First Name
Gillian
Last Name
Anderson
Birthday
1968-08-09
Height
63
Build
Average
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Dyed Blonde
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Ethnicity
White
Claim to Fame
Scully on The X-Files
Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Adsafe
1
Role ID
Actor/Actress, Soundtrack, Director
Has Detailed Data (New)
1
Profile Bio Text
Early life
Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, the daughter of Rosemary, a computer analyst, and Edward Anderson, who owned a film post-production company. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Puerto Rico for 15 months and then to Crouch End and finally Harringay in London, so that her father could attend the London Film School. When Anderson was 11 years old, her family moved again, this time to Grand Rapids, Michigan. She attended Fountain Elementary and then City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities; she graduated in 1986.
With her English accent and background, Anderson was mocked and felt out of place in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwest one. In addition, she had her nose pierced in the early 1980s and dyed her hair various colors. Her high school classmates voted her as "Most Bizarre," "Class Clown" and "Most Likely to be Arrested." Anderson was also caught trying to jam the high school doors by filling their locks with glue on the eve of her graduation.
Anderson found an outlet for her talents when she began acting in high school and community theater productions, even serving as a student intern at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. She had wanted to be a marine biologist, but began acting instead at 17, with a few roles in various community theatre productions. Anderson attended The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago (formerly the Goodman School of Drama), where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990. She also studied at the National Theatre of Great Britain at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Career
Anderson moved to New York when she was 22 years old. She began her career in Alan Ayckbourn`s play, Absent Friends, at the Manhattan Theatre Club in which Anderson played alongside Brenda Blethyn; she won the 1990-91 Theatre World "Newcomer" Award for her role. Her next theatrical role was in Christopher Hampton`s The Philanthropist at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. To support herself when she started her career, Anderson worked as a waitress.
Anderson moved to Los Angeles in 1992, spending a year auditioning. Although she had once vowed she would never do TV, being out of work for a year changed her mind. Anderson did Home Fires Burning for a cable station, as well as the audio book version of Exit to Eden. She broke into mainstream television in 1993, with a guest appearance on the collegiate drama, Class of `96, on the fledgling Fox Network.
As a result of her guest appearance in Class of 96, Anderson was sent the script for The X Files at the age of 24. She decided to audition because "for the first time in a long time, the script involved a strong, independent, intelligent woman as a lead character." Producer Chris Carter wanted to employ her, but Fox wanted someone with previous TV exposure and greater sex appeal. Fox sent in more actresses, but Carter stood by Anderson, and she was eventually cast as Special Agent Dana Scully. Anderson got the part assuming it would run for 13 episodes, the standard minimum order for American TV networks. Filmed in Vancouver and then in Los Angeles, the series would run for nine seasons, and included one film (1998), and a second film scheduled for release in July 2008. During her time on The X Files, Anderson won several awards for her portrayal of Special Agent Scully, including an Emmy Award, Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards for "Best Actress in a Drama Series." While filming, Anderson met assistant art director Clyde Klotz, whom she would eventually marry.
Anderson holds the record as the youngest actress - at the age of 29 years old in 1997 - to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Primetime Drama Series Emmy Award since Lindsay Wagner won at the age of 28 in 1977.
Anderson had roles in a handful of films during the run of The X-Files and starred in The House of Mirth, an adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel of the same name.
In 1999, Anderson had a supporting role in the English-language release of Hayao Miyazaki`s Princess Mononoke, where she voiced the character of Moro. Anderson is a proclaimed lover of Miyazaki`s work. She also took part in Eve Ensler`s The Vagina Monologues.
When The X-Files ended, Anderson performed in several stage productions and worked on various film projects. She has participated in narrative work for documentaries on scientific topics. In 2005, she appeared as Lady Dedlock in the BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens` novel Bleak House, had a starring role in the Irish film The Mighty Celt (for which she won an IFTA award for Best International Actress) and performed in A Cock and Bull Story, a film version of the novel Tristram Shandy.
In 2006, Anderson was nominated for a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Actress and won the Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Award fo
Couple Profile Source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Anderson
High School
City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (1986)
University
Cornell University (summer student), BFA Theater, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois (1990)
Official Websites
gilliananderson.ws/
Full Name at Birth
Gillian Leigh Anderson
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Count - Awards
52
Friend
Martine McCutcheon, David Duchovny, Martin Scorcese, Jodie Foster, Cate Blanchett, Pharrell Williams, Emma Thompson, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarentino, Daniel Radcliffe, Elton John, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen De Generes, Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Angelina Jolie, Cat Deeley, Diane Kruger, Hugh Grant, Anne Heche, Natasha Bedingfield, Minnie Driver, Christian Slater, Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst
Favorite Movies
It's A Wonderful Life, Out Of Africa, Wallace & Gromit, The Lives Of Others, Sunshine, La Vie En Rose
Favorite Places
Canada, England, South Africa, USA
Favorite TV Shows
The X Files
Favorite Bands
Bon Iver, Various Artists, Indie Anthems, Cocorosie, Kcrw, Kings Of Leon, Damien Rice, Arctic Monkeys, New Young Pony Club, Mugison, Mike Figgis, Sarah Mclachlan, Dido, Pink, Madonna, Alberto Iglesias, Leslie Feist, Bjork
Favorite Colors
Pink, Red, Green
Favorite Bands
Arvo Part, Jeff Buckley, Manu Chao, David Darling, Eurythmics, David Gray, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Beth Orton, Radiohead, Saint Germain, Remy Shand, Sparklehorse, Lucinda Williams, Zero 7, Hans Zimmer, Jane Siberry, Nitin Sawhney, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Papa M, Natalie Merchant, Kruder And Dorfmeister, Ghazal, Filter, Brian Eno, Miles Davis, Coldplay, Richard Buckner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Badly Drawn Boy, Counting Crows, The Doves, Roberta Flack, Lauryn Hill, Low & The Dirty Three, Moby, Philip Glass, Sade, Jill Scott, Sigur Ros, Tortoise, Tom Waits
Favorite Books
The Power Of Now (Eckhart Tolle), The Road Less Traveled (M. Scott Peck), The Courage To Heal (Ellen Bass), The Drama Of The Gifted Child (Alice Miller), When Things Fall Apart (Pema Chodron), The I Ching, The Seat Of The Soul, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, The Wisdom Of No Escape (Pema Chodron), The Fantasy Bond (Robert W. Firestone), Homecoming (John Bradshaw), Living In The Light (Shakti Gawain), The Zanzibar Chest, Mountains Of The Mind (Robert MacFarlane), My Life So Far (Jane Fonda), Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert), The Late Hector Kipling (David Thewlis), The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger), The God Of Small Things (Arundhati Roy), Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje), She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb), The Last King Of Scotland (Giles Foden), A Million Little Pieces (James Frey), Bel Canto (Ann Patchett), Saturday (Ian McEwan), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini), A Map Of The World (Jane Hamilton), The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen), The Known World (Edward P. Jones), The Magician's Assistant (Ann Patchett), On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
Cup Size
C
Shoe Size
7
Religion
Buddhist
Father
Edward Anderson
Mother
Rosemary Anderson
Brother
Aaron Anderson
Sister
Zoe Anderson
Favorite People
Meryl Streep
Bust (inches)
34
Distinctive Feature
Red Hair, Blue eyes, Tattoo on wrist.
Weight
118
Occupation Text
Actress, Charity Campaigner, writer, director
Friend
Stella McCartney
Favorite TV Shows
Curb Your Enthuasm
Favorite Songs
You can't always get what you want (Rolling Stones), Save Me (Joan Armatrading), Exit Music for a Film (Radiohead), Strange Fruit (Nina Simone), Part of Death and the Maiden (Schubert), Love is Everything (Jane Siberry), Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (Roberta Flack), Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley), Samba pa ti (Santana)
Age
44
Friend
Helen Hunt
Waist (inches)
25
Hips (inches)
35
Wikipedia Text
Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress. After beginning her career in theater, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files. Her film work includes The House of Mirth (2000), The Mighty Celt (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), and two X-Files films, The X-Files (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008).
Current Partner
649
Middle Name
Leigh
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