Editing Gillian Anderson (section)

==Personal life==
===Relationships and children===
[[File:GillianAnderson2008-cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson pregnant at the premiere of ''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]'' in 2008]]
Anderson met Canadian art director [[Clyde Klotz]] when they worked together on ''The X-Files'', and they were married in a [[Buddhist]] ceremony in [[Hawaii]] on January 1, 1994. Their daughter was born on September 25, 1994.<ref name="BioYahoo"/><ref name="BioLT"/> ''The X-Files'' creator and showrunner [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] named the episode "[[Piper Maru]]" after the couple's daughter. The two divorced in 1997.<ref name="BioLT"/> On December 29, 2004, Anderson married [[White people in Kenya|Kenyan-born]] documentary filmmaker Julian Ozanne on [[Lamu Island]]. They separated in 2006 and divorced in 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|url=https://people.com/celebrity/gillian-anderson-husband-split/|title=Gillian Anderson, Husband Split|date=April 24, 2006|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who Is Julian Ozanne ? Ex-Husband Of Gillian Anderson |url=https://doveclove.com/julian-ozanne |website=doveclove.com|date=April 25, 2022 }}</ref> Anderson began dating British businessman Mark Griffiths in 2006, and they had two sons together, born in 2006 and 2008, before splitting up in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article171498.ece|title=Boy for Scully and Mr X|date=November 19, 2006|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=April 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417113256/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article171498.ece|archive-date=April 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/gillian-anderson-welcomes-a-son/|title=Gillian Anderson Welcomes a Son|date=October 20, 2008|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ravitz|first=Justin|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gillian-anderson-partner-mark-griffiths-split--201278|title=Exclusive: Gillian Anderson, Partner Mark Griffiths Split|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>

In March 2012, Anderson revealed to [[Out (magazine)|''Out'']] magazine that she had a long-term relationship with a girl while in high school.<ref name="Out2012"/> She also told ''[[CBS News]]'' that she had dated other women, though most of her relationships had been with men.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moraski|first=Lauren|title=Gillian Anderson dishes on past lesbian relationships|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gillian-anderson-dishes-on-past-lesbian-relationships/|date=March 15, 2012|access-date=2021-09-10|website=CBS News|language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2014, she described herself to the ''[[London Evening Standard]]'' as "an actively heterosexual woman who celebrates however people want to express their sexuality".<ref name="ES2014" /> She reiterated this in an interview with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' the following month.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=January 16, 2015|title='The Fall's' Gillian Anderson on Season 2 "Surprises", 'Hannibal's' Darkness|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/falls-gillian-anderson-season-2-762644|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Curtis|first=Nick|date=December 17, 2014|title=The importance of being Gillian Anderson|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/the-importance-of-being-gillian-anderson-9930592.html|access-date=December 1, 2015}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in March 2015, she said she was open to the idea of entering another same-sex relationship: "To me a relationship is about loving another human being; their gender is irrelevant."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11489711/Gillian-Anderson-Its-time-somebody-was-brave-enough-to-ask-me-out.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11489711/Gillian-Anderson-Its-time-somebody-was-brave-enough-to-ask-me-out.html |archive-date=2022-01-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Gillian Anderson: It's time somebody was brave enough to ask me out|last=Woods|first=Judith|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She told ''[[The Times]]'' in February 2018, "I could be with a woman next year [...] It's just who I am. I have absolutely no issue with it whatsoever, and I don't really care if other people have an issue with it."<ref>{{Cite web|last=de Bertodano|first=Helena|date=2018-02-03|title=Gillian Anderson: 'I always look long-term at relationships – as long as there is a back door'|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/gillian-anderson-i-always-look-long-term-at-relationships-as-long-as-there-is-a-back-door-wn05p72hr|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Times|language=en}}</ref> On ''Watch What Happens'' with [[Andy Cohen]], she said that the last time she had been with a woman was when she moved to New York City right after college.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Andy|date=2016-04-25|title=Gillian Anderson Talks Pay Inequality With David Duchovny {{!}} Plead the Fifth {{!}} WWHL|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVfJ3YoxbLY&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2021-10-19|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref>

Anderson resides with her three children in [[London]], where she has lived since 2002.<ref name="Bio2"/>  She has been in a relationship with British screenwriter [[Peter Morgan]] since 2016 apart from a short break in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heyman |first=Marshall |date=October 24, 2016 |title=A Crowning Achievement |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-feather-in-netflixs-crown-1477347788 |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 28, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 23, 2017 |title=Londoner's Diary: Goodbye to a likely lad and a lovely man |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoners-diary-goodbye-to-a-likely-lad-and-a-lovely-man-a3698501.html |access-date=November 28, 2017 |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Maycock |first=Selina |date=December 18, 2020 |title=The Crown star Gillian Anderson has split from Peter Morgan the show's creator after 4 years together |url=https://www.goodto.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-crown-star-gillian-anderson-splits-from-peter-morgan-574522 |work=GoodtoKnow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mead |first=Rebecca |date=2024-07-29 |title=Gillian Anderson's Sex Education |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/05/gillian-anderson-profile |access-date=2024-09-06 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>

===Hobbies and interests===
Due to her upbringing in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Anderson is [[wiktionary:bidialectal|bidialectal]] and can easily switch between an American or British accent depending on the situation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lowe |first=Lindsay |title=Gillian Anderson is bidialectal — what that means and how she got her accents |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/why-gillian-anderson-has-both-british-american-accents-t210707 |website=TODAY |access-date=June 12, 2021 |date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> Her American accent is [[Inland Northern American English|Midwestern]] as she adopted it after being teased by schoolmates for her British accent as a teenager in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], while her British accent is a soft [[Received Pronunciation]] one due to her childhood in London.<ref name="guardian17">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/mar/11/gillian-anderson-times-when-really-bad|title=Gillian Anderson: 'There were times when life was really bad'|last=Aitkenhead|first=Decca|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Farndale|first=Nigel|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/5256285/Gillian-Anderson-bares-all.html|title=Gillian Anderson bares all|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=May 1, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> During an interview with [[BlogTalkRadio]] in May 2013, she discussed her [[national identity]]: "I've been asked whether I feel more like a Brit than an American and I don't know what the answer to that question is. I know that I feel that London is home and I'm very happy with that as my home. I love London as a city and I feel very comfortable there. In terms of identity, I'm still a bit baffled."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/robin-milling/2013/05/24/milling-about-with-gillian-anderson|title=Milling About with Gillian Anderson|date=May 24, 2013|work=[[BlogTalkRadio]]|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> In a September 2024 interview with the BBC, Anderson elaborated further stating: "My cells are American, but my soul is British".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6r14767rro|title=Gillian Anderson: I was surprised by shame of sharing sexual fantasies|last=Razzall|first=Katie|date=September 5, 2024|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=September 5, 2024}}</ref>

An avid art collector, Anderson used her first paycheck from ''The X-Files'' to purchase a [[David Blackburn (artist)|David Blackburn]] lithograph.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/museums/gillian-anderson-darren-waterston-filthy-lucre-sackler.php|title=Gillian Anderson Is in DC, and the Reason for Her Visit Might Surprise You|date=May 15, 2015|last=Codik|first=Emily|work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> Her collection includes work by artists such as [[Diane Arbus]], [[Helen Levitt]], [[Cindy Sherman]], [[Francesco Clemente]], [[Alexis Rockman]], and [[Kiki Smith]].<ref name="Independent10"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/98/98movieline.shtml|title=Gillian of the Spirits|date=January 1, 1999|last=Campbell|first=Virginia|work=[[Movieline]]|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/04/23/gillian_anderson_straightheads_2007_interview.shtml|title=Gillian Anderson – Straightheads 2007 Interview|date=April 23, 2007|last=Carnevale|first=Rob|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> She also enjoys architecture and interior design, and periodically works on floor and house planning projects.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/01_04/03instyle.shtml |title=Out of This World |last=Pyun |first=Jeanie |date=2003 |website=The Official Gillian Anderson Website |access-date=January 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905080610/https://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/01_04/03instyle.shtml |archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> She has expressed a desire to pursue [[mixed media]] ventures in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/live/2015/feb/06/gillian-anderson-webchat-young-vic-the-departure|title=Gillian Anderson webchat – as it happened|date=June 26, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref>

Anderson is a [[feminist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interviewly.com/i/gillian-anderson-mar-2014-reddit|title=Gillian Anderson reddit AMA – March 2014|date=March 13, 2015|work=Interviewly|access-date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907210432/http://interviewly.com/i/gillian-anderson-mar-2014-reddit|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTGOjz_wn4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MtTGOjz_wn4| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title= Gillian Anderson Q&A Fan Expo 2015|via=YouTube|publisher=Chuck Kahn|date=September 6, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She told [[Glamour (magazine)|''Glamour'']] magazine in August 2014, "I have feminist bones and when I hear things or see people react to women in certain ways I have very little tolerance."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/10_15/14glamour.shtml|title=I have a healthy appreciation of Ryan Gosling|last=Walden|first=Celia|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> She has several tattoos, all of them, as she described, are in some way about "peace of mind, right mind, right action".<ref name="Newsweek" /> She practices [[meditation]] daily.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newbeauty.com/blog/dailybeauty/9552-gillian-andersons-beauty-secrets-revealed|title=Gillian Anderson's Beauty Secrets Revealed!|last=Minton|first=Elise|work=New Beauty|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=October 26, 2016|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026232333/https://www.newbeauty.com/blog/dailybeauty/9552-gillian-andersons-beauty-secrets-revealed/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She owned an estate in [[Sri Lanka]] from 2005 to 2012 that formerly belonged to painter [[Justin Pieris Deraniyagala|Justin Deraniyagala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Official Gillian Anderson Website - Archive - Transcripts|url=https://gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/10_15/12srilanka.shtml|access-date=2021-11-14|website=gilliananderson.ws}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sugden |first=Joanna |date=October 25, 2012 |title='X-Files' Star's Sri Lanka Home |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203897404578077351169320398 |access-date=2021-11-14 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She is [[teetotal]] and launched the [[soft drink]] company G-Spot in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lascelles |first=Alice |date=2023-05-23 |title=Gillian Anderson wants us to find her G Spot |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7d6f03aa-e345-46be-bc15-188bf4be2bbe |access-date=2024-01-09 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=G-SPOT BEVERAGES LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14018314/officers |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>