Karen Sheila Gillan is a Scottish actress, voice actress, and former model who is best known for her portrayal as Amy Pond in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who from 2010 to 2012 and Ruby Roundhouse as one of the avatars in the 2017 film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its 2019 sequel.
For Disney, she portrayed Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, the TV series What If...?, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Avengers: Doomsday. She also portrayed Morris in Fox's Stuber, Mercedes in Fox's The Call of the Wild, and voiced Eyes in Fox/Blue Sky's Spies in Disguise.
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Trivia
- She is one of several actors to work alongside Marvel co-stars in a different project. Others include Tom Holland (who Karen worked alongside in Spies in Disguise), Don Cheadle and Zendaya etc.
- Karen wore a wig for her cameo appearance in Matt Smith's last episode as the Eleventh Doctor, as she shaved her head for her role as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy.[3]
References
- ↑ "Karen Gillan Reveals She Secretly Married Partner Nick Kocher Last Year in Scotland". People Magazine (23 February 2023).
- ↑ "Karen Gillan Welcomes First Child". Instagram (January 2, 2025).
- ↑ "Marvel Made Karen Gillan a Wig of Her Own Hair That She'll Wear on 'Selfie'". Mashabl.com (July 15,2014).
