| First Name | Gillian |
| Middle Name | Leigh |
| Last Name | Anderson |
| Full Name at Birth | Gillian Leigh Anderson |
| Age | 43 |
| Date of Birth | August 9, 1968 |
| Birthplace | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm) |
| Weight (lb) | 118 |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Dyed Blonde |
| Distinctive Features | Red Hair, Blue eyes, Tattoo on wrist. |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (1986) |
| University | Cornell University (summer student)BFA Theater, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois (1990) |
| Occupation | Actress, Charity Campaigner, writer, director |
| Occupation Category | Actress |
| Claim to Fame | Scully on The X-Files |
| Measurements (inches) | 34C-- |
| Shoe Size | 7 |
| Official Website | gilliananderson.ws |
| Father | Edward Anderson |
| Mother | Rosemary Anderson |
| Brother(s) | Aaron Anderson |
| Sister(s) | Zoe Anderson |
| Friends | Martine McCutcheon, David Duchovny, Martin Scorcese, Jodie Foster, Cate Blanchett, Pharrell Williams, Emma Thompson, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarentino, Daniel Radcliffe, Elton John, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen De Generes, Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Angelina Jolie, Cat Deeley, Diane Kruger, Hugh Grant, Anne Heche, Natasha Bedingfield, Minnie Driver, Christian Slater, Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst, Stella McCartney |
| Favorite People | Meryl Streep |
| Favorite Movies | It's A Wonderful LifeOut Of AfricaWallace & GromitThe Lives Of OthersSunshineLa Vie En Rose |
| Favorite TV Shows | The X FilesCurb Your Enthuasm |
| Favorite Bands | Bon IverVarious ArtistsIndie AnthemsCocorosieKcrwKings Of LeonDamien RiceArctic MonkeysNew Young Pony ClubMugisonMike FiggisSarah MclachlanDidoPinkMadonnaAlberto IglesiasLeslie FeistBjorkArvo PartJeff BuckleyManu ChaoDavid DarlingEurythmicsDavid GrayLisa Gerrard, Pieter BourkeBeth OrtonRadioheadSaint GermainRemy ShandSparklehorseLucinda WilliamsZero 7Hans ZimmerJane SiberryNitin SawhneyRed Hot Chilli PeppersPapa MNatalie MerchantKruder And DorfmeisterGhazalFilterBrian EnoMiles DavisColdplayRichard BucknerJohann Sebastian BachBadly Drawn BoyCounting CrowsThe DovesRoberta FlackLauryn HillLow & The Dirty ThreeMobyPhilip GlassSadeJill ScottSigur RosTortoiseTom Waits |
| Favorite Songs | You can't always get what you want (Rolling Stones)Save Me (Joan Armatrading)Exit Music for a Film (Radiohead)Strange Fruit (Nina Simone)Part of Death and the Maiden (Schubert)Love is Everything (Jane Siberry)Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (Roberta Flack)Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)Samba pa ti (Santana) |
| Favorite Books | The Power Of Now (Eckhart Tolle)The Road Less Traveled (M. Scott Peck)The Courage To Heal (Ellen Bass)The Drama Of The Gifted Child (Alice Miller)When Things Fall Apart (Pema Chodron)The I ChingThe Seat Of The SoulWomen's Bodies, Women's WisdomThe Wisdom Of No Escape (Pema Chodron)The Fantasy Bond (Robert W. Firestone)Homecoming (John Bradshaw)Living In The Light (Shakti Gawain)The Zanzibar ChestMountains Of The Mind (Robert MacFarlane)My Life So Far (Jane Fonda)Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)The Late Hector Kipling (David Thewlis)The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)The God Of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)The Last King Of Scotland (Giles Foden)A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)Saturday (Ian McEwan)The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)A Map Of The World (Jane Hamilton)The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)The Known World (Edward P. Jones)The Magician's Assistant (Ann Patchett)On Beauty (Zadie Smith) |
| Favorite Places | Canada, England, South Africa, USA |
| Favorite Colors | Pink, Red, Green |
Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress.
Selected Gillian Anderson film and TV show credits: