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Gillian Anderson was born on the 9th of August 1968 in Chicago, Illinois.

She studied theatre in New York and Chicago before landing her first major movie role in the 1992 film The Turning, one year later Gillian became widely known for her role as Dana Scully in the hit tv show The X Files.

Gillian lived in London as a youngster until she was aged 11 where she developed an english accent, she moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan and was arrested on her graduation night for trying to glue shut the locks of her school.

She is an art collector and her real hair colour is blonde, she has three children and has won both an Emmy award and Golden Globe for her role as Dana Scully in The X Files.

She has played Agent Scully in two movies.

Some of Gillian's films are The Mighty, Playing By Heart, The House Of Mirth, The Mighty Celt, The Last King Of Scotland, Straightheads and Boogie Woogie. A third X Files film is currently being written and Gillian has confirmed she will sign up to again play Dana Scully.

Television shows Gillian has appeared in include Frasier, Bleak House and Moby Dick and future films to look out for are Hotel Caledonia, The Smell of Apples and Gellhorn.

Check out some Gillian Anderson quotes below.

When I think of normal, I think of mediocrity, and mediocrity scares the f*ck out of me!

It's easier to be myself here. I can go out wearing whatever the hell I want, no matter how ridiculous it looks. If I do that in America, people look at me like I'm insane. There are aspects of the British press which are incredibly intrusive, but then you'll go to a premiere and someone will ask permission to take a photo, and when you say, "That's enough", they'll back off. In the States, you go to a restaurant and there are people lined up outside with 8x10s of you. Or they just follow you with a video camera. I had someone deliberately rear end my car a few years ago in L.A., and there was a video camera, they were videoing my reaction. Luckily, I was in a good mood.

My tendency is towards the opposite of health and taking care of myself. My natural tendency is destructive. In order not to act on that, I have to be careful. The minute I don't feel like that, if I let down my guard, I'm in trouble.

I often showed up ungroomed. It didn't occur to me. Then I'd end up at a premiere and I'd think, what are you doing.? I remember being at a restaurant with a famous British actress. I knew there were paparazzi outside. My intention was to make a beeline for the car. But then, as we were walking outside, she applied lipstick. I thought, what is she doing? But her public image is very glamorous. It's a different mindset.

I know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes someone very brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn't mind death threats, their life being turned upside down, news cameras outside their door. There is no freedom of speech in America anymore. They are not living up to the constitution. There's so much fear in America and control.

(Talking about Dana Scully in The X Files) I am more spontaneous than my character.

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