Gillian Leigh Anderson was born on 9 August 1968, in Chicago, Illinois USA, of German, English and Irish descent, and is an actress, voice actress and an activist, perhaps best known for her role in the long-running TV series “The X-Files” which aired over 10 years.
How rich is Gillian Anderson? Sources state that Gillian Anderson’s net worth is estimated to be $25 million;.aA five-time Primetime Emmy Awards nominee and five-time Golden Globe Awards nominee, Gillian Anderson has accumulated most of her net worth through her many appearances on television.
Gillian Anderson Net Worth $25 Million
Gillian Anderson lived in Puerto Rico and London with her family, before they settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she became interested in drama in high school, after which she graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from DePaul University. She then moved to New York to try and pusue an acting career, and eventually started in Alan Ayckbourn’s play entitled “Absent Friends” in 1990, and won a Theatre World “Newcomer” Award for this role. Anderson followed this with anoher theatrical appearance in Christopher Hampton’s “The Philanthropist” in Connecticut, which two productions were the start of her growing net worth.
Even though Gillian initially refused to act on television, she broke her vow in 1993 by making a guest appearance in the drama series created by John Romano, “Class of ‘96” with Jason Gedrick and Megan Ward; Anderson’s role resulted in her appearance in the science fiction drama series “The X-Files” that was created by Chris Carter in which Anderson starred opposite David Duchovny, and which turned out to be a huge commercial success, with 10 seasons and a total of 202 episodes. The overall positive reviews towards the series resulted in a spin-off series “The Lone Gunman”, plus comic books, and a sequel movie “The X-Files: Fight the Future” in which Gillian again appeared with Duchovny. Anderson’s portrayal of a Special Agent Scully contributed significantly to her net worth, and brought her a number of awards, including Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as Golden Globe awards. During the filming of the series, Anderson also found time to play several roles in such movies as “Chicago Cab”, “The Mighty”, and voice a character in Hayao Miyazaki’s “Princes Mononoke”.
In 2000 Anderson portrayed the role of Lily Bart in Terence Davies’ “The House of Mirth” for which she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, among many others. When the last season of “The X-Files” ended, Gillian Anderson continued her acting career with the drama film “The Mighty Celt” – for which she received an IFTA award – “A Cock and Bull Story”, and “The Last King of Scotland” with James McAvoy. Now established as a consumate actress, Gillian Anderson managed to collect an impressive amount that contributed to her net worth.
Some of Anderson’s more recent roles include a film with Rowan Atkinson “Johnny English Reborn”, a drama series “The Fall”, a television series “Crisis”, as well as a psychological horror series “Hannibal” with Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen. Gillian Anderson is currently working on an upcoming science film “Robot Overlords” with Ben Kingsley and Callan McAuliffe.
Aside from acting, Anderson has also contributed to her net worth by launching her own perfume brand “With Love from Gillian”, a brand of Vodka, as well as the fashion line “Gillian Anderson Seduction”.
A well-recognized face in the entertainment industry, Gillian Anderson is an active supporter of charity events, including being a spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network, a campaigner for ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa, and a supporter for the tribal rights charity “Survival International” for which she became an ambassador in 2011.
In her personal life, Gillian Anderson was married to art director Clyde Klotz(1994-97) with whom she has a daughter. She was then married to film-maker Juliane Ozanne(2004-06), and subsequently has two sons with Mark Griffiths in a relationship which lasted until 2012. Anderson has since claimed that she is bisexual.
