for which she was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress on Television . In April 2011 , she starred in the BBC adaptation '' The Crimson Petal and the White '' as Mrs. Castaway , for which she was nominated for the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress . In August 2011 , she appeared in the television miniseries '' Moby Dick '' based on Herman Melville 's 1851 novel , as Elisabeth , Ahab 's wife . The same year , Anderson appeared as the head of MI7 , Pamela Thornton , in the British comedy '' Johnny English Reborn '' . She starred as Miss Havisham in a three-part BBC adaptation of '' Great Expectations '' that aired in late December 2011 . For her portrayal in the adaptation she won the Artistic Excellence Award , was nominated for the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries and for the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress on Television
British Academy Television Awards 2011
Gillian Anderson