Gillian Anderson: biography, filmography, photo

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Gillian Anderson (hot photos are shown below in the article) was born in August 1968 in Chicago, America, into the family of a computer analyst and film distribution owner.

Forced to move frequently because of her father’s business, the future actress spent the first years of her life in Puerto Rico, and then, together with her family, she moved to London, where she was subjected to real bullying by her peers because of her American pronunciation.

Having difficulty blending into the environment around her, Gillian suddenly learned that she was returning to the United States, where she would again face ridicule as a British woman and study in a humanities class for gifted children.

Gillian, who loves biology, reading and art history, suddenly became interested in theater, and at the age of 13 she took classes at a theater studio, where she regularly appeared on stage, captivating those around her with her talent. At the age of 14, the future actress went on vacation to London, from where she returned as a young punk, with a bright, multi-colored mohawk and a nose ring.

After finishing school, Anderson ran away from home with a 21-year-old hippie. During this period, the girl became addicted to alcohol, lost her virginity and became interested in promiscuity. The future actress subsequently explained her behavior not as nymphomania, but as a desire to please people, achieved by any means, including through sex.

Imprisoned for breaking into a school and blocking the entrance doors, the girl was sent to work with a psychologist, who advised Anderson to try her hand at acting. Gillian decided to try and entered the Goodman Theater School, and then broke up with a bad company and moved to New York, where she began working as a waitress.

The girl, who never forgets to act in theatrical productions, got a rather large role in “Reincarnation” in 1992, where, in addition to acting, she demonstrated her half-naked body.

Her debut work was followed by participation in “Class of 96”, and then the actress came to the casting of “The X-Files”. The producers of the project were looking for a blonde with large breasts to work with, but the talented, charismatic, short Gillian added 3 years to herself, and then impressed the director so much that she was the one who got the smart and sensible FBI agent Dana Scully.

Having existed for about 9 years, the television project made real youth idols out of the main characters, and brought the actors the title of stars of the first magnitude.

In parallel with her work on Chris Carter’s television project, the actress appeared:

• in "Hell Taxi";
• in "Giant";
• in The X-Files. Fight for the future";
• in "The Vicissitudes of Love".

After parting ways with the X-Files, Gillian left the film set for some time, returning there only in 2006 as a missionary teacher in The Last King of Scotland, and then began working in Bleak House, for which she received a BAFTA Award .

Over the next few years, the actress starred in Iron Mark, How to Lose Friends, Boogie, Hannibal and The Fall, but none of the new roles could repeat the success of The X-Files.

In 2015, Gillian appears in A Streetcar Named Desire, and then agrees to participate in new seasons of The X-Files. The slightly aged Dana Scully, who acquired blond hair, was received very warmly by the audience, in contrast to her partner David Duchovny. Having starred in 2 seasons of the television series, Gillian decides to say goodbye to the role of Dana forever and try new projects.

So, in 2017, the actress starred in American Gods, and in 2018 she took part in:

• in "The Spy Who Dumped Me";
• in "UFO";
• in "Sexual Education";
• in "Sunny Night".

In addition to her acting work, Gillian is an ardent public figure, openly advocating the abandonment of animal experiments, and also provides charitable assistance and supports research into neurofibromatosis, from which the star’s brother died.

Gillian's childhood

Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago, but soon after her birth the family moved to Puerto Rico and then went to the UK, where the Andersons lived for nine years.
Gillian's father studied for two years to become a producer at the London School of Filmmaking in Covent Garden. Gillian loved London very much - she spent her childhood there. Despite the fact that at school she was teased for her American origin, the future star did not lose heart. She could always stand up for herself, and sometimes fight back if someone tried to offend her. Gillian fought like a boy. For such an eccentric character they did not like her.

In 1979, the Andersons returned to America. They settled in the small town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gillian began studying at Grand Rapids High School, where she was teased, just as in London, only now for her English accent. For the first time in her life, she had to relearn spelling and work hard on the pronunciation of American words.

Shape Options

Gillian Anderson (photos of hot actresses were published as part of a protest against cruelty to animals, with the slogan “I’d rather be naked than wear fur”) located underneath them. figure and luxurious bust.

Body parameters:

Remaining a convinced vegetarian, the actress was able to maintain her slim figure, practically unchanged over time. The young red-haired beast, known for her sheer behavior and problems with the law at a young age, by the age of 50 had turned into a real English lady, with blond hair and a figure over which time seems to have no power.

Biography: childhood and early career

Gillian Lee Anderson recently celebrated her fiftieth birthday; she was born on August 9, 1968 in Chicago.
The future actress was born into a wealthy family. Her father owned a company that edited and processed video materials for films. Mom worked in the field of computer analytics. Due to the work of the head of the family, the Andersons often moved. They lived in Puerto Rico for a year and a half, Gillian spent her childhood in London, and at the age of eleven she returned to the United States. The family settled in Grand Rapids, a large population center in Michigan. Young Miss Anderson was a capable student, more inclined towards the humanities. For a long time, Gillian remained the only child in the family, so she took the birth of her younger brother and sister extremely painfully. Like many teenagers, her resentment towards her parents resulted in experiments with her appearance. The girl became interested in piercings, dyed her hair unimaginable colors, and tried drugs. Classmates laughed at her rebellious behavior, gave her offensive nicknames and predicted problems with the law for Gillian. A couple of times she actually ended up in police custody for petty hooliganism and attempted shoplifting.

In addition to punk culture, Anderson has been interested in theater since school. Classes in the theater group completely changed her views on her future profession. And if earlier she wanted to study marine biology, then when she started acting on stage, she firmly decided to become an actress. Gillian perfected her skills at the Grand Rapids Civic Theater. After graduating from high school in 1986, she entered the private DePaul University in Chicago, where she became a student at the Goodman School of Drama, the oldest educational institution in the Midwest. Parents did not want to accept their daughter's choice, which is why Gillian even left home when she was a schoolgirl. However, stubbornness and strength of character helped her on the way to her cherished goal. In 1990, Anderson received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and set off to conquer the world of theater and cinema.

Plastic

Gillian Anderson (photos of hot actresses can be seen in the English edition of FNM) at 50 years old looks very young and harmonious, which suggests that the actress has clearly used plastic surgery.

Cosmetology specialists, when comparing early photographs of the star, note that Agent Scully corrected her nose a little , since previously it had a wider volume and a slightly lowered tip. Since then, the star has also undoubtedly undergone botulinum toxin injections, which smoothed out the wrinkles on her forehead and around her mouth.

Despite the opinion of fans, Gillian did not have a facelift, since there are no signs of stretch marks on her skin, and rather deep expression wrinkles appear when she smiles. The actress herself does not comment on possible plastic correction, noting that her blooming appearance is only the result of proper nutrition, training and a vegetarian diet.

Personal life of Gillian Anderson

Anderson has a sister, Zoe, who played 14-year-old Scully in The X-Files episode "A Christmas Carol."

Gillian has been married twice. The actress first married Clyde Klotz. The wedding took place on New Year's Day 1994 at the seventeenth hole of a golf course in Hawaii. The ceremony was Buddhist. The couple divorced in 1997. In December 2004, Anderson married Julian Ozain in the village of Shella on Lamu Island, located near Kenya. Anderson announced their divorce on April 21, 2006, after 16 months of marriage.

Anderson has three children. The first daughter, Piper Maru, was born on September 25, 1994, and the X-Files episode "Piper Maru" is named after her. The actress’s sons are Oscar (November 1, 2006) and Felix (October 15, 2008), whose father was the actress’s boyfriend Mark Griffiths.

Photo: GettyImages/Fotobank.ru

Beauty secrets

Gillian Anderson carefully takes care of her face and body, which allows her to maintain a blooming and youthful appearance in adulthood, and calls rejuvenating fitness classes, yoga and a wheat-free diet the real secret of her beauty.

Facial care

The actress has repeatedly admitted in her interviews that she tries to thoroughly cleanse, moisturize and nourish facial tissues. Gillian never goes to bed without cleansing her face of makeup with lotion, and several times a week she applies a scrub to remove dead skin particles.

After cleansing, Anderson applies a moisturizer to her face, paying special attention to the eye area.

The actress, who experienced a turbulent youth, is completely indifferent to bright makeup , and increasingly prefers a small amount of primer, mascara and lipstick, which must be applied with her fingertips.

In addition to home care, Anderson regularly visits a cosmetologist, where he carries out:

• ultrasonic facial cleansing;
• chemical peeling;
• biorevitalization and mesotherapy, helping to maintain health, good hydration and beauty of tissues.

Hair

Constant styling and coloring severely damaged the actress’s naturally fragile hair , for the maintenance and health of which “Agent Scully” conducted a whole course of procedures, consisting of nourishing masks, aimed at comprehensively nourishing the strands. The actress uses only sulfate-free cosmetics to wash her hair, and also always uses conditioner.

Several times a week, Gillian uses a nourishing herbal mask to help repair and nourish her strands.

Diet

The actress is an ardent supporter of vegetarianism, adherence to which has allowed her to maintain a slim figure. Gillian follows a strict wheat-free diet. The actress notes that if she eats wheat, she immediately feels changes in her body, so for many years she has been making up her diet only from plant foods.

Having coped with alcohol addiction, the actress completely stopped drinking alcohol, preferring clean water, which she consumes in large quantities (at least 2 liters per day).

Sport

Gillian does not like strength training and prefers gentle yoga and tai chi exercises, which help her stay slim and gain lightness throughout her body. In addition to her classes, the actress is fond of meditation, and notes about her classes that during them she feels how her body connects with nature, becomes like the wind and the air she breathes.

According to the actress, yoga promotes significant weight loss and also allows you to actively fight stress. Trying to look great, the actress notes that she does not feel any competition from young stars, noting that people have it very easy with her, since her body looks quite flabby.

Creativity: career in theater and cinema

Having received an acting education, yesterday's graduate moved to New York. While waiting for roles, she worked as a waitress. Finally, she was invited to the theater production “Absent Friends.” Gillian's performance did not go unnoticed; in 1991 she was awarded the Theater World Awards. Then there was a role in the play “The Philanthropist” based on the play by Christopher Hampton, for which she left for Connecticut.

In 1992, Anderson's acting ambitions brought her to Los Angeles. She actively attended castings and screen tests until she received a role in the film “Reincarnation.” Alas, the debut was unsuccessful: the film failed at the box office. For about a year, Gillian sat without work, waiting in vain for interesting offers. Then she took the initiative into her own hands, going to castings again. In 1993, the actress starred in the series “Class of '96” for the new Fox television channel.

At the same time, preparations were underway for the filming of the pilot episode of the X-Files project on the Fox channel. The creator of the series, Chris Carter, was looking for actors to play the main roles. Gillian Anderson also received an invitation to audition. She liked the role, and the actress herself managed to impress director Carter. Although the producers convinced him that the role of Dana Scully should be played by a sexy beauty with a magnificent bust, Chris chose Gillian. He managed to win her candidacy before the television bosses.

The X-Files series transformed Anderson from a little-known actress into a superstar. During the filming process, she worked 16 hours a day. Even with my newborn daughter, I stayed at home for only 10 days. Such dedication came at a cost to Gillian. She recalled how she unsuccessfully fought panic attacks when she left the baby in the trailer while she ran into the frame. Then the actress took a long time to come to her senses with the help of a psychotherapist.

With David Duchovny in the series "The X-Files"

Despite all the difficulties, Anderson was a permanent participant in two hundred episodes of the series “The X-Files”. At the start of the project, filming took place in Vancouver, and from the sixth season - in Los Angeles. In several episodes she acted as a director and screenwriter. For her role as Agent Scully, Gillian, as the best actress in the series, received many awards at the most famous awards:

• Screen Actors Guild Award (1996, 1997);
• Television Emmy Award (1997);
• Golden Globe Award (1997);
• Saturn Award (1997).

In addition, two feature-length films based on the series were released in 1998 and 2008: The X-Files: Fight for the Future and The X-Files: I Want to Believe, respectively.

The resounding success of Dana Scully allowed Gillian to easily develop her acting career. In the early 2000s, she returned to work in the theater and moved to London to do so. She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theater Award for her role as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014).

In addition to The X-Files, Gillian Anderson has about 50 roles in films and TV series. The most famous projects in which the actress participated:

• film "House of Joy" (2000);
• film "The Mighty Celt" (2005);
• TV series “Bleak House” (2005);
• film “The Last King of Scotland” (2006);
• TV series “The Collapse” (2013-2016);
• series "Hannibal" (2013);
• series "War and Peace" (2016).

The actress takes part in dubbing animated films; she especially likes cartoons in the anime genre. Also in 2020, she hosted the program “The History of Ideas” on BBC radio. Her voice can be heard in computer games and audiobooks dedicated to the series “The X-Files.”

Hot photos

Hot photos of Gillian Anderson rarely appeared in the press . The actress admits that Playboy magazine repeatedly offered her shoots, but although the offer was flattering, the actress constantly refused.

For some time there were rumors in Hollywood that “Dana Scully” began her career by starring in porn films, but this is not entirely correct. The young actress’s first role in “Reincarnation” is simply rich in nude scenes demonstrating the star’s beautiful body.

Subsequently, Anderson had many nude scenes in films, as well as several candid photo shoots that Gillian did for the English glossy publications FNM and REFLEKS.

At the age of 48, the actress posed completely naked for the PETA movement, which campaigns against cruelty to wild and domestic animals. Under the candid photographs of the actress there was the slogan “I would rather stay naked than wear fur.”

Star Trek actresses

In 1993, Gillian Anderson auditioned for the new Fox series The X-Files. Channel managers wanted to see an actress with strong sexuality in the role of agent Dana Scully, but the author of the show, Chris Carter, insisted that only Anderson fit the image. Carter made the right choice. Gillian Anderson got the role and spent the next nine years on the set of The X-Files, first in Vancouver, then in Los Angeles.

In 1996, Gillian Anderson was included in the list of the sexiest women in the world according to the men's magazine FHM, and a year later she was included in the list of “The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World” by People magazine.

For her role as Agent Dana Scully, Gillian Anderson received a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1996 and 1997, an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and a Golden Globe.

In 2005, Anderson played Lady Dedlock in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House. This role also brought Gillian several awards, including BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.

Gillian Anderson supports charities that help people with neurofibromatosis, which her brother suffers from. She also supports the South African Aid Foundation and is an active member of the animal rights organization PETA.

Achievements and interesting facts

Gillian Anderson has received a wide variety of awards over the years of her work in The X-Files.

During her 10-year existence, Agent Scully became:

• 3-time Emmy nominee and winner;
• 3-time contender and winner of the Golden Globe;
• 6-time winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award, 2 of which ended in victory;
• 4-time Saturn Award nominee.

In addition to The X-Files, the actress became;

• a contender for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his work in Bleak House;
• laureate of the Saturn Prize for participation in the television project “Hannibal”.

Interesting facts about “Agent Scully”:

1. The actress has Scottish, Irish and German ancestors.
2. As a child, Gillian dreamed of becoming a biologist; she enthusiastically studied the structure of animals, and even performed autopsies on her own.
3. While attending school, the actress behaved and dressed like a real punk, and at the age of 14 she ran away from home, lost her virginity and began living with hippies.
4. The actress admits that she dated a girl for some time as a teenager, but does not consider herself a full-fledged lesbian, since it was a kind of experiment.
5. Gillian was suggested to try her hand at acting by a psychotherapist, whom the actress saw after being arrested for blocking school doors.
6. The actress was the first to tell about her pregnancy not to her husband, but to her co-star and friend David Duchovny. After listening to Gillian, the actor said that she should definitely give birth, and the series, although very successful, is not at all important. In order for the actress to retain the role, the writers came up with a scene where Scully was abducted by aliens. The actress had to return to work on the 10th day after giving birth, where the star, exhausted from childbirth and caring for the child, did not even pretend to be.
7. The episode "Piper Marie" is named after the actress's daughter, whose godfather is X-Files creator Chris Carter.
8. The actress calls her true love not her husbands, but shaggy Chewbacca, the hero of Star Wars. What attracts her to this character remains a mystery, but some time ago Gillian posted a photo of herself with Chewbacca, over which she wrote that this is her real boyfriend.
9. The frank chemistry between Mulder and Scully, to the disappointment of fans, did not develop into real life. The actors became each other's best friends, but not lovers. After leaving the project, Anderson repeatedly stated that she had literally grown together with David and missed him very much.
10. The actress is an ardent fan of the work of Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki and even voiced the cartoon “Princess Mononoke” for English release.
11. Gillian donates large sums to charity and funds research into neurofibromatosis, due to which the film actress’s brother died, and also works on issues of cruelty to wild and domestic animals, and is a member of the support group “Young Artists from South Africa”.

Biography

Gillian Anderson was born in 1968 in Chicago. Her father worked in film post-production, and her mother worked in computer analytics.

At school I studied in classes with a humanitarian bias. She spent almost her entire childhood in England. Therefore, after her family returned to America, she was constantly ridiculed because of her accent. It took a while for Gillian to master the Midwestern pronunciation.

At school she was distinguished by extravagant behavior. I pierced my nose early and constantly dyed my hair different colors. In her youth she was interested in marine biology, but at the age of 14 she found herself in a theater group; this incident determined her entire future fate. Gillian Anderson played Juliet, the audience was captivated by her performance.

In addition to the theater, in her youth she was fond of punk. After graduating from school, I saved up some money and entered drama college.

Personal life

Gillian Anderson married twice. The film actress met her first husband, art director of the film crew Clyde Klotz, on the set of The X-Files.

A kind, calm man initially had a positive influence on the actress, slightly softening her rebellious character. The couple married secretly in Hawaii in 1994 in the presence of a Buddhist monk.

On her wedding night, the actress became pregnant and, having learned about it, secretly called her colleague David Duchovny. He advised the actress to give birth, and 9 months later Gillian gave birth to a daughter, Piper, after whom one of the episodes of the series is named.

The producers of the project forgave Gillian for violating the contract, but forced her to work until the last days of pregnancy and return to work 10 days after giving birth, but the star’s husband, Klotz, lost his position.

In the photo - Gillian Anderson and her daughter Piper

After some time, disagreements began in the couple, caused by Gillian’s behavior, her ardent passion for vegetarianism and the presence of a small child on the set, which led to the couple’s divorce.

In 2005, Gillian married for the second time, becoming the wife of director Julian Ozanne, whom she divorced after 16 months of marriage due to a meeting with Mark Griffiths. The new couple lasted 6 years, during which their sons Oscar and Felix were born, and in 2012 the partners separated.

Gillian Anderson is the famous film actress, whose buttoned-up, calm and reasonable FBI agent Scully became a real idol of millions and one of the sex symbols of the 20th century.

The ageless movie star is rightfully proud not only of her roles, but also of her luxurious body, which she happily shows off in hot photographs released to help an organization that deals with animal cruelty.

Biography of Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson is an American actress whose name is most often associated with the legendary TV series The X-Files. Thanks to the sensational role of FBI medical agent Dana Scully, red hair and a bob haircut came into fashion in the 90s, and the actress became a new sex symbol. How her career developed after the show closed in the early 2000s, how the actress lives now and what she looks like outside the set, read in her detailed biography on Find out.rf.

In the photo: Gillian Anderson
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Filmography

According to the IMDb website[2]

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According to the IMDb website[2]

Director

• "The X-Files" (TV series, 2000) - director[45]
• "The Departure" is a short film prequel to the theatrical production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Also part of the Young Vic short film series, produced in partnership with The Guardian. Part of the script was written by writer Andrew O'Hegan[46].

Screenwriter

• “The X-Files” (TV series, 2000) – screenwriter[45].

Producer

• Executive producer of the second season of the series “The Fall”[47].

Other

• She voiced the EVE (Enhanced Virtual Entity) on-board computer in the 1996 game Hellbender[2].
• She appeared in The X-Files Game and voiced herself in The X-Files: Resist or Serve[2].
• She narrated the audiobooks “Gateway to Heaven” and “The X-Files. Epicenter" (eng. The X-Files: Ground Zero)[23].
• The narrator of the film is about uncontacted Indians living on the border of Brazil and Peru. The tape is part of the Survival International campaign, whose goal is to protect the last uncontacted peoples of the Earth[48].
• Presenter of The History of Ideas (2015) on BBC Radio 4[49].
• Narrator of the documentary film "The Widowmaker" (2015).[50]
• She co-authored her debut book, A Vision of Fire, with writer Jeff Rovin, published in 2014. The genre of the work is “a sci-fi thriller of epic proportions”[51].