| First Name |
Gillian
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| Middle Name |
Leigh
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| Last Name |
Anderson
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| Maiden Name |
Anderson
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| Full Name at Birth |
Gillian Leigh Anderson
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| Alternative Name |
Gillian Leigh Anderson, Gillian Anderson, Gillian
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| Birthday |
9th August, 1968
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| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois
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| Height |
5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Weight |
124lbs (56 kg)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Dyed Blonde
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| Distinctive Feature |
Long face with a small sharp nose, Mole on the upper lip, Translucent light grayish-blue eyes, Blue eyes, Red hair, Tattoo on wrist
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
DISPUTED
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (1986)
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| University |
Cornell University (summer student), BFA Theater, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA (1990)
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| Occupation Text |
Actress, Voice Artist, Charity Campaigner, Producer, Director, Writer, Activist
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| Occupation |
Actress
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| Claim to Fame |
her roles as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the Netflix period drama series The Crown, Lily Bart in the 2000 drama film The House of Mirth, FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the Fox science fiction drama series The X-Files, Jean Milburn in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education, Miss Havisham in the three-part BBC period drama miniseries Great Expectations, Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier in the NBC psychological horror-thriller series Hannibal, and DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC crime drama series The Fall
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| Year(s) Active |
1986–present, 1983–present
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
Independent Talent Group Ltd., Untitled Entertainment, Creative Artists Agency, Envision Entertainment, Finch & Partners, London, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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| Brand Endorsement |
TV commercial for WebMD (1999), Narrated TV commercials for "Harsh Realm" TV series (Fox TV), Print ads for Emanuel clothing line (1998), An extended commercial for a dermatology clinic in 1987, Hardee’s commercial in 1990, Educated the masses about the wonders of the Internet back in 1996, Digital Satellite TV ad (1999), Ford Explorer Radio Ad (2002), Her most high-profile TV commercial was aired in 2015 in the UK. The 58-second ad created in the public interest had several A-list actors running for their life to imply the pressing concern for Cancer
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| Bust (inches) |
35
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| Cup Size |
C
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| Waist (inches) |
26
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| Hips (inches) |
36
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| Clothes Size |
6
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| Shoe Size |
7.5
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| Official Websites |
gilliananderson.ws/, twitter.com/GillianA, www.nndb.com/people/513/000023444/, http://www.gilliananderson.ws/, www.biography.com/people/gillian-anderson-9184281, www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Gillian-Anderson/, http://gilliananderson.ws/, http://gilliananderson.ws, https://gilliananderson.ws https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485298#P856
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| Father |
Edward Anderson
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| Mother |
Rosemary Anderson
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| Brother |
Aaron Anderson
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| Sister |
Zoe Anderson
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| Friend |
Martine McCutcheon, David Duchovny, Martin Scorcese, Jodie Foster, Cate Blanchett, Pharrell Williams, Emma Thompson, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarentino, Daniel Radcliffe, Elton John, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen De Generes, Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Angelina Jolie, Cat Deeley, Diane Kruger, Hugh Grant, Anne Heche, Natasha Bedingfield, Minnie Driver, Christian Slater, Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst, Stella McCartney, Helen Hunt
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| Favorite People |
Meryl Streep, Alberto Iglesias, Beth Orton, Bjork, Arvo Part, Brian Eno, Damien Rice, David Darling, David Gray, Dido, Hans Zimmer, Jane Siberry, Jeff Buckley, Jill Scott, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lauryn Hill, Leslie Feist, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Lucinda Williams, Madonna, Manu Chao, Mike Figgis, Miles Davis, Moby, Mugison, Natalie Merchant, Nitin Sawhney, Papa M, Philip Glass, Pink, Remy Shand, Richard Buckner, Roberta Flack, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Waits
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| Favorite Movies |
It's a Wonderful Life, Out of Africa, Wallace & Gromit, The Lives Of Others, Sunshine, La Vie En Rose, The 400 Blows, 1900, The Deer Hunter, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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| Favorite TV Shows |
The X-Files, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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| Favorite Bands |
Bon Iver, Various Artists, Indie Anthems, Cocorosie, Kcrw, Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, New Young Pony Club, Eurythmics, Radiohead, Saint Germain, Sparklehorse, Zero 7, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kruder And Dorfmeister, Ghazal, Filter, Coldplay, Badly Drawn Boy, Counting Crows, The Doves, Low & The Dirty Three, Sade, Tortoise
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| Favorite Songs |
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones), Save Me (Joan Armatrading), Exit Music for a Film (Radiohead), Strange Fruit (Nina Simone), Part of Death and the Maiden (Schubert), Love is Everything (Jane Siberry), Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (Roberta Flack), Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley), Samba pa ti (Santana), Creep (Radiohead)
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| Favorite Books |
The Power Of Now (Eckhart Tolle), The Road Less Traveled (M. Scott Peck), The Courage To Heal (Ellen Bass), The Drama Of The Gifted Child (Alice Miller), When Things Fall Apart (Pema Chodron), The I Ching, The Seat Of The Soul, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, The Wisdom Of No Escape (Pema Chodron), The Fantasy Bond (Robert W. Firestone), Homecoming (John Bradshaw), Living In The Light (Shakti Gawain), The Zanzibar Chest, Mountains Of The Mind (Robert MacFarlane), My Life So Far (Jane Fonda), Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert), The Late Hector Kipling (David Thewlis), The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger), The God Of Small Things (Arundhati Roy), Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje), She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb), The Last King Of Scotland (Giles Foden), A Million Little Pieces (James Frey), Bel Canto (Ann Patchett), Saturday (Ian McEwan), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini), A Map Of The World (Jane Hamilton), The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen), The Known World (Edward P. Jones), The Magician's Assistant (Ann Patchett), On Beauty (Zadie Smith), The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbery)
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| Favorite Places |
Canada, England, South Africa, USA
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| Favorite Colors |
Pink, Red, Green
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Gillian Leigh Anderson, (JIL-ee-ən) (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film The House of Mirth (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall, sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education, and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix drama series The Crown. Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. She has resided in London since 2002, after earlier years divided between the United Kingdom and the United States.
