Karen Gillan

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Gillan at San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2016

Karen Sheila Gillan (born November 28, 1987 in Inverness ) is a Scottish actress and former model . She gained fame for her role as Amy Pond in the British cult television series Doctor Who .

life and career

Gillan grew up in Inverness, Scotland . Her parents live in Kinmylies. At the age of 16 she decided to take acting classes at Telford College in Edinburgh . She later secured a place at the Italia Conti Academy of Theater Arts in London .

Gillan had her first role in Rebus (2006) while she was still studying at Italia Conti. She also starred in The Kevin Bishop Show , Stacked and James Nesbitt's film Outcast . At times she modeled, for example at the 2007 London Fashion Week for Allegra Hicks' fall / winter collection.

Matt Smith ( Doctor Who ) and Karen Gillan before the TARDIS (2010)

From 2010 to 2012, Gillan played the role of Amy Pond - the companion of the eleventh doctor - in the British cult television series Doctor Who . She also speaks this role in the Doctor Who computer games. Gillan was already seen in a supporting role in the Doctor Who episode The Fires of Pompeii in 2008 . It was the same episode in which Peter Capaldi , who later played the twelfth doctor, also played a supporting role.

In 2014 she appeared as the cyborg warrior Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy . In the 2017 sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as well as in 2018 in Avengers: Infinity War and in 2019 in the finale of the infinity saga Avengers: Endgame , she took on this role again. In between, she took on one of the five leading roles alongside Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle . In the sequel Jumanji: The Next Level , published in December 2019, she was again seen in a leading role.

Karen Gillan at Comic Con Germany 2019

Filmography (selection)

theatre

  • 2011: Inadmissible Evidence (London) as Shirley

Awards (selection)

  • 2010: Ultimate UK TV Actress for Doctor Who by Cosmopolitan
  • 2011: SFX Award for Doctor Who by SFX Magazine
  • 2011: TV Choice Award for Doctor Who by TV Choice Magazine
  • 2012: National Television Award in the Best Female Actor (Drama) category for Doctor Who by ITV
  • 2015: Empire Award in the Best New Discovery category

Web links

Commons : Karen Gillan  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entertainment | Doctor Who assistant is unveiled. BBC News, accessed May 29, 2009 .
  2. ↑ Doctor Who Online: Doctor Who Online - Episode Guide - The Fires of Pompeii - [4.2]. Drwho-online.co.uk, accessed May 29, 2009 .
  3. ^ Inadmissible Evidence. Retrieved March 15, 2012 .
  4. ↑ Cosmo's Ultimate Women of the Year Awards. Cosmopolitan UK, November 3, 2010, accessed March 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ SFX Awards Winners Announced. SFX Magazin, February 5, 2011, accessed March 15, 2012 .
  6. ↑ Best Actress - Karen Gillan. (No longer available online.) TV Choice Magazine, archived from the original on March 12, 2012 ; Retrieved March 15, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk
  7. ↑ NTA winners… each of them chosen by YOU! ITV , accessed March 15, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Gillan, Karen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gillan, Karen Sheila (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish actress and former model
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Inverness , Scotland, United Kingdom