The X-Files Characters : Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully

Sunday, July 6, 2008

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Gillian Anderson

Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an Emmy-, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actress, best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files and Lady Dedlock in the BBC TV series Bleak House. She currently hosts Masterpiece.

She was married to Clyde Klotz from January 1, 1994 until 1997. They had a daughter together, Piper Maru, on September 25, 1994. X-Files creator Chris Carter was named Piper's godfather. In 2004, she married Julian Ozanne, they announced their separation on April 21, 2006. On November 1, 2006, Anderson and boyfriend Mark Griffiths welcomed a son named Oscar.

She was given "special thanks" from the production of the Don Quixote inspired film Tilt (2003), which starred Tom Braidwood and C. Ernst Harth.

She recently starred in the popular BBC series Bleak House and was nominated for a Bafta and an Emmy Award for the role.

Dana Scully (Character)

Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully, M.D. (born February 23, 1964) is a fictional character on the FOX television series The X-Files (1993-2002), played by Gillian Anderson. She is an FBI Special Agent, partnered on the X-Files with Special Agent Fox Mulder. They work out of a cramped basement office at FBI headquarters to investigate unsolved cases labeled "X-Files". In contrast to Fox Mulder's credulous "believer" character, Scully is the skeptic, choosing to base her beliefs on what science can prove. She was known to escape death several times over the course of the show, with multiple episodes hinting that she may be immortal.

Dana Scully is 5'3" (160 cm) and has blue-green eyes. Her work as an FBI agent takes up a major part of her life, and as a result she rarely dates or spends time with friends. She lives in Georgetown, in Washington, DC.

She has appeared in every episode of "The X-Files" except "3", "Zero Sum", "Unusual Suspects", and "Travelers".