"X-Files": who played Scully. The actress who played Agent Scully

All viewers, who were impressed by the epic "X-Files", forever remembered the names of the main characters - Mulder and Scully. The actress, who received the role of a brave agent Dana, after the release of the first series of the series woke up famous. The image of the skeptical partner Mulder skillfully embodied American Gillian Anderson. What is known about the best roles of the star, her life and family?

Agent Scully: actress

Gillian Anderson was born in August 1968, her hometown is Chicago. The girl's family was in some way connected with the cinema world, since her father specialized in post-production of films. Permanent moves are what Scully associates with childhood. The actress tells almost in all interviews how often she had to change schools. Her family managed to spend some time in London, Puerto Rico, while Gillian's parents did not settle in a small American town.

Anderson in her teens was hardly like the restrained girlfriend of Mulder Scully. The actress does not deny that in those years she adored defying public morality. She allowed herself hooligan antics inside the school and outside, defiantly dressed, could meet with several young men at the same time. Gillian occasionally attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies, she was almost expelled from the school.

Carier start

The quest for adventure is not all that Scully did in the teen years. The actress first appeared on stage at the age of 13, accidentally hitting the school drama circle and immediately assuming the role of Juliet. Around the same time, the attractive appearance allowed Anderson to appear in several commercials. By the time the school was over, the American no longer doubted that she wanted to become a movie star.

Skills of actor's skill the future star has got in theatrical school Goodman, the student of which she became, having moved to Chicago. Student years Gillian were not so stormy as school, that does not prevent her from recalling this period with nostalgia. The first role in the movie she achieved after receiving a bachelor's degree. Debut for her was the tape "Turn" - a low-budget drama, left virtually unnoticed by the public. Curiously, Anderson, after completing the filming, vowed not to participate in "cheap" projects.

Starring role

The actress who played Scully, claims that the role that turned her life, she got by accident. Indeed, for the casting she got "off the street". The game of the unknown girl and her charming smile was impressed by the project manager who defended the candidacy of Gillian. Anderson excellently coped with the image of a skeptical lady, constantly criticizing Mulder's technique, but helping him in all endeavors.

The young lady, before the series did not play a single serious role, became known to the whole world as Agent Scully. The actress tells that she received in those days thousands of letters from the fans who wanted to look like her, as well as from the young men who dreamed of meeting with her.

Other works in the cinema

Of course, a talented American could not remain a star of one role. Among the bright characters played by her, not only Agent Scully is listed. The actress, for example, received several prestigious awards for the image of the spectacular Lady Dedlock, created by her in the film adaptation of Dickens's work "The Cold House." The audience was also remembered by such a heroine as the narcissist of the publishing house from the comedy "How to lose friends and make everyone hate you". The applause of spectators and critics was deserved by her heroine Sarah Merit from the painting "The Last King of Scotland".

One of the last known roles Gillian - Princess Anna Pavlovna, which she played in the mini-series "War and Peace". Her character is the mistress of the fashion salon and the most knowledgeable person in Petersburg.

Personal life

The public's love is not the only reason for the star to remember Scully's heroine forever. "The secret materials" actress can not forget and because it was on the set that she met the father of her first child, who became an assistant to the art director Clyde. The first marriage of the celebrity did not last long: three years after the wedding, "Mulder's partner" broke up with her husband. Even less was her union with documentary director Julian - two years.

For several years the actress lived with Mark Griffiths, from whom she has two sons. The child from the first marriage also stayed with his mother.