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