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Karen Gillan
Inverness, Scotland, UK
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 pla…
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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.
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2026
Jumanji: Open World
Movie Ruby Roundhouse
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2026
Over Your Dead Body
Movie Co-Producer
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2025
The Life of Chuck
Movie Felicia Gordon
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2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie Amy Pond (archive footage)
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2024
Douglas Is Cancelled
TV show Madeline
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2024
Late Bloomers
Movie Louise
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2024
Sleeping Dogs
Movie Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
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2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie Self - 'Nebula'
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2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie Nebula
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2022
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie Nebula
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2022
Next Exit
Movie Dr. Stevensen
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2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie Nebula
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2022
The Bubble
Movie Carol Cobb
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2022
Dual
Movie Sarah
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2022
X
Movie Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
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2022
How Did We Get Here?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Last Meals
TV show Self
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2021
What If...?
TV show Nebula (voice)
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2021
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie Sam
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2021
Calls
TV show Sara (voice)
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2021
Marvel Studios Legends
TV show Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2020
The Hoarding
Movie Hope
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2020
The Call of the Wild
Movie Mercedes
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2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Movie Self
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2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie Ruby Roundhouse
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2019
Spies in Disguise
Movie Eyes (voice)
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2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV show Self
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Stuber
Movie Sara Morris
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2019
All Creatures Here Below
Movie Ruby
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2019
Eureka!
Movie Chloe
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2019
Avengers: Endgame
Movie Nebula
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2018
The Party's Just Beginning
Movie Luisaidh
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2018
Alex & the List
Movie Lily
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2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie Nebula
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2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie Martha
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2017
The Circle
Movie Annie Allerton
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2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Movie Nebula
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2017
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV show Self
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2017
Heroes Manufactured
Movie Self (archive footage)
