Karen Gillan
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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
Credits
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
as Nebula
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as Nebula
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
as Nebula
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
as Nebula
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
as Nebula
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Ruby Roundhouse
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
as Nebula
X (2022)
as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
as Ruby Roundhouse
The Big Short (2015)
as Evie
Spies in Disguise (2019)
as Eyes (voice)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
as Nebula
The Call of the Wild (2020)
as Mercedes
Jumanji: Open World (2026)
as Ruby Roundhouse
The Life of Chuck (2025)
as Felicia Gordon
Dual (2022)
as Sarah
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
as Sam
Oculus (2014)
as Kaylie Russell
Sleeping Dogs (2024)
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
The Circle (2017)
as Annie Allerton
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
as Ellen
Highlander (—)
as Heather MacLeod
Stuber (2019)
as Sara Morris
7 Days in Hell (2015)
as Lily Allsworth
Late Bloomers (2024)
as Louise
The Bubble (2022)
as Carol Cobb
We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
as Jean Shrimpton
Outcast (2010)
as Ally
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
as Amy Pond
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019)
as Self
Heroes Manufactured (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Pond Life (2012)
as Amy Pond
Not Another Happy Ending (2013)
as Jane Lockhart
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
as Self - 'Nebula'
Blasphemous (—)
Actor
Warning Labels (2015)
as Mindy
Let's Have Kids! (—)
as Emma
New Town Killers (2008)
as Young Girl at Bus Station
All Creatures Here Below (2019)
as Ruby
Alex & the List (2018)
as Lily
The Party's Just Beginning (2018)
as Luisaidh
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)
as Amy Pond
How Did We Get Here? (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms (2010)
as Self - Host
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS (2013)
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who Explained (2013)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 (2010)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013)
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Next Exit (2022)
as Dr. Stevensen
Cinnamon & Gunpowder (—)
as Mad Hannah Mabbot
Eureka! (2019)
as Chloe
Bound for Greatness (2014)
as Maeve MacDonough
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two (2015)
as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith (2013)
Actor
Gunpowder Milkshake 2 (—)
as Sam
Doctor Who: Good as Gold (2012)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1 (2010)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)
as Self
Conventional (2015)
as Rachel Milligan
Fools (—)
as Mary Tudor
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel (2011)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night (2012)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut & Day of the Moon (—)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens & The Big Bang (2010)
as Amy Pond
The Hoarding (2020)
as Hope
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night (2012)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Time of Angels & Flesh and Stone (2010)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood (2010)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Rebel Flesh & The Almost People (2011)
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes To War & Let's Kill Hitler (2011)
as Amy Pond