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Gillian Anderson is dedicated to a number of philanthropic causes. For instance, when it comes to animal rights, the actor went so far as to take off all her clothes for a PETA ad. "I found it liberating to use my body to make an important statement. People tend to look away from anti-fur ads showing mangled animals, but they're drawn to PETA's 'naked' campaign," she explained on the official PETA site. 

But Anderson's charity work goes way beyond stripping for the greater good of animals. She says that another cause she's involved in is the fight to find a cure for neurofibromatosis — and for good reason: Her brother suffers from the disease. The actor contends that neurofibromatosis "is actually more prevalent than MS."  

Anderson also became an anti-slavery advocate "after being shocked at the scale of the problem." In 2017, Reuters reported that until she was cast in the film, "Sold," Anderson "had been unaware [that] up to 46 million people globally were living as slaves, generating an estimated $150 billion in illegal profits a year." "Sold" is set in Kolkata's red light district, where a 13-year-old girl from Nepal is "trapped in the sex trade." The movie follows this young woman as she fights to get away. "The film is an entry point to the issue. By telling one girl's story, it gives voice to the millions of children who are trafficked every year," Anderson remarked to Reuters.

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