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Karen Sheila Gillan (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–2013). Her early film roles include the thriller Outcast (2010) and the romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending (2013). She also worked on the stage in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Gillan transitioned to Hollywood, starring in the horror film Oculus (2013) and playing the lead in the ABC sitcom Selfie (2014). She achieved stardom for portraying Nebula in several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(2014–2023), which are among the highest-grossing films of all time, and Ruby Roundhouse in the fantasy films Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). She also wrote and directed the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), which she starred in. She has starred in the comedy film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), the thriller film Dual (2022), the coming-of-age film Late Bloomers (2023), and returned to British television with the series Douglas Is Cancelled (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Gillan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Karen Sheila Gillan (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–2013). Her early film roles include the thriller Outcast (2010) and the romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending (2013). She also worked on the stage in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Gillan transitioned to Hollywood, starring in the horror film Oculus (2013) and playing the lead in the ABC sitcom Selfie (2014). She achieved stardom for portraying Nebula in several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(2014–2023), which are among the highest-grossing films of all time, and Ruby Roundhouse in the fantasy films Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). She also wrote and directed the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), which she starred in. She has starred in the comedy film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), the thriller film Dual (2022), the coming-of-age film Late Bloomers (2023), and returned to British television with the series Douglas Is Cancelled (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Gillan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Doctor Who
The Simpsons
The One Show
The Graham Norton Show
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Real History of Science Fiction
Calls
Doctor Who: Unleashed
Marvel Studios Legends
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Rebus
What If...?
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Big Short
Avengers: Endgame
X
Avengers: Infinity War
Doctor Who Confidential
Thor: Love and Thunder
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Stuber
The Life of Chuck
Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales
In a Valley of Violence
Spies in Disguise
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Circle
Jumanji 3
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Jumanji: The Next Level
The Call of the Wild
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Douglas Is Cancelled
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Sleeping Dogs
Pond Life
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
Dual
Oculus
Selfie
Gunpowder Milkshake
The Bubble
Doctor Who at the Proms
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