Anderson has supported numerous charities and humanitarian organizations, being an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network and a co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability SAYes.
There were only six punks there. We were weird. It's not like London. Anderson is the eldest of three siblings. Her brother Aaron, who was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, died in of a brain tumor at the age of He was a DJ, mentor, and practicing Buddhist , and was in his second year of a PhD program in developmental psychology at Stanford University when he was diagnosed with glioblastoma in She was voted by her classmates as "class clown", "most bizarre girl", and "most likely to be arrested".
She was indeed arrested on graduation night for breaking into her high school in an attempt to glue the locks of the doors shut. Anderson was interested in marine biology at an early age, but later became more interested in theatre and began acting in high school productions during her first year and later in community theatre. After she became famous, the brewery named one of their Belgian-style farmhouse ales "Gillian". Anderson moved to New York City at the age of 22 and worked as a waitress to support herself.
Anderson moved to Los Angeles in and spent a year auditioning. The film drama is an adaptation of the play Home Fires Burning. Although she had once vowed she would never do television work, being out of work for a year changed her mindset.
It was only after being out of work for almost a year that I began going in [to auditions] on some stuff that I would pray that I wouldn't get because I didn't want to be involved in it. As a result of this guest appearance, Anderson was sent the script for The X-Files. She was 24 when she decided to audition because, "for the first time in a long time, the script involved a strong, independent, intelligent woman as a lead character.
