Karen Gillan is a Scottish actress, director, screenwriter and model. She played the role of Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor, in the BBC One science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–2013). She has received wide recognition for portraying Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and its untitled sequel (2019) and also played Ruby Roundhouse in the box-office hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).

In 2018, she released her first featured film as a writer and director, titled The Party\'s Just Beginning.

Gillan was born and raised in Inverness. When she turned 16, Gillan moved to Edinburgh and completed an HNC Acting and Performance course at Telford College. She moved to London at age 18 to study at the drama school, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

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