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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
The Simpsons
The One Show
The Graham Norton Show
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
What If...?
The Real History of Science Fiction
Calls
Doctor Who: Unleashed
Marvel Studios Legends
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Rebus
The Big Short
Avengers: Endgame
X
Avengers: Infinity War
Doctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Stuber
Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales
The Life of Chuck
Spies in Disguise
In a Valley of Violence
The Call of the Wild
Doctor Who at the Proms
Jumanji 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Doctor Who
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The Circle
Jumanji: The Next Level
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Pond Life
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Douglas Is Cancelled
Sleeping Dogs
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Doctor Who at the Proms
Oculus
Selfie
Dual
The Bubble
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
Gunpowder Milkshake
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