- In her free time, Gabrielle writes screenplays and children's books.
- Gabrielle went to the same high school as her Press Gang cast mate Julia Sawalha. However, she was a few grades below Julia.
- Made an appearance in Tom Petty's music video for 'Into the Great White Open' and Paul McCartney's 'Pretty Little Head.'
- At one point James Cameron thought about hiring Gabrielle for the lead female role (Rose) in Titanic.
- Although Gabrielle's father was an Oscar-nominated film editor and her mother an actress, both were against her becoming an actress.
- In 1991, Gabrielle Anwar stared in the feature film If Looks Could Kill opposite Richard Grieco where she played a spy by the name Mariska.
- Gabrielle stated in a June 2007 interview that she is a pagan.
- In 2007, Gabrielle was nominated for a Saturn Award for her role in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.
- Gabrielle once held the Guinness World Record for "World's Fastest Talker."
- In 2002, Gabrielle appeared in a TV commercial for Acuvue contact lenses. She also appeared in Japanese TV commercials for Lux Super Rich.
- Gabrielle is 5'3".
- Gabrielle made her film debut in the movie Manifesto.
- Gabrielle appeared with her daughter, Willow, in the film Daddy Who?. She also appeared with her daughter in the movie Kimberly.
- Gabrielle was kicked out of school in England for fistfighting.
- In 1993, Gabrielle was chosen as one of People Magazine's '50 Most Beautiful People.'
- Gabrielle: At the end of the day I feel I've been independent, steadfast and proud. Unfortunately for a woman, that equals bitch or diva. For a man it seems to elicit respect ... I can't raise children without teaching them that what is important to somebody is worth fighting for, even if it means putting your career on the back-burner and having it fizzle and burn.
- Gabrielle: Being married is something I don't care to repeat because, for me, it's been an idea of something that is an unfair ritual.
- Gabrielle: (on playing Fiona in "Burn Notice") This is one of the few scripts I've read that not only encompassed humor, emotion and action, but had a multifaceted female lead. Fiona is that rare opportunity to indulge all ingredients to make someone a delectable, bittersweet and complex meal of a woman.
- Gabrielle: Yoga is the only form of exercise I have ever understood. I would rather naturally birth quadruplets than step inside a gym.
- Gabrielle: I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest.
- Gabrielle: To this day, I think if I stop I'm going to end up in some establishment somewhere.
