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Trivia
Birth name: Gillian Leigh Anderson
Date of birth: 9 August 1968
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nickname: Gill
Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Spouse: Julian Ozanne (29 December 2004 - present),
Clyde Klotz (1 January 1994 - 1997) (divorced) 1 child.
Is one of three children, to Ed and Rosemary Anderson
Her eyes are blue-green, and her original hair color is ash-blonde.
Her father owns a post-production film company.
Is allergic to cats, as stated in an X-Files commentary.
On the eve of her high school
graduation, Anderson fulfilled her classmates' expectations. Having been
voted "Most Bizarre," "Class Clown," and "Most
Likely to be Arrested," Anderson was caught trying to jam the high
school doors by filling their locks with glue
Had a nose piercing in her younger years; the remnants of the hole are
still visible in some photographs.
Tattoos include a Tahitian tribal symbol on the inside of her right
ankle, the words "every day" in Sanskrit on her right wrist,
and a "P" on her left hip (presumably for daughter Piper).
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful
People in the World. [1997]
Says her favorite film is _Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
(1993)_ . [1996]
Daughter Piper Anderson born between the filming of episodes 2.6 and 2.8
of "The X Files" (1993). [25 September 1994]
Was married to first husband Clyde Klotz on the 17th hole of a golf
course in Hawaii by a buddist priest.
Hair is naturally blonde, it was dyed and styled into the famous bob by
Malcom Marsden who was immortalised as the British MP in the episode
"Fire".
Daughter of Edward and Rosemary Anderson, she has a younger brother,
Aaron, and a younger sister, Zoe.
Younger brother suffers from neurofibromatosis and she has done work to
encourage government to increase funding for reasearch.
Has size seven feet.
Was voted "Most Likely to be Arrested" by her classmates in
high school, and was, in fact, arrested on graduation night for trying
to glue the locks shut at her high school.
In high school, was voted "Class Clown" and "Most Bizarre
Girl".
Lived in London, England, from age 2 to age 11, then moved to Grand
Rapids, Michigan, where she was teased for her English accent.
Went to the Goodman Theater School of Drama at DePaul University in
Chicago, where she earned a degree in fine arts.
Gained her first real break when she replaced Mary-Louise Parker in the
play "The Philanthropist."
Told "The X Files" (1993) executives that she was 27 so that
she would appear more credible as an FBI agent with a medical degree.
"The X Files" (1993) writer, Chris Carter, is the godfather of
her daughter, Piper Maru.
Kept her daughter, Piper, completely hidden from the public until they
both appeared in Joan Ostin's book, "Celebrity Moms" and the
April 2001 issue of "In Style Magazine".
Graduated from City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Piper Maru, her daughter, was the inspiration for the title of an
"The X Files" (1993) episode introducing the famous black oil
in the series.
Engaged to photojournalist Julian Ozanne. Wedding was planned for
September 2003 during a safari ceremony in Kenya, but was delayed for
over a year.
Standing at just 5' 3", she has to stand on an apple box to shoot
many scenes in "The X Files" (1993).
Measurements: 34C-25-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
[December 29 2004] Married her long-term boyfriend Julian Ozanne on
Lamu's Shella Island, off the coast of Kenya.
As a teen, her favorite bands included Skinny Puppy and Dead Kennedys.
Sister of actress Zoe Anderson.
In 2003, she won the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Best Actress
Award for her West End debut in Michael Weller's two-hander, What the
Night Is For.
Presented the best designer award at the 51st Evening Standard Theatre
Awards (2005).
Is an avid art collector. Her collection includes work from such artists
as Diane Arbus, Francesco Clemente and Kiki Smith.
Spent her first paycheck from "The X-Files" on art.
Shares her birthday with actress Vanessa Morley who plays Samantha
Mulder, the little sister of her partner Fox Mulder in the TV show The X
Files.
Friends with New Orleans musician/inventor Quintron
Shares a birthday with Eric Bana
Return to work on The X-Files 10 days after she gave birth to Piper Maru.
Parents left US for London when she was 2. The family moved back to the
US when she was 11. She relocated to London again, as an adult, in 2002.
As of May 2006, she still lives there with her daughter.
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