Cast & creator
Karen Gillan
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Simpsons, The Simpsons
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.
Also known as: Karen Sheila Gillan
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television credits
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1989–2027 · acting roles
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Filmography (110)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Simpsons
Maisie (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Maisie MacWeldon (voice)
1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Doctor Who
Amy Pond
2005Doctor Who
Soothsayer
2005
Avengers: Endgame
Nebula
2019
The One Show
Self
2006
Avengers: Infinity War
Nebula
2018
What If...?
Nebula (voice)
2021
Last Meals
Self
2021
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
2012
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Nebula
2023
X
Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
2022
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Nebula
2017
Marvel Studios Legends
Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Thor: Love and Thunder
Nebula
2022
The Big Short
Evie
2015
Calls
Sara (voice)
2021
Guardians of the Galaxy
Nebula
2014
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Martha
2017
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Daisy
2011
Doctor Who Confidential
Self
2005
Over Your Dead Body
Co-Producer
2026
Jumanji: The Next Level
Ruby Roundhouse
2019
Spies in Disguise
Eyes (voice)
2019
The Call of the Wild
Mercedes
2020
The Life of Chuck
Felicia Gordon
2025
Selfie
Eliza Dooley
2014
Sleeping Dogs
Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
2024
Rebus
Terry Cotter
2000
Gunpowder Milkshake
Sam
2021
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Nebula
2022
Jumanji: Open World
Ruby Roundhouse
2026
The Circle
Annie Allerton
2017
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
2014
Oculus
Kaylie Russell
2014
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self
2017
A Touch of Cloth
Kerry Newblood
2012
Stuber
Sara Morris
2019
Dual
Sarah
2022
The Bubble
Carol Cobb
2022
Douglas Is Cancelled
Madeline
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Nebula'
2023
In a Valley of Violence
Ellen
2016
7 Days in Hell
Lily Allsworth
2015
Late Bloomers
Louise
2024Rhona Who Lives by the River
Rhona #3
Rhona Who Lives by the River
Executive Producer
Highlander
Heather MacLeod
Harley Street
Holly
2008Harley Street
2008
Let's Have Kids!
Emma
2026
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Amy Pond
2013
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
2019
The Kevin Bishop Show
2008
We'll Take Manhattan
Jean Shrimpton
2012
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Amy Pond
2010
All Creatures Here Below
Ruby
2019
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Amy Pond
2011
The Party's Just Beginning
Luisaidh
2018The Party's Just Beginning
Director
2018The Party's Just Beginning
Screenplay
2018
Not Another Happy Ending
Jane Lockhart
2013
Doctor Who at the Proms
Amy Pond (archive footage)
2024
Emo Dad
Jessica
2013
How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
2022
Pond Life
Amy Pond
2012
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
2017
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
2015Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Writer
2015Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Director
2015
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Amy Pond (archive footage)
2013
Alex & the List
Lily
2018
Next Exit
Dr. Stevensen
2022
Warning Labels
Mindy
2015
The Well
Coll
2009
Doctor Who: Pond Life
Amy Pond
2012
Outcast
Ally
2010
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Amy Pond
2010
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Amy Pond (archive footage)
2013Blasphemous
2027Blasphemous
Producer
2027
Doctor Who at the Proms
Self - Host
2010
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
2013
New Town Killers
Young Girl at Bus Station
2008Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Mad Hannah Mabbot
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Amy Pond
2010
Doctor Who Explained
Self
2013
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Amy Pond
2012
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Amy Pond
2011
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
Amy Pond
2012
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
Amy Pond
2012
Conventional
Rachel Milligan
2015Conventional
Writer
2015Conventional
Director
2015
Eureka!
Chloe
2019Fools
Mary Tudor
Bound for Greatness
Maeve MacDonough
2014
The Hoarding
Hope
2020The Hoarding
Director
2020The Hoarding
Writer
2020Gunpowder Milkshake 2
Sam
Coward
Director
2015Coward
Writer
2015Coward
Executive Producer
2015