CelebHeights.com Home :: Contact Rob :: Bookmark :: Faq
Gillian Anderson Height
Gillian Anderson height: 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm)

US Actress from The X-Files. When filming some scenes in the X-Files, especially some over-the-shoulder shots, she would stand on a small box to make her look taller standing next to strong 6-footer Duchovny. In her own words, when asked her height: "Five foot three." Hmm, even Duchovny calls her 5ft 2, I think she isn't quite 5ft 3.

Met this celebrity? Add a comment below. Got a photo with Gillian Anderson? Please Rob

Add a comment about their height

Your Comment:
Caffeine Addict says on 16/Feb/10
I think she's 5'3'' - I've read that so many times - add in her petiteness and you have a dinky but beautiful lady who I adore! The X Files are great too!
Josh.J says on 21/Oct/09
she looked a foot shorter than duchovny. 5'0~5'1 for me.
Anonymous says on 12/Sep/09
I just watched "How to loose friends and alienate people" with Gillian Anderson and Megan Fox, they appear together in most of their scenes. And Anderson is about 4" shorter than 5´3"-5´4" Fox, both with the same heels.
Maggie says on 10/Jun/09
She was queried about her height during a radio interview once (with Jonathan Ross, I believe) and she confirmed she's 5'3".
WoD says on 9/Jun/09
I've seen her some days ago and she's defenetly taller than 4'6'' *lol*
I think she is about 5'2''. She's very petite and I think that makes her appear shorter than she is. (and she's already short so...)
Anonymous says on 7/Jun/09
I've worked on the X-files set for several years in Vancouver and seen her barefoot upclose. She wasn't even taller than my 13 year old daughter at the time, and my daughter stood 4'6".
Jeremy says on 14/Mar/09
I am starting to think that 5'2 is correct.
Olivia says on 11/Mar/09
She's got a bit the same figure as Patricia Arquette and she's ranked at 5 ft 1.5, so I'd say between 5 ft 1 and 5 ft 2, I don't think she's over that, it seems that almost everybody is taller than her...Oh and Gillian is absolutely amazing and beautiful ! :-))
Laurra says on 11/Jan/09
On an X-Files commentary Rob Bowman (one of the directors) called her boxes "Gilly Boxes." Cute :)
Eric says on 24/Oct/08
I'm 5'11 male who weighs 13 stone and a woman that size has carried me over her shoulder. Height doesn't matter if she's strong.
Jeremy says on 16/Oct/08
Gillian could pass for 5'3.I saw her recently on Jay Leno and she did not look that short.She is at least 5'2.5 and she is very beautiful.
starfan says on 29/Sep/08
i heard she carried a woman over her shoulder in one of the episodes of x files how can a small woman like her do that. I guess she is taller
Brad says on 25/Sep/08
Break out the apple box for Gillian on the close-up's with David.
Rena says on 25/Jul/08
Yeah 'just me' like there is much difference between 5'2 and 5'1, how can 5'1 be toooo short, its hardly that much smaller! Gillian is 157cm tall, so almost 5'2, but slightly under. And for christ sakes so what if she looks smaller than David, he's a man, women are not meant to be anywhere near as tall as 6'. In the X-Files when Gillian stands next to David with flat shoes on she's up to his chin, she doesn't look like the size of a child as someone else put it.
ras says on 7/Aug/07
She does seem to have quite a small frame.
Click Here
5 ft 2.25 5 ft2.5 sounds about right.
just me says on 10/Jul/07
Everywhere it says that she's 5'3" or at the least 5'2", I don't think she is 5'1" or shorter. That's just toooo short. When standing next to David, who is at least 6', of course she'll be dwarfed by his size. It doesn't mean that she's 5', though.
Brad says on 15/May/07
Another closed set "on the box" actress. 5' 2".
kkentuckywoman says on 6/May/07
I was watching "Bleak House" and in some of the long shots I noticed that the proportions of her dresses--bodice to skirt length--looked like me & I'm 5' on a good day. That's why I even bothered to google her height.
Mr Mayfair says on 11/Apr/07
Claims to be 5.2, but nearer five foot!
Looks 6 feet tall when standing on tea chest...
Mr Mayfair says on 10/Jan/07
She looks a foot shorter than six foot Duchovy, at least when she isn't standing on a box next to him...
Richie says on 30/Oct/06
I've met her, i'd say 5'2'' 5'1' shes a little doll of a woman.
Lilly says on 28/Aug/06
I'v e never read that she said 5 foot three. Reportedly she is fove foot two.
marion says on 28/Aug/06
I'm 5'6 and stood next to her and to me she looked like a child *lol* I'm not good at guessing heights but she's no way 5'3, maybe 5'2 but I'd say 5'1
kristian says on 27/Aug/06
i think also that she is shorter than the 5´3 she ist listef at!!!!!!!!!maybe 5´1
sf says on 26/Aug/06
Yea, I think Gillian's got us fooled. I've never seen her listed over 5'2" and have my doubts about that.
Anonymous says on 25/Aug/06
This is absolute manure!!! This is the biggest con of all time! Personally, I have met Anderson on three occassions and she is nowhere close to 5'3". My girlfriend at one party, wearing flat shoes, stood at about 5'1.5" and Anderson, who spoke to us for around five minutes, was half an inch shorter than her wearing the same style heals as she can be seen in on 'Fight the Future', when attending the FBI meetings. This woman is 4'11.5" at most.
Star Heights A-Z
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Random Photo
Latest Star Heights
Latest 50 Heights
Latest Comments
Andy Murray
Blake Harrison
Carey Mulligan
Cory Monteith
Tim Pigott Smith
Jack Conley
Daneel Harris
Josh Hutcherson
Popular Articles
Tom Cruise
Mel Gibson
General Height
Rob Paul
Brad Pitt
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sneakers
Sylvester Stallone
Shoe Lifts
Photos and Perspective
How to Measure a Celebrities Height
Heel Height Truth
Elevator Shoes
Celebs my Height
Search CelebHeights
 
CelebHeights.com © Rob Paul, 2004-2007
Using this site you are agreeing to its Terms

All heights are barefeet Estimates and are derived from actual quotations by celebrities, official website, agency resumes, studying pictures, films and importantly actual fan encounter estimates.

Photos of 'Fans with Celebrities' on this site are © to their respective owners and should not be used or linked to without permission.
This site is 100% Scottish.