Biography of Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson started her career as a member of an amateur actor group, while at high school. Her love of the theatre took her to the national theatre of Great Britain at the Cornell University of Ithaca, in New York. Afterwards, Anderson left for the Goodman Theatre School of the DePaul University in Chicago, where she finished her education. Her daughter, Piper Anderson, was born on the 25th September 1994. One month later, Gillian was pregnant.
Gillian Anderson trivia
- Her father, (Robert Blanchett) a Texan ad executive, died of a heart attack when she was ten years old.
- Got her high school diploma at the age of 15.
- Abides by a dairy-free diet.
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Her last name “Potente” (pronounced Poe-ten-teh) means “powerful” in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
- Has a brother who is three years younger and was very sick when he was born. She says she always was very jealous on the way he was cosseted and that was why she often behaved like a clown and arranged performances to get more attention, and that this was why she decided to become an actress.
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