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Full Name: Gillian Leigh Anderson
Date of Birth: August 9th, 1968
Hospital of Birth: St. Mary of Nazareth
City of Birth: Cook County, Chicago
State of Birth: Illinois, USA
Hair Color: Ash blond
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'3"
Husband: Clyde Klotz (divorced)
Children: Piper Maru
Parents: Edward & Rosemary
Siblings: Zoe & Aaron
Profession: Actress
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Now the recipient of an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two SAG Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series, Gillian Anderson's first big break came when she was cast in a starring role in The X-Files in September of 1993.
Earlier, Anderson had gained recognition as an actress 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.
Her love of theater began in high school, when she participated in community theater productions. Later, Anderson studied 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.
Anderson's feature film credits include House of Mirth, The X-Files, The Mighty, Hellcab, and Playing by Heart. She also did voice-over work on the film Princess Mononoke.
Anderson resides in both Vancouver and Los Angeles.
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compiled from the Official X-Files site and the Official Gillian Anderson site
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