Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

actress, producer, director

Gillian Anderson was born on Aug 09, 1968 in USA. Gillian Anderson's big-screen debut came with The X-Files - Season 1 directed by Kim Manners in 1993. Gillian Anderson is known for The First Lady directed by Susanne Bier, Viola Davis stars as Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford. Gillian Anderson has got 38 awards and 96 nominations so far. The most recent award Gillian Anderson achieved is Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards. The upcoming new movie Gillian Anderson plays is White Bird which will be released on Aug 25, 2023.

Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Rosemary Alyce (Lane), a computer analyst, and Homer Edward Anderson III, who owned a film post-production company. Gillian started her career as a member of an amateur actor group while at high school. In 1987, her love of the theatre took her to the National Theatre of Great Britain Summer Acting Programme held at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. For several weeks she studied under such NT greats as Peter Chelsom, Bardy Thomas, and Michael Joyce. Afterwards, Anderson returned to the Goodman Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois where she finished her education. Her big break came with X Files: aux frontières du réel (1993) as Dana Scully. There, she met her future husband (Clyde Klotz), marrying on January 1st 1994. One month later, Gillian was pregnant. Her daughter, Piper Anderson-Klotz, was born on the 25th September 1994. Her film career started with the movie The Turning (1992) in 1997 and, the following year, she starred in La carte du coeur (1998) with Sean Connery, Ellen Burstyn, Angelina Jolie and Dennis Quaid.

  • Birthday

    Aug 09, 1968
  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known

    Τζίλιαν Άντερσον, 질리언 앤더슨, Gillian Leigh Anderson, Джілліан Андерсон, Джиллиан Андерсон

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Awards

38 wins & 96 nominations

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2021
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Winner - Critics Choice Award
Gold Derby Awards
2021
Drama Supporting Actress
Winner - Gold Derby TV Award
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