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Introducing Gillian Anderson - Profile and Photos
Profile: Gillian Anderson
Born in Chicago, Illinois on August 9, 1968, Gillian is
an actress and famous Hollywood star. Gillian's parents, Ed and Rosemary,
were die-hard hippies who were originally from Michigan. They moved to England
when Gillian was only 2 years old. Gillian attended Coleridge Junior School
in Crouch End, North London. Her mother, Rosemary, worked as a computer operator
for The Daily Mirror, while her father, Ed, completed his education in Cinematography.
Gillian had adopted an English accent as an youngster while residing there,
and was constantly teased by her peers. Gillian has no qualms about admitting
that she wasn't the smartest child, her interest was not in school subjects,
but rather the boys that attended class with her. Although she's a great actress
now, acting was not one of Gillian's interests growing up. She did appear
in a play at her school, but that was only because she was behind the stage
when another girl got dismissed from her role. Gillian's family moved to Harringay,
in North London, and she had to transfer to another school. The nightmarish
new start was replaying itself and Gillian, determined not to let this sort
of thing happen to her once again, ended up becoming one of the bullies that
she abhorred so very much. At the age of 13, Gillian's parents decided to
return to the US, settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gillian found this new
environment quite lackluster and she had a difficult time adjusting to an
American lifestyle. At age 15, Gillian traveled to London for a leisure visit
and got hooked on the New Wave music scene. Shocking everyone upon her return
to Michigan, Gillian began dressing like a punk rocker. She dressed as outrageously
as humanly possible, she wore black lipstick, a nose stud, a safety pin through
her cheek. She even shaved part of her head, and dyed the hair that she did
have purple. Gillian left home and began dating a 24-year-old punk musician,
and found herself sleeping on friends' floors and in dilapidated warehouses.
This phase ended when Gillian won a spot in the Goodman Theatre School. It
was at this time when she really began feeling as though she fit into her
own skin. She instantly became more content with her life once she started
acting. She landed her first professional job when she was only a teenager,
doing a commercial for acne lotion. Taking her vocation very seriously, Gillian
always showed up for rehearsals on time and really delved deep into her roles.
Gillian eventually landed the juicy part on The X-Files, and never imagined
that it would become as big as it has. Gillian has a baby girl named Piper,
whom she is very protective over. Besides her television success, Gillian
has starred in a movie version of the television show entitled The X-Files.
She has also co-starred in other movies such as "Playing By Heart",
"The Mighty" and "Chicago Cab", just to name a few. Gillian
continues to co-star in The X-File's, and is quite happy with her very successful
role as Scully.
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