you might know her from her most recent
role as margaret thatcher in the crown
you might also know her as sex therapist
and mother dr
jean milburn in the show that made us
all laugh and cringe
sex education let's get one thing
straight
jillian anderson has been rocking the
world of tv for a lot longer than you
may think
however while her career has been
soaring her personal life hasn't been
such a smooth journey
the actress has been open about her
struggle with mental health
admitting that there have been times
when she couldn't get out of the house
there's no doubt that the strength she
portrays in so many of her characters
stems from her own
personal battles that she's had to fight
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jillian anderson came into our lives in
1993
as the fbi agent dana scully acting
alongside david dukovny
she was just 24 years old when she was
cast in the series
and her portrayal of the fbi agent went
on to win several awards
including an emmy a golden globe and two
screen actors guild awards
while she quickly took hollywood by
storm her journey to our screens wasn't
so easy
the actress had a bit of an unstable
upbringing moving with her parents from
chicago to puerto rico
to london to grand rapids michigan
before finally returning to chicago
where she attended depaul university to
study theater
if you've ever wondered why the actress
seems to have different accents in her
interviews
it's because she spent so much time
living in both london and chicago as a
young girl
anderson told the guardian that it's
easier for her to speak with an american
accent in the u.s
and then to speak with her british lilt
when she's in the uk
yeah it goes back and forth because i
grew up in both places so it depends on
who i'm talking to
her life in america could not have been
more different from the london lifestyle
that she knew and loved
she remembered being distant from the
other students often landing up in
trouble and being sent to the
principal's office
she was constantly made fun of by the
other kids in her grade for her english
accent
which led her to shy away from them she
was voted the
most likely to be arrested by her high
school classmates
she was also named the class clown and
most bizarre girl
these labels only alienated her from her
peers making her feel less welcome
she never felt like her fellow
classmates ever really accepted her for
who she was
in fact as an act of rebellion she glued
all the lockers shut at her high school
and was later arrested as if it was not
enough for the young girl
she also had to adapt to big changes at
home
when she was 13 her mother gave birth to
her brother erin
and a year later she welcomed her
younger sister zoe
although she loved being an older sister
things at home took an
unexpected and difficult turn for the
family when her brother aaron was just
three years old
he was diagnosed with neurofibromitosis
a genetic disorder that causes tumors to
form on nerve tissue
in an interview with a guardian anderson
says she has been in therapy since the
age of 14.
quote there were times when it was
really bad there have been times in my
life where i haven't wanted to leave the
house there have been times when i have
felt
incredibly alone and
that i'm the only person in the world
who
could be feeling that bad or that
anxious or that afraid
can you imagine what an emotional
struggle it must have been for the young
actress at the time
to have been battling to fit in at
school and have to adjust to so many
things at home
but despite all the weight on her
shoulders jillian knew what she wanted
to do with her life
after her graduation she went on to
study theater and then moved to la to
pursue her acting career
by the time the second season of x-files
was being filmed
jillian married the show's lighting
director clyde klotz and was soon
pregnant
the couple flew to hawaii where their
wedding took place in the presence of a
buddhist priest at the 17th hole of a
golf course
the rising star feared that she might be
fired or replaced on the show because of
her pregnancy
but chris carter the writer and producer
of the series
reassured her that she wouldn't be going
anywhere when i
discovered that i was that i had fallen
pregnant
i really had to make the decision for
myself whether it was something that i
wanted and i was determined to make it
work
her daughter piper was born later in
1994.
in just her mid-twenties the actress had
to learn how to balance being a new
mother
a wife and her new newfound celebrity
status x-files was becoming increasingly
popular
making jillian a household name and the
ultimate sci-fi woman
unfortunately while her career was
booming her marriage wasn't going so
well
just before she arrived at the 1997
golden globe awards
the actress announced that her and
husband clyde had called it quits
to show his kindness and support to the
actress and fellow co-star
david duchovny escorted her to the
awards that evening
ah isn't that just so sweet she went
home with the golden globe for best
actress in a dramatic series
the actress did not let her failure of
her first marriage hold her back from
finding love again
in 2004 she tied the knot with
journalist julian ozan
on a kenyan beach unfortunately the
union only lasted 16 months
before she surprised her fans by
announcing their divorce
soon after her second divorce she began
dating businessman mark griffiths
the couple never married they were
together for six years and had two sons
oscar and felix while her relationship
with mark might have been going well
the actress suffered a tragic loss in
her family
at the young age of 30 her younger
brother aaron passed away
after a three-year-long battle with
cancer it was said that his brain tumor
may have been related to the condition
he had been diagnosed with as a child
after jillian's heartbreaking loss her
family asked for donations to be made to
the neurofibromitosis network charity
a charitable organization that jillian
confirms she is still a patron of today
just a year later jillian confirmed her
split with mark griffiths
and it is said that they are now happily
co-parenting their two sons
in an interview later that same year the
actress opened up about her early high
school romances
where she discussed being attracted to
both men and women
quote i was in a relationship with a
girl for a long time when i was in high
school
and then i was in a relationship with a
punk rock drug addict
you know i'm old enough that i can talk
about that
she added that she had not wanted to
make a big deal out of her experiences
out of the respect for those who have
struggled with similar issues
it seemed that the actress had a lot to
juggle on her plate from an early age
the actress went on to co-author a book
we
a manifesto for women everywhere which
she describes as advice to her younger
self
this book is essentially the handbook
that we wish that we'd had through our
lives
quote there were maybe two or three
points in my life where i
felt like the decisions that i was
making weren't good
in a way i was my own worst enemy
whether it was all the pressure from her
growing schedule for the x-files
and the demands of the hollywood
celebrity status or the self-doubt that
she would experience about her
appearance during a photo shoot
or the worries of motherhood the actress
explained that she suffered and
continues to suffer
from episodes she calls light depression
after her breakup with mark the actress
remained single for a while
taking the time to enjoy her own company
and spend time with her kids quote
i am content i don't feel anything is
lacking in my life
i certainly don't sit on bar stools
pining but the fact is i just haven't
met anyone
hmm perhaps it's that she just hadn't
met the right one
it seems that the actress was enjoying
her time as a single woman
because it was a whole four years later
that she began dating screenwriter peter
morgan
the pair even worked on the crown
together as the couple began filming the
fourth season of the show
just because there aren't any suitable
candidates
but i have found women in general tend
not to be suited to high office
where jillian brilliantly portrays
former british prime minister margaret
thatcher it took a lot of research and a
lot of
practice and a wig or two
the actress set firm restrictions from
the beginning quote
for our own sanity and actually for the
benefit of the relationship
we had very clear boundaries eventually
the couple settled on the very simple
rule
i am not going to comment on the script
but you are not allowed to comment on
the performance
you know from the very beginning he he
wasn't talking to me about it anymore he
didn't
want my opinion it seems however that
despite having set up rules for
themselves while filming
the couple decided to call off their
relationship just recently
the pair were together for four years
and although reasons for their parting
haven't been confirmed
we can only speculate for now despite
the split
the pair allegedly remained great
friends but struggled to stay together
because of
various work commitments and family
logistics according to the daily mail
why do you think the couple broke up do
you think that working together
added too much strain to the
relationship jillian has gone on to
prove to us
yet again that she has not faltered by
heartbreak
the actress has already moved on to her
newfound love
jillian introduced the world to her new
gf stella
a shaggy black dog on instagram on
sunday
would you just look at that face who
wouldn't want their own stella in their
lives
anderson may have had a tough upbringing
and suffered her fair share of headache
but she's made one thing clear to all of
us it
isn't going to stop her she's a pillar
of strength for women all over the world
reminding them to stay strong and stand
up for themselves
we can only imagine what the world of tv
and film has in store for the talented
actress
looking at the roles that she's
performed in the last few years
all we have to say is that we can't wait
for what she's going to do next
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