Gillian Anderson Biography

Actress Gillian Leigh Anderson was born on August 9 1968 in Chicago Illinois. During her infant years her family moved to Puerto Rico before relocating to England. Here she spent the next nine years in London's North End while her father Edward attended the London School of Film Technique in Covent Garden to study film production. After a few years her father moved to Grand Rapids Michigan to run a film post-production company while her mother worked as a computer analyst.
As a child Anderson showed interest in archeology and marine biology but her passion changed to acting after auditioning for a community play while a student at City High School. Known as a somewhat wild and troubled teen Anderson revealed that with acting My outlook changed my grades went up and I was voted 'most improved student.'
After graduating in 1986 Anderson enrolled in DePaul University's Goodman Theater and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. She then moved to New York City at age 22 to break into acting.
One of Anderson's first big roles was in the off Broadway play Absent Friends for which she won a Theater World Award in 1991. Shortly thereafter she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. Her break came when she was casted to play agent Dana Scully in the television series The X-Files (1993–2002). The hit show with co-star David Duchovny evolved into a cult classic. Anderson's role garnered her numerous accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1996) an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1997) a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series in Drama (1997) and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1997).

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