Karen Gillan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
95
Gender
Female
Birthday
1987-11-28 (38 years old)
Place of Birth
Inverness, Scotland, UK
Karen Gillan
Biography
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
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
What If...?
Avengers: Infinity War
The One Show
Avengers: Endgame
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Thor: Love and Thunder
Jumanji: The Next Level
Marvel Studios Legends
Comedy Bang! Bang!
The Life of Chuck
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Guardians of the Galaxy
X
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The Big Short
Gunpowder Milkshake
Eureka!
TableTop
Calls
Fools
Dual
Outcast
Highlander
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Call of the Wild
Doctor Who Confidential
New Town Killers
Late Bloomers
Rebus
NTSF:SD:SUV::
We'll Take Manhattan
Spies in Disguise
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Selfie
Alex & the List
Heroes Manufactured
Stuber
The Circle
Oculus
The Real History of Science Fiction
Doctor Who: Pond Life
Warning Labels
Jumanji 3
Douglas Is Cancelled
In a Valley of Violence
Sleeping Dogs
The Kevin Bishop Show
A Touch of Cloth
The Bubble
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Racing Thoughts
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
7 Days in Hell
Not Another Happy Ending
Pond Life
Next Exit
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Rhona Who Lives by the River
Emo Dad
Harley Street
Harley Street
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
The Party's Just Beginning
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Doctor Who at the Proms
All Creatures Here Below
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Let's Have Kids!
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Bound for Greatness
The Well
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
How Did We Get Here?
Doctor Who Explained
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
The Hoarding
Doctor Who at the Proms
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
Conventional
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
