Gillian Anderson Bio | Wiki
Gillian Anderson is an American actress. She has played FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files and DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall among others.
Among other honors, Gillian has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. She moved to New York City to further her acting career after college. After beginning her career on stage, Gillian achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the American sci-fi drama series The X-Files.
Gillian Anderson Age
Gillian was born on August 9, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She is 54 years old.
Gillian Anderson Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 3 in (Approx.1.6 m).
Gillian Anderson Family
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, to her parents Rosemary “Posie” Alyce and Homer Edward “Ed” Anderson III. Gillian’s mother was a computer analyst, and later vice president of Neurofibromatosis Inc., the neurofibromatosis support group of West Michigan. Her father owned a film post-production company. She is of English, German, and Irish ancestry.
Soon after her birth, Gillian’s parents moved to Puerto Rico for 15 months, then to London. The family relocated so that her father could attend the London Film School. During her childhood, she lived in north London’s Crouch End and Haringey.
When Gillian was 11 years old, her family returned to the United States, settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They continued to keep a flat in London and spent their summers there. She has two siblings Zoe and Aaron.
Gillian Anderson Husband
Gillian married her first husband, Clyde Klotz, an X-Files assistant art director, on New Year’s Day 1994, in Hawaii in a Buddhist ceremony. Their daughter, Piper Maru, was born on September 25, 1994. Gillian and Klotz divorced in 1997. On December 29, 2004, she married Julian Ozanne, a documentarian, on Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya.
She announced their separation on April 21, 2006. Gillian and her former partner, businessman Mark Griffiths, have two children. She ended their relationship in 2012. Gillian resides with her three children in London, where she has lived since 2002. From 2016 to December 2020, she was in a relationship with screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan.
Gillian Anderson Education
She was a pupil of Coleridge Primary School. In Grand Rapids, Gillian attended Fountain Elementary and City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities. At an early age, she was interested in marine biology, but after becoming interested in theatre during her younger years, she began acting in high school productions during her first year and later in community theatre.
Gillian also served as a student intern at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre & School of Theatre Arts. After graduating from high school in 1986, she attended The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990. She also participated in the National Theatre’s summer program at Cornell University.
Gillian Anderson In X Files
Gillian was sent the script for The X-Files. She was 24 when 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 hire her, but Fox wanted someone with previous television exposure and greater sex appeal.
Gillian was eventually cast as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully. Filmed for the first five seasons in Vancouver, British Columbia, before moving to Los Angeles, the series ran for nine seasons. For the role, she received a total of four Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, and nine SAG nominations.
During her time on The X-Files, Gillian won numerous awards for her portrayal of Special Agent Scully, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama, two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television.
Gillian Anderson Movies And Tv Shows
2017 Ronja the Robber’s Daughter
2017 American Gods
2019–present Sex Education
2020 The Crown
2021 The Great
2022 The First Lady
2018 UFO
2018 This Changes Everything
2019 The Sunlit Night
2021 Robin Robin
2023 The Pale Blue Eye
TBA White Bird: A Wonder Story
Gillian Anderson The Crown
On September 7, 2019, it was announced that Gillian will portray former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown. She is the second American actress to portray Thatcher in a major production. She received critical acclaim for her role, winning an Emmy Award and Golden Globe award for her portrayal.
Gillian Anderson Accent
Gillian is bidialectal and is comfortable switching between American and British Accents. With her English accent and background, she was mocked and felt out of place as a young girl in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwestern accent. To this day, Gillian easily shifts between her American and English accents.
Gillian Anderson Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Gillian’s estimated net worth is $40 million.
Is Gillian Anderson British
She is of English, German, and Irish ancestry. Gillian is bidialectal and is comfortable switching between American and British Accents.