Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1968-08-09 (55 years old)

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Biography

Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre, 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).


Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Rosemary Anderson (née Lane), a computer analyst, and Edward Anderson, who owned a film post-production company.Her father was of English descent, while her mother was of Irish and German ancestry. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Puerto Rico for 15 months; her family then moved to the United Kingdom where she lived until she was 11 years old. She lived for five years in Rosebery Gardens, Crouch End, London, and for 15 months in Albany Road, Stroud Green, London, so that her father could attend the London Film School.


She was a pupil of Coleridge Primary 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.


Along with other actors (notably Linda Thorson and John Barrowman) Anderson is bidialectal. With her English accent and background, Anderson was mocked and felt out of place in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwest accent. To this day, her accent depends on her location — for instance, in an interview with Jay Leno she spoke in an American accent, but shifted it for an interview with Michael Parkinson.


Anderson was interested in marine biology, but began acting her freshman year in high school productions, and later in community theater, and served as a student intern at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre & School of Theatre Arts. She 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 participated in the National Theatre of Great Britain's summer program at Cornell University.


Anderson's brother died in 2011 of a brain tumor, at the age of 30.


Anderson married her first husband, Clyde Klotz, The X-Files series assistant art director, on New Year's Day, 1994, in Hawaii in a Buddhist ceremony. They had a daughter, Piper Maru (born September 1994), for whom Chris Carter named the X-Files episode of the same name, and divorced in 1997.] In December 2004, Anderson married Julian Ozanne, a documentary filmmaker, on Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya. Anderson announced their separation on April 21, 2006.


Anderson and former boyfriend, Mark Griffiths, have two sons: Oscar, born November 2006 and Felix, born October 2008. She ended their relationship in 2012. In March 2012, Anderson told Out magazine about her past relationship with a girl while in high school.


In 1997, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Askmen listed her at No. 6 on their Top 7: '90s Sex Symbols. In 2008, she was listed 21st in FHM's All Time 100 Sexiest Hall of Fame.

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Filmography

all 88

Movies 51

TV Shows 37

self 23

Voice 4

Narrator 2

Emily Maitlis
Scoop

Scoop (2024)

Movie
Vivienne Beaumier
White Bird

White Bird (2024)

Movie
Julia Marquis
The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

Movie
6
Eleanor Roosevelt
The First Lady

The First Lady (2022)

TV
Cat
Robin Robin

Robin Robin (2021)

Movie
Self
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day (2021)

Movie
Self
The Savoy

The Savoy (2020)

TV
Olyana
The Sunlit Night

The Sunlit Night (2020)

Movie
Self
This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything (2019)

Movie
Margo Channing
National Theatre Live: All About Eve

National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019)

Movie
Jean Milburn
Sex Education

Sex Education (2019)

TV
7.06
Professor Hendricks
UFO

UFO (2018)

Movie
9
Wendy
The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

Movie
6.76
Magda Leonides
Crooked House

Crooked House (2017)

Movie
Media
American Gods

American Gods (2017)

TV
5.95
Narrator
The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism

The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism (2017)

Movie
Self
Heroes Manufactured

Heroes Manufactured (2017)

Movie
Lady Edwina Mountbatten
Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House (2017)

Movie
Voiceover from a letter by Virginia Woolf (voice)
Woolf Works

Woolf Works (2017)

Movie
Margaret Thatcher
The Crown

The Crown (2016)

TV
8.25
Sophia
Sold

Sold (2016)

Movie
Anna Pavlovna Scherer
War and Peace

War and Peace (2016)

TV
7.25
Self / Bedelia DuMaurier
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon (2015)

Movie
Self - Narrator
The Widowmaker

The Widowmaker (2015)

Movie
Kate
Robot Overlords

Robot Overlords (2014)

Movie
Narrator
Ronja the Robber's Daughter

Ronja the Robber's Daughter (2014)

TV
Blanche
The Departure

The Departure (2014)

Movie
Blanche DuBois
National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (2014)

Movie
Meg Fitch
Crisis

Crisis (2014)

TV
5.66
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

TV
3.5
Karen Morgan
Mr. Morgan's Last Love

Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)

Movie
Marika
I'll Follow You Down

I'll Follow You Down (2013)

Movie
DSU Stella Gibson
The Fall

The Fall (2013)

TV
6.29
Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
Hannibal

Hannibal (2013)

TV
7.42
Witch (voice)
Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom (2012)

Movie
Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special

FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)

Movie
Kristin Jansen
Sister

Sister (2012)

Movie
Kate Fletcher
Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer (2012)

Movie
1
Miss Havisham
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (2011)

TV
4.25
Pamela Thornton ('Pegasus')
Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Movie
7.25
Elizabeth
Moby Dick

Moby Dick (2011)

TV
Mrs. Castaway
The Crimson Petal and the White

The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)

TV
6
Duchess Of Windsor
Any Human Heart

Any Human Heart (2010)

TV
Actress
No Pressure

No Pressure (2010)

Movie
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

TV
Jean Maclestone
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie (2009)

Movie
Eleanor Johnson
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

Movie
Dana Scully
The X Files: I Want to Believe

The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Movie
Queen Vorkana
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007)

Movie
Self - Presenter
Concert for Diana

Concert for Diana (2007)

Movie
Alice
Straightheads

Straightheads (2007)

Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Sarah Merrit
The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Movie
5.69
Lady Dedlock
Bleak House

Bleak House (2005)

TV
Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story (2005)

Movie
Kate
The Mighty Celt

The Mighty Celt (2005)

Movie
Parkinson

Parkinson (2004)

TV
Self
Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored (2003)

TV
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

TV
6.3
Self
American Idol

American Idol (2002)

TV
7.25
Self - Guest
V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton (2002)

TV
Self - Performer
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening (2002)

Movie
Self
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy (2001)

TV
8
Lily Bart
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth (2000)

Movie
Harsh Realm

Harsh Realm (1999)

TV
Meredith
Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart (1998)

Movie
Southside Girl
Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab (1998)

Movie
Agent Dana Scully
The X Files

The X Files (1998)

Movie
4.25
Self
The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour (1998)

TV
Loretta Lee
The Mighty

The Mighty (1998)

Movie
Self
Inside The X-Files

Inside The X-Files (1998)

Movie
8
Dana Scully / Self
Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten

Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten (1998)

Movie
Self - Hostess
Future Fantastic

Future Fantastic (1996)

TV
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

TV
3.93
ReBoot

ReBoot (1994)

TV
Jenny (voice)
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
Dana Scully / OSS Agent
The X-Files

The X-Files (1993)

TV
6
Rachel
Class of '96

Class of '96 (1993)

TV
Dana Scully (voice)
Eek! The Cat

Eek! The Cat (1992)

TV
6
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

TV
5.75
April Cavanaugh
The Turning

The Turning (1992)

Movie
The Simpsons

The Simpsons (1989)

TV
6.75
Woman
A Matter of Choice

A Matter of Choice (1988)

Movie
Woman 1
Three at Once

Three at Once (1986)

Movie
Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

TV
Actress
TRON: Ares

TRON: Ares

Movie
Constance Van Ness
The Abandons

The Abandons

TV
Raynor Winn
The Salt Path

The Salt Path

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.41
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1968-08-09 (55 years old)

Birth Name
Gillian Leigh Anderson

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Relationships
Julian Ozanne (2004-01-01 - 2006-01-01), Clyde Klotz (1994-01-01 - 1997-01-01)

Citizenships
United Kingdom, United States of America

Residences
London, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Gillian Leigh Anderson, Джілліан Андерсон, Джиллиан Андерсон, Τζίλιαν Άντερσον, 질리언 앤더슨, ジリアン・アンダーソン

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress


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