Biography
Karen Gillan is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. Born on 28 November 1987 in Inverness, she trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London.
She first gained recognition for playing Amy Pond in the BBC series Doctor Who (2010–2013). Early film roles include Outcast (2010) and Not Another Happy Ending (2013), and she appeared on stage in John Osborne's Inadmissible Evidence (2011).
Gillan achieved international prominence portraying Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). She also starred as Ruby Roundhouse in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). Gillan wrote and directed The Party's Just Beginning (2018).
