Gillian Anderson Trivia

1. Gillian Anderson was born in 1968 in a city famous for its winds, in proximity to the Great Lakes, and known for deep-dish pizza. What is the name of her hometown?

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: Chicago

Gillian was born in the great city of Chicago. At the time of her birth, Chicago was the second most populated city in the United States. Gillian's mother was a computer analyst and her father owned a company that worked on films post-production.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: August 9th

She was born on August 9th, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois.

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: London

When her father was accepted to the London Film School, the family moved to London, England, which became Gillian's second home town. Although the family moved back to the U.S., Gillian would return regularly to England. She has for the most part raised her children in London. She considers herself both American and British.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: 5'3'

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: The X-Files

"The X-Files" was spooky, strange, and original, with a dash of horror and a pinch of humor. Gillian starred as Dana Scully, an FBI agent assigned to a department within the Bureau dedicated to investigating paranormal phenomena.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: Absent Friends

She won an award for her performance in this off-Broadway play.

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: David Duchovny

David Duchovny, born in New York in 1960, was an exceptional student. He studied at Princeton, going so far as to begin a doctoral before dropping out and becoming an actor. His early roles included short appearances in the movie "Working Girl" (1988) and the television show "Twin Peaks" (1990).

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: Piper Maru

Pipe Maru is the daughter of Gillian Anderson and her first husband, Clyde Klotz, an art designer and production designer from Canada. The episode "Piper Maru" was the fifteenth episode of "The X-Files"'s third season and involved a ship named Piper Maru. Chris Carter, creator of "The X-Files", is Piper's godfather.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: 1991

In 1991 she won a theatre award for her performance in the off broadway play called 'Absent Friends'.

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: Inspiring girls to study science

"The Scully Effect" was at first just a casual hypothesis by fans of "The X-Files" that Dana Scully's character inspired more girls to study science. But it was backed up by data in 2018: of the women scientists surveyed who were of the age to see Gillian play Scully on TV in the original series, nearly 2/3 of them indicated that Scully had been a role model for them. She earned many awards and nominations for her portrayal of Dr. Scully, including Primetime Emmys and Golden Globe Awards.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: 17th hole of a golf course

They got married in 1994 on the 17th hole of a golf course in Hawaii.

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: She was mysteriously kidnapped.

At the end of season one, when Gillian announced her pregnancy, the network suggested that the show replace the actress. But producer Chris Carter refused and shot around Gillian's pregnancy at first by having her hide it with desks and trench coats. Eventually he had her disappear for a while, via a kidnapping which seemed suspiciously like an alien abduction. Spoiler: later it was explained that she was kidnapped, not by aliens but by a mentally unbalanced former FBI agent.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: Happy

Her dogs full name is Happy J. Bakhti... interesting! Her 6 year old daughter is named Piper.

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: The Last King of Scotland

In "The Last King of Scotland", the protagonist, a young Scottish doctor, travels to Uganda to be part of a missionary medical clinic. He ends up becoming the President's personal physician and is thus a witness to the leader's increasing paranoia and violent acts. The doctor is originally attracted to the missionary director's wife, played by Gillian. The film won the 2007 BAFTA Award for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: Two Turtles

Gillian has a tattoo of 2 turtles on her ankle.

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: The Fall

A joint venture between RTÉ One in the Republic of Ireland and BBC Two, "The Fall" was first released in 2013. As DS Gibson, Gillian arrived with a razor-sharp intelligence and British accent that did not necessarily endear her to the local police.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: Piercing her nose

Although she sported a safety pin through her cheek in high school, she fainted when she went to get her nose pierced. Today she has a ring through her navel.

From Quiz Graceful Gillian

Answer: Wallis Simpson

Gillian was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal of Wallis Simpson, a fascinating and fateful character in British history. The eldest son of George V, Edward VIII gave up the throne in order to marry Wallis, an American double-divorcée. The ink on her second set of divorce papers was barely dry at the time.

From Quiz Gillian Anderson Questions

Answer: a Jedi

She wants to play a Jedi from the Star Wars series.

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