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11/28/2008 2:45 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Scully's British?! The X-Patriate Files

Holy Madonna! When did Gillian Anderson pick up an English accent?!
Gillian Anderson: Click to watch
The "X-Files" star ditched America for London a few years ago and is now a full on limey. There were reports she'd move back to the U.S. if Obama was elected President -- but according to her, don't hold your bloody breath.

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Barfalufugus:  1171 days ago

She looks like $#it in that video.

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Julie Moon:  1171 days ago

She is english...the accent has always been there, come on guys do your homework-she used to be a hardcore London PUNK with mohawk and face piercings !!

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Mindy:  1171 days ago

Do your homework guys - This woman is orignally from Europe. She has ALWAYS had an accent.

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Miche:  1171 days ago

Nope, she was totally born in Chicago, but grew up in London basically.

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kan:  1171 days ago

Born in Chicago, lived in Puerto Rico and then the UK until 11, then moved to Michigan.

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J:  1171 days ago

hey idiots, read this:

Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, the daughter of Rosemary Anderson, a computer analyst, and Edward Anderson, who owned a film post-production company.[1] Soon after her birth, her family moved to Puerto Rico for 15 months and then to Crouch End where she attended Fortismere School and finally Harringay[2] in London, so that her father could attend the London Film School. When Anderson was 11 years old, her family moved again, this time to Grand Rapids, Michigan. She attended Fountain Elementary and then City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities; she graduated in 1986.

With her English accent and background, Anderson was mocked and felt out of place in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwest accent. In addition, she had her nose pierced in the early 1980s and dyed her hair various colors. Her high school classmates voted her as "Most Bizarre," "Class Clown", "Most Likely to go Bald" and "Most Likely to be Arrested." She was caught trying to jam the high school doors by filling their locks with glue on the eve of her graduation.[3]



It's VERY WELL possible to adopt ANY type of accent if you are there long enough! it's not about being fake. (eyes rolling)

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To see or not to see:  1171 days ago

Hallo! Grammar Rehab Center calling.....

1:52PM Cougar wrote:
"These so called actors should all just give all THERE money to the poor for the Holidays because they got THERE money for acting in such awful films and doing such awful work and getting paid for it."

The right word is not "there". Choose the right word among: 1) they're, 2) their, 3) there are

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moveover:  1171 days ago

Maybe she deserves a pass on this one, but there's nothing more lame than someone trying to fake a British accent all the time (ala Mike Myers and Madonna) It's so cheesy!

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OpenD:  1171 days ago

Per Wikipedia: "Lived in London, England, from age 2 to age 11, then moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she was teased for her English accent."

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welovega:  1171 days ago

I love Gillian and hope she can come back to US, even if she is English, she should live here

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lamosqui:  1171 days ago

to Muttley: I am fed up with people like you who are so intolerant that bash others when they do not speak with the same exact accent you do. These happens everywhere, not only in America. And it is called RACISM, NATIONALISM, etc.... You need to get your ass out of the US borders once in a while, trust me, you will see the light.

And what's wrong with smoking clove cigarrettes?????

You are sick, man.

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firebaby:  1171 days ago

does the internet in the thirty mile zone NOT have imdb?

google her, bitches....

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Go Sarah!:  1171 days ago

For the love of God, stay in England. And by the way, aren't Cher and Alec Baldwin supposed to be over there with you???

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Roy:  1170 days ago

I was over there for three years for work and when I came back my friends teased me about my accent changing. I did not even realize it. If you are around it everyday you tend to assimilate.

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Dalilah:  1170 days ago

Oh please I was in London for 2 months and I picked up the accent..It happens..The English accent is infectious.

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