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Karen Sheila GillanΒ (/ΛΙ‘ΙͺlΙn/; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for portrayingΒ Amy Pond, a primaryΒ companionΒ to theΒ Eleventh DoctorΒ in the science fiction seriesΒ Doctor WhoΒ (2010β2013). Her early film roles include the thrillerΒ Outcast (2010) and the romantic comedyΒ Not Another Happy EndingΒ (2013). She worked on the British stage, appearing inΒ John Osborne's playΒ Inadmissible EvidenceΒ (2011).Β
Gillan made her Hollywood debut in 2013, starring in the horror filmΒ Oculus, then played the lead in theΒ ABCΒ rom-com sitcomΒ SelfieΒ (2014). She achieved stardom for portrayingΒ NebulaΒ in several films of theΒ Marvel Cinematic UniverseΒ (2014β2023), which are among theΒ highest-grossing films of all time, andΒ Ruby RoundhouseΒ in the fantasy filmsΒ Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleΒ (2017),Β Jumanji: The Next LevelΒ (2019), andΒ Jumanji: Open WorldΒ (2026). She also wrote and directed the drama filmΒ The Party's Just BeginningΒ (2018), which she also starred in.Β
In the 2020s, Gillan has starred in the action thriller filmΒ Gunpowder MilkshakeΒ (2021), the thriller filmΒ DualΒ (2022), the coming-of-age filmΒ Late Bloomers (2023), the fantasy drama filmΒ The Life of Chuck (2024), and returned to British television with the seriesΒ Douglas Is CancelledΒ (2024).
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