X
Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Gillian Anderson Biography
Birth Name:
Gillian Leigh Anderson
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Wanted to be a marine biologist as a youth
- Spent much of her childhood (ages 2 to 11) in London's North End, before her family returned to the U
- S
- and settled in Grand Rapids, MI
- Studied with a National Theatre of Great Britain training class at Cornell University
- Won a Theatre World Award in 1991 for her role in Absent Friends
- Received her last unemployment check the same day she was cast in the pilot episode of The X-Files; was cast on the series at the insistence of show creator Chris Carter after the Fox network initially resisted hiring her
- Wrote and directed the 2000 X-Files episode "All Things
- " In 2009 appeared in an acclaimed version of A Doll's House in London
- Devotes much of her free time to charities around the world
Awards
- 2021Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: winner
- 2020Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
- 2015Olivier Awards-Best Actress: nominated
- 2001Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Actress - Runner-up: winner
- 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1999Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1999Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1999Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1998Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1997Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: winner
- 1997Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: winner
- 1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1996Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress for a Drama Series: nominated
- 1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: winner
- 1996Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: winner
Relationships
- Aaron Anderson -- Brother
- Piper Maru Anderson -- Daughter
- Errol Clyde Klotz -- Ex-husband
- Julian Ozanne -- Ex-husband
- Mark Griffiths -- Ex-significant Other
- Edward Anderson -- Father
- Rosemary Anderson -- Mother
- Zoe Anderson -- Sister
- Felix Griffiths -- Son
- Oscar -- Son