Karen Gillan
Gillan as Amy Pond
Born	Karen Sheila Gillan 28 November 1987 (1987-11-28) (age 22) Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actress, Model
Years active	2006–present

Karen Sheila Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress who is best known for her current portrayal of Amy Pond in the British science fiction series Doctor Who.

Personal life

Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland. Her father, Raymond John, a Day Centre Manager, and mother, Marie, live in Kinmylies. Aged 16, she decided to pursue her acting career further, studying acting at Edinburgh's Telford College. Later, she secured a place at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts drama school in London on the BA (Hons) Acting degree course.

Career

Gillan has taken part in numerous modeling events including 2007's London Fashion Week for designer Allegra Hicks' autumn/winter catwalk show. She has also modelled for the launch party of Nicola Roberts' Dainty Doll Make-Up Range. This was shown in Nicola's episode of the documentary, The Passions of Girls Aloudwhich premiered on the 4th April 2008.

Gillan's early TV acting career included guest appearances on several dramatic TV series, with her first ongoing role being a two-year stint as a member of the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series The Kevin Bishop Show in which she played multiple characters, as well as celebrities such as Katy Perry and Angelina Jolie.

She was cast for the role of the Eleventh Doctor's first companion, Amy Pond, on the British sci-fi series Doctor Who in early 2009. She had previously appeared in the episode "The Fires of Pompeii" in a minor role as a member of the Sybilline Sisterhood. She made her first on-screen appearance in the series in "The Eleventh Hour", which first aired in April 2010. She has been confirmed as appearing throughout the 2010 series of Doctor Who, and was confirmed in Issue 420 of the Doctor Who Magazine to be appearing in the 2011 series.

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Video Games

External links

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• Karen Gillan at the Internet Movie Database

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