November 3, 2024

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Gillian Anderson Bio, Age, Family, Net Worth, Career, Films and Shows

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Who is Gillian Anderson?

An American-British actress is Gillian Anderson. She is best known for playing FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the movie The X-documents. Additionally, she portrayed the unfortunate socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies’ 2000 film The Residence of Mirth, DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC crime drama television series The Fall, sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama sex education, and British high Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix’s drama series The Crown.

She has received numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy, two Golden Globes, and four Screen Actors Guild nominations. She moved to London in 2002 having spent her earlier years in both the UK and America.

Her filmography includes of two X-documentary films, The X-files: I want to believe (1998) and The X-files: fight the destiny (1998), as well as the dramas The sturdy Celt (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), Shadow Dancer (2012), and Viceroy’s house (2017). (2008). Other notable television roles include: Wallis Simpson in Any Human Heart (2010), Leave Out Havisham in Great Expectations (2011), Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier on Hannibal (2013-2015), and Media on American Gods (2017).

How Old is Gillian Anderson?

Anderson was born on August 9, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, the U.S. She is 52 years old as of 2021.

Gillian Anderson‘s Family

Anderson’s parents are Rosemary, a computer analyst, and later vice president of Neurofibromatosis Inc., the NF support group of West Michigan, and Homer Edward Anderson III, who owned a film post-production company. Anderson has a sister named Zoe who is a professional photographer and a brother named Aaron Anderson who is a British Musician.

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Gillian Anderson‘s Education

Anderson attended Coleridge Primary School. She then attended Fountain Elementary and City High-Middle School. 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.

Gillian Anderson‘s Husband and Children

On January 1st, 1994, Anderson wed Clyde Klotz, an assistant art director on the X-Files, in Hawaii during a Buddhist ceremony. On September 25, 1994, their daughter Piper Maru was born. Piper’s godfather and showrunner Chris Carter dedicated an X-Files episode to her.

In 1997, Anderson and Klotz were divorced. On Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, Anderson wed documentary filmmaker Julian Ozanne on December 29, 2004. On April 21, 2006, Anderson made their split public. Two children were born to Anderson and her ex-partner, businessman Mark Griffiths. In 2012, she ended their union.

Gillian Anderson’s Net Worth

Anderson has an estimated net worth of $40 million.

Gillian Anderson Height/Measurements

Anderson stands at a height of 5 ft 2 in tall.