. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,One of my best friends was obsessed with the show The X-Files when it was on the air. I was never really into the series, but I am definitely familiar with the show's main stars - one of which we are going to catch up with today. Gillian Anderson has done a lot since her days as part of the Mulder and Scully duo, including getting involved some great organizations. Read on to find out more about Anderson and what she is up to now...
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Georgia Engel: Played Georgette on the TV series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", also appeared on the series "Coach" and "The Betty White Show"
Joe Pantoliano: He played Ralph Cifaretto in the TV series "The Sopranos" and Cypher in the movie "The Matrix", he has also appeared in "The Fugitive", "Midnight Run", and many other movies
Alan Ladd: Starred in "The Blue Dahlia", "Shane", "The Carpetbaggers" and many other movies
(Answer at the bottom)*Gillian AndersonLearn More About Gillian Anderson on Celebrity NoozBIRTH DATE: August 9, 1968, Chicago, Illinois
CLAIM TO FAME: She is best known as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files.
FAMILY LIFE: She was married to Clyde Klotz, The X-Files series assistant art director, from 1994 until they divorced in 1997. They have a daughter, Piper, together. She married Julian Ozanne, a documentary filmmaker, in 2004, but they divorced in 2006. She was in a relationship with Mark Griffiths from 2006-2012. They have two sons together: Oscar (born November 1, 2006) and Felix (born October 15, 2008).
INFO: Anderson's acting career began in New York when she appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's play Absent Friends at the Manhattan Theatre Club, and she won the 1990-91 Theatre World "Newcomer" Award for her role. She next appeared in Christopher Hampton's The Philanthropist at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.
At the age of 24, Anderson auditioned for the X Files, and was eventually cast as Special Agent Dana Scully. The popular series ended up running for nine seasons, and included two films, released in 1998 and 2008. Anderson won several awards for her portrayal of Special Agent Scully, including an Emmy Award,[15] Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards for "Best Actress in a Drama Series."
When The X-Files ended, Anderson focused on stage productions and various film projects. She has also done narrative work for documentaries on scientific topics.
TRIVIA: Was voted the "Sexiest Woman in the World" for FHM's 100 Sexiest Women poll in 1996.
Was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.
Attended The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago (formerly the Goodman School of Drama), where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990.
Is of English and Irish descent.
Attended Fountain Elementary and then City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities; she graduated in 1986.
With her English accent and background, Anderson was mocked and felt out of place in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwest accent.
Hosted Masterpiece Theatre during the Jane Austen series.
Was voted "Most Likely to be Arrested" by her classmates in high school, and was, in fact, arrested on graduation night for trying to glue the locks shut at her high school.
Her younger brother died of a brain tumor in 2011 at the age of 30.
Is an avid art collector. Her collection includes work from such artists as Diane Arbus, Francesco Clemente and Kiki Smith.
Spent her first paycheck from "The X-Files" (1993) on art.
Is an active member of PETA.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: From May 14, 2009 until July 18, 2009, Anderson portrayed Nora in Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. She was nominated for Best Actress in the Lawrence Olivier Awards 2010. In April 2011 she starred in the BBC adaptation The Crimson Petal and the White as Mrs. Castaway.
She appears as the head of MI7 Pamela Thornton in Johnny English Reborn, which opened internationally in Australia on September 15, 2011. She also portrayed Miss Havisham in a three-part BBC adaptation of Great Expectations that aired in late December 2011.
Anderson is the honorary spokesperson of NF, Inc. and is also a patron of the UK-based Neurofibromatosis Association. She is a member of the board of directors for Artists for a New South Africa and a campaigner for ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa. She is a supporter of tribal rights charity Survival International, which led to her performance in a London stage fundraiser in early 2010. In June 2011, Anderson became an ambassador for Survival.
WRITE TO GILLIAN ANDERSON: Gillian Anderson
c/o SFM
1122 S. Robertson Blvd., Suite 15
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Official website: http://www.gilliananderson.ws/* CREDITS:2012 The Curse of The Buxom Strumpet (pre-production)...Betsy Foxer
2012 I'll Follow You Down (post-production)...Marika
2012 Mr. Morgan's Last Love (post-production)...Karen
2012 L'enfant d'en haut...Kristin Jansen
2012 Shadow Dancer...Kate Fletcher
2012 The Fall (TV series)...Stella Gibson
2011 Great Expectations (TV series)...Miss Havisham
2011 Johnny English Reborn...Pamela
2011 Moby Dick (TV series)...Elizabeth
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White (TV mini-series)...Mrs. Castaway
2010 Any Human Heart (TV series)...Duchess Of Windsor / Duchess of Windsor / Wallis Simpson
2010 No Pressure (short)
2009 Boogie Woogie...Jean Maclestone
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People...Eleanor Johnson
2008 The X Files: I Want to Believe...Dana Scully
2007 Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (TV short)...Queen Vorkana (voice)
2007 Closure...Alice
2006 The Last King of Scotland...Sarah Merrit
2005 Bleak House (TV mini-series)...Lady Dedlock / Lady Honoria Dedlock
2005 Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story...Widow Wadman
2005 The Mighty Celt...Kate
2004 The X Files: Resist or Serve (Video Game)...Dana Scully (voice)
1993-2002 The X-Files (TV series)...Dana Scully / OSS agent / Special Agent Dana Scully
2000 The House of Mirth...Lily Bart
1999 Harsh Realm (TV series)...Video Narrator
Pilot (1999) ... Video Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1999 Frasier (TV series)...Jenny
Dr. Nora (1999)
1998 Playing by Heart...Meredith
1998 The X Files...Special Agent Dana Scully
1998 The Mighty...Loretta Lee
1998 The X Files Game (Video Game)...Special Agent Dana Scully
1997 Chicago Cab...Southside Girl
1997 Princess Mononoke...Moro (voice: English version)
1997 The Simpsons (TV series)...Dana Scully
The Springfield Files (1997)
1996 Hellbender (Video Game)...Ship's Computer
1996 ReBoot (TV series)...Data Nully
Trust No One (1996)
1995 Eek! the Cat (TV series)...Agent Scully
Eek Space 9 (1995)
1993 Class of '96 (TV series)...Rachel
The Accused (1993)
1992 The Turning...April Cavanaugh
1988 A Matter of Choice (short)
1986 Three at Once (short)...Woman 1
To see Then & Now pictures of Gillian Anderson, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Georgia Engel - ALIVE
Born: 07/28/1948
Joe Pantoliano - ALIVE
Born: 09/12/1951
Alan Ladd - DEAD (Drug overdose)
Born: 09/03/1913 Died: 01/29/1964
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...10/3
Abdul Haq Ansari, 81, Indian Islamic scholar, cardiac arrest.
Dana Davis, 56, American basketball executive (Memphis Grizzlies).
Kidar Nath Sahani, 86, Indian politician, Governor of Sikkim (2001-2002) and Governor of Goa (2002-2004).
Peter J. Schmitt, 62, American politician, member of the Nassau County, New York, Legislature (since 1996), heart attack.
10/2
Afrashim Ali, 46, Maldivian scholar and politician, MP for Ungoofaaru (since 2009), stabbing.
Mohammed Mushaima, 24, Bahraini political activist, sickle cell anemia.
Nguyen Chi Thien, 73, Vietnamese poet and activist, pneumonia.
Charles Roach, 79, Trinidadian born Canadian civil rights lawyer, brain cancer.
Kazuo Shimada, 58, Japanese drummer.
Big Jim Sullivan, 71, British guitarist.
10/1
Dirk Bach, 51, German comedy actor, probable heart failure.
Walter G. Church, Sr., 85, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1992-2008), acute myeloid leukemia.
Sahara Davenport, 27, American drag queen and reality show contestant (RuPaul's Drag Race), heart failure.
Abdelkader Freha, 69, Algerian footballer (MC Oran).
Octavio Getino, 77, Spanish-born Argentine film director, cancer.
Eric Hobsbawm, 95, British historian.
Moshe Sanbar, 86, Hungarian-born Israeli economist, Governor of the Bank of Israel (1971-1976).
Shlomo Venezia, 88, Greek-born Italian writer and Holocaust survivor.