Name: Gillian Leigh Anderson
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Birth: 9th August 1968
Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Starsign: Leo
Chinese Year of The: Monkey

Spouse:
Julian Ozanne (29th December 2004 - 24th July 2007) (divorced).
Clyde Klotz (1st January 1994 - 1st February 1997) (divorced) 1 child.

Partner:
Mark Griffiths (2006 - present) 2 children.

Children:
Piper Maru Anderson born 25th September 1994.
Oscar Anderson born 1st November 2006.
Felix Anderson born 15th October 2008.

Trivia:

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.

"The X Files" (1993) writer, Chris Carter, is the godfather of her daughter, Piper Maru.

Her daughter Piper Maru was the inspiration for the title of "The X Files" episode introducing the famous black oil into the series.

Standing at just 5' 2", she had to stand on an apple box to shoot many scenes in "The X Files"

As a teen, her favourite bands included Skinny Puppy and Dead Kennedys.

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.

Youngest actress - at the age of 29 in 1997 - to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Primetime Drama Series Emmy Award since Lindsay Wagner won at the age of 28 in 1977.

Was the first woman to host Masterpiece which began in 1971.

Of the five actresses nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Emmy in 2006, she was the only one who hadn't been nominated for an Oscar.

Her hair is naturally blonde, it was dyed and styled into the famous "Scully-bob" by Malcolm Marsden, who was immortalised as the British MP in the episode "Fire".