
Gillian Anderson is a television actor, film actor, film director born in Chicago (United States).
Gillian Leigh Anderson ( JIL-ee-ən; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and activist. She is best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the sci-fi series The X-Files (1993–2002; 2016–2018), Lily Bart in the drama film The House of Mirth (2000), DSI Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama series The Fall (2013–2016), Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy drama series Sex Education (2019–2023), and Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series The Crown (2020). Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Born in Chicago, Anderson was raised first in London and then Grand Rapids, Michigan, later starting her career onstage in New York City before achieving international recognition for her work on The X-Files.
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| Born | 9 August 1968, Chicago |
| Profession | television actor, film actor, film director |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | DePaul University, City High-Middle School, Cornell University, The Theatre School at DePaul University |
| Spouse | Clyde Klotz, Julian Ozanne |
| Awards | Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, British Independent Film Award for Best Perform |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aquarius |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Cancer |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Libra |
| Birth data reliability | Uncertain |
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Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa). Exact birth time is not publicly recorded, so noon local time was used. The Moon changes Nakshatra about once a day, so the Nakshatra and Ascendant shown may differ if the true birth time is different.
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Gillian Anderson was born on 9 August 1968 in Chicago. Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details. Treat this chart as indicative only.
Gillian Anderson's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aquarius and the Nakshatra is Shatabhisha, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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