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Gillian Anderson Profile |
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Birth Date: August 9, 1968
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Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Birth Name: Gillian Leigh Anderson
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Height: 5'3"
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Biography |
Born in Chicago, Illinois on August 9, 1968, Gillian Leigh
Anderson and her parents, Edward and Rosemary, who were
die-hard hippies originally from Michigan, moved to England
when Gillian was only 2 years old.
Gillian attended Coleridge Primary School in Crouch End,
North London, which is where her parents settled upon their
move to England. Her mom worked as a computer operator for
The Daily Mirror, while her father completed his studies in
the film genre.
After spending nine years in England, Gillian, then 13, and
her family moved back to the USA, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
It was around this time that Gillian's younger brother,
Aaron, and younger sister, Zoe, were born.
While attending City High School in Grand Rapids, Gillian
auditioned for a school play, and that's when becoming an
actor began to take precedence over her initial ambition to
become a marine biologist or archeologist.
After graduating from high school in 1986, Gillian studied
at DePaul University's Goodman Theater in Chicago, and
graduated with a Bachelor's degree in fine arts. At 22, and
with her degree in hand, Gillian moved to New York to pursue
her dream of becoming an actor.
It was in 1990 that Gillian landed her first big role in an
off Broadway play, Absent Friends. Her performance was good
enough to garner her a Theater World Award in 1991. After
starring in another play entitled The Philanthropist,
Gillian decided to relocate to Los Angeles and pursue a
career in film.
After a year of unemployment and the 1992 flop of a movie
The Turning, Gillian decided that she would try her hand at
television. After landing a one-time role in a TV show
called Class of '96, she auditioned for and landed the role
of Special Agent Dana Scully for an upcoming FOX network
show called The X-Files.
As luck would have it, she also found happiness in her
personal life in 1993, having met Clyde Kotz on the set of
The X-Files and marrying him on New Year's Day 1994, after
only 3-months of dating. And by September 1994, Gillian gave
birth to a baby girl named Piper. The couple divorced in
1997.
The X-Files thrust Gillian into the spotlight garnering her
awards such as a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1996 and
1997), an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Series, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an
Actress in a TV Series - Drama (both in 1997), and the
Blockbuster Award for Favorite Sci-Fi Actress (1999).
By 1997, Gillian was selected as one of the 50 Most
Beautiful People in the World by People magazine and by
1998, she completed four more movies entitled Chicago Cab,
The Mighty and Playing By Heart, which also starred Angelina
Jolie and Sean Connery. That same year, Gillian and her then
co-star David Duchovny (he has since been replaced by Robert
Patrick) starred in a movie version of their television show
entitled The X-Files: Fight The Future.
In 1999, Gillian Anderson did her duty by starring in the
theater production The Vagina Monologues.
In 2000, Gillian moved on to a starring role in The House of
Mirth, directed by Terence Davies. Her role as Lily Bart
garnered her a British Independent Film Award for Best
Actress (2000).
The X-Files completed its ninth and final season in 2002,
when Gillian was 34 years old. After the show came to a
close, Gillian moved to London and began doing theater work
again, starring in the Michael Weller play What the Night is
For, from November 2002 to February 2003.
Meanwhile, Gillian is doing her best to promote awareness
for charitable causes including Neurofibromatosis, Inc. (her
brother has the disease), Buskaid, The Trevor Project, and
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Other
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Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful
People in the World. [1997]
Says her favorite film is _Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong
Trousers (1993)_ . [1996]
Daughter Piper Anderson born between the filming of episodes
2.6 and 2.8 of "The X Files" (1993). [25 September 1994]
Was married to first husband Clyde Klotz on the 17th hole of
a golf course in Hawaii by a buddist priest.
Hair is naturally blonde, it was dyed and styled into the
famous bob by Malcom Marsden who was immortalised as the
British MP in the episode "Fire".
Daughter of Edward and Rosemary Anderson, she has a younger
brother, Aaron, and a younger sister, Zoe.
Younger brother suffers from neurofibromatosis and she has
done work to encourage government to increase funding for
reasearch.
Has size seven feet.
Was voted "Most Likely to be Arrested" by her classmates in
high school, and was, in fact, arrested on graduation night
for trying to glue the locks shut at her high school.
In high school, was voted "Class Clown" and "Most Bizarre
Girl".
Lived in London, England, from age 2 to age 11, then moved
to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she was teased for her
English accent.
Went to the Goodman Theater School of Drama at DePaul
University in Chicago, where she earned a degree in fine
arts.
Gained her first real break when she replaced Mary-Louise
Parker in the play "The Philanthropist."
Told "The X Files" (1993) executives that she was 27 so that
she would appear more credible as an FBI agent with a
medical degree.
"The X Files" (1993) writer, Chris Carter, is the godfather
of her daughter, Piper Maru.
Kept her daughter, Piper, completely hidden from the public
until they both appeared in Joan Ostin's book, "Celebrity
Moms" and the April 2001 issue of "In Style Magazine".
Graduated from City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Piper Maru, her daughter, was the inspiration for the title
of an "The X Files" (1993) episode introducing the famous
black oil in the series.
Engaged to photojournalist Julian Ozanne. Wedding was
planned for September 2003 during a safari ceremony in
Kenya, but was delayed for over a year.
Standing at just 5' 3", she has to stand on an apple box to
shoot many scenes in "The X Files" (1993).
Measurements: 34C-25-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
[December 29 2004] Married her long-term boyfriend Julian
Ozanne on Lamu's Shella Island, off the coast of Kenya.
As a teen, her favorite bands included Skinny Puppy and Dead
Kennedys.
Sister of actress Zoe Anderson.
In 2003, she won the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice
Best Actress Award for her West End debut in Michael
Weller's two-hander, What the Night Is For.
Presented the best designer award at the 51st Evening
Standard Theatre Awards (2005).
Is an avid art collector. Her collection includes work from
such artists as Diane Arbus, Francesco Clemente and Kiki
Smith.
Spent her first paycheck from "The X-Files" on art.
Shares her birthday with actress Vanessa Morley who plays
Samantha Mulder, the little sister of her partner Fox Mulder
in the TV show The X Files.
Friends with New Orleans musician/inventor Quintron
Shares a birthday with Eric Bana
Return to work on The X-Files 10 days after she gave birth
to Piper Maru.
Parents left US for London when she was 2. The family moved
back to the US when she was 11. She relocated to London
again, as an adult, in 2002. As of May 2006, she still lives
there with her daughter. |
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