The Personal World of Gillian Anderson
For most fans around the globe, Gillian Anderson will always be Dana Scully, the cool-headed FBI agent on The X-Files. But Anderson’s real story off camera is way more tangled and raw than any script. She’s faced public break-ups, rumors, the pressures of a breakout Hollywood career, and the stretchy demands of motherhood—all in the world’s spotlight.
Back in 1994, not long after The X-Files started to soar, Anderson quietly married Clyde Klotz, one of the creative minds behind the scenes. Their wedding was nothing flashy—just a small Buddhist ceremony on a Hawaiian cliff. Less than a year later, she gave birth to her first child, Piper Maru, hitting the set for season two only ten days after delivery. The breakneck pace set a rough tone: by 1997, the marriage was over, and tabloids filled up with rumors about her working relationship with co-star David Duchovny. She later called those whispers 'unbearable', forced to manage both the press circus and her own healing.
The next time Anderson gave marriage a shot was a decade later. In 2004, she tied the knot with journalist Julian Ozanne on the sandy shores of Lamu Island in Kenya—once again, favoring privacy over Hollywood glamour. But again, the relationship unraveled quickly, and their split made headlines in 2006. Throughout these changes, she never put her ambitions on pause. Balancing blockbuster roles, she was raising her daughter and juggling the demands of international stardom.
Motherhood, Identity, and Living Openly
Motherhood became an even bigger part of Anderson's journey when she began a long-term relationship with businessman Mark Griffiths. Together, they welcomed two sons into the world, but by 2012, their story had also come to an end. Parenting three kids, Anderson decided to settle in London in 2002—a choice that helped her family gain some sense of privacy and normalcy, away from the relentless buzz of Los Angeles.
Life never really slowed down. Since 2016, Anderson has been in the headlines again, this time for her relationship with acclaimed screenwriter Peter Morgan, best known for creating The Crown. Although they ended things in 2020, they’ve kept things amicable, staying on friendly terms amid their busy careers.
Anderson’s always been candid—not just about divorces and romance, but about who she is. She’s openly discussed a high school relationship with another woman, and caused a stir when she said she’s open to same-sex partners in the future. Despite describing herself as heterosexual, Anderson’s not interested in putting her private life in a box. Instead, she prefers honesty, saying her past is just a part of who she is and who she might become.
Balancing kids, work, love, and moving continents, Gillian Anderson has weathered the kind of chaos that would flatten most people. Through all the noise, she’s built a life on resilience, honesty, and growth—never hiding from her own truth, and never letting go of her ambition.