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Karen Gillan

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Karen grew up in Inverness, Scotland and developed a love for acting very early on, attending several youth theatre groups and taking part in a wide range of productions at her school, Charleston Academy. At age 16, Karen decided she wanted to pursue her acting career further and, studied under the renowned theatre director Scott Johnston at the Performing Arts Studio Scotlond... See full bio »

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Karen Sheila Gillan
in Inverness, Scotland, UK
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2014 The List (filming)
Lily
 
2014 Oculus (post-production)
Kaylie Russell
 
2013 Not Another Happy Ending (completed)
Jane Lockhart
 
2008-2012 Doctor Who (TV series)
Amy Pond / Soothsayer
– The Angels Take Manhattan (2012) … Amy Pond
– The Power of Three (2012) … Amy Pond
– A Town Called Mercy (2012) … Amy Pond
– Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (2012) … Amy Pond
– Asylum of the Daleks (2012) … Amy Pond
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2012 Pond Life (TV mini-series)
Amy Pond
– Part 1 (2012) … Amy Pond
– Part 2 (2012) … Amy Pond
– Part 3 (2012) … Amy Pond
– Part 4 (2012) … Amy Pond
– Part 5 (2012) … Amy Pond
 
2012 Doctor Who: Good as Gold (TV short)
Amy Pond
 
2012 In Love with Coward (TV series)
Laura
 
2012 We'll Take Manhattan (TV movie)
Jean Shrimpton
 
2011 Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - The Gunpowder Plot (Video Game)
Amy Pond (voice)
 
2011 Doctor Who: Space and Time (TV short)
Amy Pond
 
2010 Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (Video Game)
Amy Pond (voice)
 
2010 Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - TARDIS (Video Game)
Amy Pond (voice)
 
2010 Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - Blood of the Cybermen (Video Game)
Amy Pond (voice)
 
2010 Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - City of the Daleks (Video Game)
Amy Pond (voice)
 
2010 Outcast
Ally
 
2009 The Well (TV series)
Coll
– Return to the Well (2009) … Coll
– A Terrible Evil (2009) … Coll (uncredited)
– The Hag (2009) … Coll (uncredited)
– She's Coming (2009) … Coll
 
2008-2009 The Kevin Bishop Show (TV series)
Various Characters / Various
– Episode #2.6 (2009) … Various Characters
– Episode #2.5 (2009) … Various Characters
– Episode #2.4 (2009) … Various Characters
– Episode #2.3 (2009) … Various Characters
– Episode #2.2 (2009) … Various Characters
See all 12 episodes »
 
2008 New Town Killers
Young Girl in Bus Station
 
2008 Stacked (TV movie)
Ginny Turner
 
2008 Coming Up (TV series)
Anna
– Thinspiration (2008) … Anna
 
2008 Harley Street (TV series)
Holly
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Holly
 
2006 Rebus (TV series)
Teri Cotter
– Question of Blood (2006) … Teri Cotter
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2011-2013 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #9.78 (2013) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #8.354 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #7.202 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #7.201 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #7.149 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2013 The Nerdist (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (2013) … Herself
 
2012 Conan (TV series)
Herself
– Beach Blanket Bunker: The Untold Story of Hitler & His Prize Surfboard (2012) … Herself
 
2012 G4 Presents Comic Con 2012 Live (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 National Television Awards: The Party (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 National Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010-2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Herself
– Gerard Butler/Karen Gillan/Martin Freeman/Noel Gallagher/Uggie (2012) … Herself
– Episode #7.4 (2010) … Herself
 
2010-2011 Children in Need (TV series)
Herself / Amy Pond
– Episode dated 18 November 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 November 2010 (2010) … Herself / Amy Pond
 
2010-2011 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
Herself
– When Time Froze (2011) … Herself
– Heartbreak Hotel (2011) … Herself
– What Dreams May Come (2011) … Herself
– About a Boy (2011) … Herself
– River Runs Wild (2011) … Herself
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2010-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 26 August 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 21 April 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 23 December 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 17 April 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 19 March 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
 
2010 Daybreak (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 November 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 BBC Proms (TV series)
Herself - Host
– Prom 10: Doctor Who at the Proms (2010) … Herself - Host (also archive footage)
 
2010 The ONE Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 August 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 May 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 GMTV (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2008 The Passions of... Girls Aloud (TV series documentary)
Herself - Model
– Nicola (2008) … Herself - Model
 
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2013 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
2012 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (TV movie)
Amy Pond (uncredited)
 
2012 Doctor Who in the U.S. (TV movie)
Various
 
2012 The Destinations of Doctor Who (TV movie)
Amelia Pond
 
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2011 Almost Famous IV (TV documentary)
Soothsayer
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(13 Oct 2011 - 26 Nov 2011) Stage play: Inadmissable Evidence by John Osborne - playing Shirley - at the Donmar Warehouse, London, UK.

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

I got a recall to come in and read with Matt [the eleventh Doctor] and that was quite funny, actually, because, I wasn't allowed to tell anyone that I was auditioning, what I was auditioning for, not even the people in the reception of the place that I was going to. So I had to give them a code name of 'Panic Moon'. It was fun but it was actually an anagram for 'companion' which is quite clever. See more »

Trivia:

Karen is part of the youngest pairing of Doctor and companion on Doctor Who. In 2009, the new Doctor, Matt Smith, is 26, and she is just 21. Their combined age will be younger than that of Jon Pertwee when he was playing the Time Lord in the 1970s. See more »

Trademark:

Energetic personality See more »

Nickname:

Kaz See more »

Star Sign:

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