Gillian Anderson trivia | 47 facts about the actress

Gillian Anderson is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Dana Sully in The X-Files and Margaret Thatcher in The Crown.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about her life and career.

Her full name is Gillian Leigh Anderson
She was born on August 9, 1968
She is an American actress
She is the most famous for her role of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running series The X-Files
Another famous role of hers is the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies’ film The House of Mirth (2000)
DSU Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series The Fall
Sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education
Recently she played British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the fourth season of Netflix drama series The Crown
Among other honors, she has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards
She has resided in London since 2002
She was for years divided between the United Kingdom and the United States
She was born in Chicago
Anderson grew up in London and Grand Rapids, Michigan
She graduated from theater school at DePaul University in Chicago
Then. Anderson moved to New York City to further her acting career
After beginning her career on stage, she achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the American sci-fi drama series The X-Files
Her film work includes the dramas The Mighty Celt (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), Shadow Dancer (2012), Viceroy’s House (2017) and two X-Files films: The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Other notable television credits include: Lady Dedlock in Bleak House (2005), Wallis Simpson in Any Human Heart (2010), Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2011), Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier on Hannibal (2013–2015), and Media on American Gods (2017)
In 2019, she began playing Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education
In 2020, she joined the cast of The Crown as Margaret Thatcher
Aside from film and television, Anderson has taken to the stage
For her work in the theater she received both awards and critical acclaim
Her stage work includes Absent Friends (1991), for which she won a Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer
A Doll’s House (2009), for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award
And a portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014, 2016), winning the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress and receiving a second Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress
In 2019, she portrayed Margo Channing in the stage production of All About Eve for which she received her third Laurence Olivier Award nomination
Anderson is the co-writer of The Earthend Saga novel trilogy
She, also, co-wrote the self-help guide book WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere
Anderson has supported numerous charities and humanitarian organizations
She is an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network and a co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes)
She was appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2016 for her services to drama
Anderson is an art collector
She spent her first paycheck from the X-Files to purchase an art piece, a David Blackburn lithograph
Her collection includes work by artists such as Diane Arbus, Helen Levitt, Cindy Sherman, Francesco Clemente, Alexis Rockman and Kiki Smith
Anderson enjoys architecture and interior design; she periodically works on floor and house planning projects
She has also expressed a desire to pursue mixed media ventures in the future
Anderson married her first husband, Clyde Klotz, an X-Files assistant art director, on New Year’s Day 1994, in Hawaii in a Buddhist ceremony
Their daughter, Piper Maru, was born on September 25, 1994
Showrunner Chris Carter, Piper’s godfather, named an X-Files episode after her. Anderson and Klotz divorced in 1997
On December 29, 2004, Anderson married Julian Ozanne, a documentary filmmaker, on Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya
Anderson announced their separation on April 21, 2006
Anderson and former partner, businessman Mark Griffiths, have two children
She ended their relationship in 201
In March 2012, Anderson told Out magazine about her past relationships with women
Anderson identifies as heterosexual
Anderson resides with her three children in London, where she has lived since 2002
She has been in a relationship with screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan since 2016