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Gillian Anderson / Dana Scully

• Name: Gillian Anderson
• Character: Special Agent Dana Scully
• Age: 27
• Date Of Birth: 9th August 1968
• Birth Place: Chicago
• Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia (home of the x-files)
• Marital Status: Married (damn!)
• Height: 5'3''
• Hair: Auburn
• Weight: N/A
• Eyes: Blue

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Professional Profile
Character Profile

Personal Profile:

During Gillian's childhood, with her family as one of three children from Chicago, her plaice of birth, to Puerto Rico and then to London. At the age of 11 , they returned to the Midwest, settling in the Grand Rapids, Mich. She married Clyde Klotz on New Year's Day 1994 in Hawaii, and gave birth to their daughter Piper on September 25, 94. They now all live in Vancouver, the shows base.

Professional Profile:

Gillian developed her acting skills at two different venues: the Goodman Theatre School, part of DePaul University in Chicago, and at a summer programme offered by the National Theatre of Great Britain at Cornell University in , New York. While still in school she appeared in "The Turning" (1988). After Graduation Gillian Moved to New York, where she latched onto the theatre scene. After her role in the Off Broadway play "Absent Friends", Gillian won a Theater world award in 1991. After another role in "The Philanthropist" in New Haven, Gillian succumbed to the Hollywood allure and moved to Los Angeles. She auditioned for various roles and landed a part in the cable production, "Home Fires Burning", and lent g=her voice to the audio aadaptation of the novel, "Exit to Eden". After appearing in a single episode of the TV' "Class of '96, Gillian auditioned for the role of Scully. Even with her little experience in TV Chris Carter immediately knew she was perfect for the part.

Character Profile:

Special Agent Dana Scully of the FBI has degrees in physics and medicine, ideal for working on X-Files. After teaching at the FBI Academy for two years her superiors deemed her the perfect partner for "Spooky" Mulder. Scully's training especially in forensic medicine and pathology, leads her towards objectivity and common sense when investigations the often bizarre evidence presented by some of the x-files. But she remains open to less pragmatic possibilities, usually with the help of Mulder, who's never afraid to challenge logic and science. And while the bureau had somewhat expected Scully to debunk what it considered Mulder's contrary theories regarding the paranormal x-files, her intellect and trust in her partner have instead steered the team to seek the trusth-despite all types of impediments.