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