In my case, I was born to parents who were very young, and I don't think they were entirely ready to have a child. My dad was going to college and working two or three jobs at the same time, and my mum was working and going to school.

She attended Fountain Elementary and then City High-Middle School a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities; Gillian Anderson graduated in 1986. " While filming Anderson met assistant art director Clyde Klotz whom Gillian Anderson would eventually marry. Her support stems from her brother being diagnosed with the disease.

Her film work includes The House of Mirth (2000) The Mighty Celt (2005) The Last King of Scotland (2006) and two X-Files films The X-Files (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). After beginning her career in theater Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files.