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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 portraying 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 worked on the British stage, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011).
Gillan made her Hollywood debut in 2013, starring in the horror film Oculus, then played the lead in the ABC rom-com sitcom Selfie (2014). She achieved stardom for portraying Nebula in several f…
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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 portraying 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 worked on the British stage, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Gillan made her Hollywood debut in 2013, starring in the horror film Oculus, then played the lead in the ABC rom-com 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), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and Jumanji: Open World (2026). She also wrote and directed the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), which she also starred in. In the 2020s, Gillan has starred in the action thriller film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), the thriller film Dual (2022), the coming-of-age film Late Bloomers (2023), the fantasy drama film The Life of Chuck (2024), 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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Jumanji: Open World
as Ruby Roundhouse
Let's Have Kids!
as Emma
The Life of Chuck
as Felicia Gordon
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Late Bloomers
as Louise
Sleeping Dogs
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Nebula'
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Nebula
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Nebula
Next Exit
as Dr. Stevensen
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Nebula
The Bubble
as Carol Cobb
Dual
as Sarah
X
as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
How Did We Get Here?
as Self (archive footage)
Gunpowder Milkshake
as Sam
The Hoarding
as Hope
The Call of the Wild
as Mercedes
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Ruby Roundhouse
Spies in Disguise
as Eyes (voice)
Stuber
as Sara Morris
All Creatures Here Below
as Ruby
Eureka!
as Chloe
Avengers: Endgame
as Nebula
The Party's Just Beginning
as Luisaidh
Alex & the List
as Lily
Avengers: Infinity War
as Nebula
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Martha
The Circle
as Annie Allerton
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Nebula
Heroes Manufactured
as Self (archive footage)
In a Valley of Violence
as Ellen
The Big Short
as Evie
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
Conventional
as Rachel Milligan
7 Days in Hell
as Lily Allsworth
Warning Labels
as Mindy
Bound for Greatness
as Maeve MacDonough
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Nebula
Oculus
as Kaylie Russell
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
as Amy Pond
No Poster
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as Self
Doctor Who Explained
as Self
Not Another Happy Ending
as Jane Lockhart
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Pond Life
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
as Amy Pond
We'll Take Manhattan
as Jean Shrimpton
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
as Amy Pond
Outcast
as Ally
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Self - Host
New Town Killers
as Young Girl at Bus Station
No Poster
Highlander
as Heather MacLeod
No Poster
Blasphemous
No Poster
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
as Mad Hannah Mabbot
No Poster
Fools
as Mary Tudor
No Poster
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
as Sam