Gillian Anderson - Dana Scully

Birth name: Gillian Leigh Anderson  
Date of birth: 9 August 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, USA  
Height: 5' 3"  
Spouse: Clyde Klotz  (1 January 1994 - 1999) (divorced) 
Child: Piper Maru
Salary: Playing by Heart (1998)  $60,000, 
X Files, The (1998)  $3,000,000 

Special link: houseofmirth.de

Biography:
Gillian Anderson's first big break came when she was cast in The X-Files in September of 1993. For her starring role as Agent Dana Scully, she has received an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two SAG Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series.

Earlier, Gillian gained recognition for her off-Broadway performance in Alan Ayckborne's Absent Friends at the Manhattan Theater Club, for which she won a Theater World Award. She also appeared in Christopher Hampton's The Philanthropist at the Long Wharf Theater, and more recently, took part in Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues.

Her love of theater began in high school, when she participated in community theater productions. Gillian studied first with the National Theater of Great Britain at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and then at the Goodman Theater School at Chicago's DePaul University, where she obtained her BFA degree.

Her feature film credits include House of Mirth, The X-Files, Playing By Heart, The Mighty and Hellcab. She also did voice-over work on the film Princess Mononoke and the television show The Simpsons.

Gillian succeeded in writing and directing an episode of The X-Files in the seventh season's "all things."

Trivia:
(1997-1998) Dated Rodney Rowland
(1997) Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
(25 September 1994) Daughter, Piper Maru born between the filming of episodes 2.6 and 2.8 of "X Files, The" (1993).
Was married to 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".
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.
Daughter of Edward and Rosemary Anderson.
Attended Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Is a vegetarian.
Lived in London, England from the age of 2 to her early teens.
Moved from London, England 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-File executives that she was 27, so that she would appear more credible as an FBI agent with a medical degree.
"The X-Files" writer, Chris Carter, is the godfather of her daughter, Piper.
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.
 
Personal quotes
"I am more spontaneous than my character..."
"Fame is complicated and definitely overrated. There are perks to it that are unfathomable. But the other aspect is there's little to no privacy at all - being anywhere at any time and knowing that somebody you cannot see is probably taking a picture of you, which has happened hundreds of times. I look around and cannot see anyone and a couple of weeks later I see a photo of me looking around." (Movieline interview, Dec. 1998)
 
Actress - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

House of Mirth, The (2000) .... Lily Bart
... aka Chez les heureux du monde (2001) (France)
... aka Haus Bellomont (2001) (Germany)
 
X Files Game, The (1998) (VG) .... Special Agent Dana Scully
Playing by Heart (1998) .... Meredith
X Files, The (1998) .... Special Agent Dana Scully
... aka Aux frontières du réel (1998) (Canada: French title)
... aka X-Files, The (1998) (USA: closing credits title)
Mighty, The (1998) .... Loretta Lee
Chicago Cab (1998) .... Southside Girl
... aka Hellcab (1998) (USA: video title)
Inside the X Files (1997) (TV) .... Dana Scully/Herself
Why Planes Go Down (1997) (TV) .... Narrator
Mononoke Hime (1997) (voice) .... Moro
... aka Princess Mononoke (1999) (USA: US version)
"Future Fantastic" (1996) TV Series .... Host
Secrets of the X Files, Part 2 (1996) (TV) .... Dana Scully
Spies Above (1996) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
Secrets of the X Files, Part 1 (1995) (TV) .... Dana Scully
"X Files, The" (1993) TV Series .... FBI Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully
... aka "X-Files, The" (1993) (USA)
X-Files, The (1993) (TV) .... Special Agent Dana Scully
Turning, The (1992) .... April Cavanaugh
... aka Pocahontas, Virginia (1992)
 
Matter of Choice, A (1988)
Three at Once (1986)
 
Director - filmography

"X Files, The" (1993) TV Series (episode "all things (2000)")
... aka "X-Files, The" (1993) (USA)

Writer - filmography

"X Files, The" (1993) TV Series (writer) (episode 7.17 "All Things")
... aka "X-Files, The" (1993) (USA)

Notable TV guest appearances

"Harsh Realm" (1999) playing "Video Narrator"(voice) (uncredited) in episode: "Pilot" (episode # 1.1) 10/8/1999
"Frasier" (1993) playing "Jenny"(voice) in episode: "Dr. Nora" (episode # 6.20) 4/29/1999
"Simpsons, The" (1989) playing "Dana Scully"(voice) in episode: "Springfield Files, The" (episode # 8.10) 1/12/1997
"America's Most Wanted" (1988) playing "Host" 1997
"ReBoot" (1994) playing "Data Nully"(voice) in episode: "Trust No One" 12/30/1995
"Eek! the Cat" (1992) playing "Agent Scully"(voice) in episode: "Eek Space 9" 1995
"Class of '96" (1993) in episode: "Accused, The" (episode # 1.8) 3/9/1993