Gillian Anderson

She had roles in a handful of films during the run of The X-Files, including the starring role in The House of Mirth, an adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel of the same name. Since the end of production on the The X-Files, she has performed in several stage productions, in addition to working on various film projects. In June 2003, she became engaged to the director of Underworld, Len Wiseman, and the two were wed in May 2004 in Bel-Air, California. (An alien-abduction storyline explained her brief absence from the series for delivery.) Anderson and Klotz later divorced. Beckinsale and actor Michael Sheen have a daughter, Lily, but they are no longer together. There she met assistant art director Clyde Klotz, whom she married and with whom she had a daughter, Piper Maru, in 1994. Since then she has played in several major movies, but has also appeared in television films and on the stage. In 1993, she had a guest appearance on the collegiate drama Class of '96 on the fledgling Fox Network, and auditioned for the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files. There she decided to quit university and concentrate on her acting career.

Following some professional stage work, she "broke in" to television. She spent her last year of studies in Paris, where she was acquainted with the French culture. She attended Goodman Theater School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990. This was her big breakthrough in movies and opened doors to work in several other films, which she did whilst at Oxford. She found an outlet for her creativity when she started acting in high school and community theatre productions. During her first year at Oxford, Beckinsale was offered a part in Kenneth Branagh's big-screen film, Much Ado About Nothing, adapted from Shakespeare's famous comedy of the same name. She had her nose pierced in the early 1980s, dyed her hair various colors, and was arrested for gluing the locks of the school closed. In interviews she commented that she felt the university background would be better for her than attending a school of performing arts.

Her family then moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she attended City Middle/High School, a program for gifted students. With her English accent and background, she felt alienated in the surroundings of the American Midwest, and developed a reputation as a strong-willed and rebellious teenager. Beckinsale then began studying French and Russian literature at New College, Oxford University. She was born in Chicago, but lived in London until she was 11 years old. The film was also broadcast in America at the end of that year. Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, best known for her role as FBI Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files. In 1991 she played a role in a television film about World War II, through which she became widely known by the British public. Her favourite X-Files episode is "Triangle". After finishing school in London, she gradually began acting, thus following in the footsteps of her parents.

X-Files director, creator, writer and actor Chris Carter is godfather to her child. Her father died in 1979, at the age of 31. The X-Files episode "Piper Maru" is named after her child, Piper. She is the daughter of British television actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe, and her birth name is Kate Beckinsale Loe. She was giving birth when it was filmed. Kate Beckinsale (born July 26, 1973) is an English actress. The only X-Files episode she did not appear in is "3", in Season 2. Much Ado About Nothing (1993).

Performed nude alongside co-star David Duchovny in the X-Files episode "One Son". Prince of Jutland (1994). She has been quoted as saying she doesn't mind; "It's just people getting their rocks off.". Haunted (1996). There exist over 180 fake nude and pornographic images of her; only one of which (a nipple-slip at an awards ceremony) has been proven genuine. Cold Comfort Farm (1996). [1] (http://gfiles.toddverbeek.com). Emma (1997).

City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, two performances, as "Officer Brophy". The Last Days Of Disco (1998). Arsenic and Old Lace (1983). Shooting Fish (1998). Won a Theatre World Award for Best Performance. Brokedown Palace (1999). Long Wharf Theater. Serendipity (2001).

Absent Friends (1991). Pearl Harbor (2001). The Philanthropist (1992). Laurel Canyon (2002). This play ran at the Comedy Theatre in London, and was Anderson's West End debut. Underworld (2003). What The Night Is For (2002-11-07 to 2003-02-09). Van Helsing (2004).

World premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London. The Aviator (2004). The Sweetest Swing in Baseball (2004). Three at Once (1986), B&W student production. A Matter of Choice (1988), B&W student production.

The Turning (1992). Chicago Cab, aka Hellcab (1998). The Mighty (1998). The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998).

Playing by Heart (1998). Mononoke Hime (1997), aka Princess Mononoke (English language version, 1999), voice. The House of Mirth (2000). The Mighty Celt (2005).

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (2005).