Karen Gillan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
93
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
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Avengers: Infinity War
The One Show
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
What If...?
Avengers: Endgame
X
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Jumanji: The Next Level
Thor: Love and Thunder
The Life of Chuck
The Call of the Wild
Marvel Studios Legends
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Big Short
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji 3
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Sleeping Dogs
Calls
Next Exit
Spies in Disguise
Stuber
Doctor Who Confidential
NTSF:SD:SUV::
The Bubble
Eureka!
Heroes Manufactured
The Hoarding
Rebus
Dual
Gunpowder Milkshake
TableTop
Highlander
Fools
Selfie
Oculus
Douglas Is Cancelled
In a Valley of Violence
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
The Circle
Late Bloomers
Outcast
A Touch of Cloth
7 Days in Hell
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Real History of Science Fiction
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Not Another Happy Ending
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
The Party's Just Beginning
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Bound for Greatness
Doctor Who: Pond Life
New Town Killers
How Did We Get Here?
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
We'll Take Manhattan
Doctor Who Explained
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Alex & the List
Let's Have Kids!
The Kevin Bishop Show
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Harley Street
Harley Street
Rhona Who Lives by the River
Doctor Who at the Proms
Emo Dad
The Well
Doctor Who at the Proms
Pond Life
All Creatures Here Below
Conventional
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Warning Labels
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
