Karen Gillan is a Scottish actress who became famous throught her portrayl of Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy.
So let’s find out some more trivia and facts about her life and career!
- Her full name is Karen Sheila Gillan
- She was born on November 28, 1987
- She is a Scottish actress and filmmaker
- She played Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor, in the BBC One series Doctor Who (2010–2013)
- She received international recognition for playing Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- And also for her role in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- On stage, Gillan appeared in John Osborne’s play Inadmissible Evidence in 2011
- Her first feature film as a writer and director, titled The Party’s Just Beginning
- It was released in 2018
- Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, the daughter of Marie and Raymond Gillan
- When she turned 16, Gillan moved to Edinburgh
- She completed an HNC Acting and Performance course at Telford College
- She moved to London at age 18 to study at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts drama school
- While studying at Italia Conti, Gillan was scouted by a modelling agency
- Prior to her acting career, she worked as a model
- Premiering at London Fashion Week in 2007
- Gillan has said she would not give up her acting career to return to modelling
- Stating that while she enjoyed modelling, acting had always been her main interest and goal
- During a 2012 interview on The Late Late Show, she stated that she had relocated to the US to star in the film Oculus
- Her family is Catholic
- She has not been christened and is not religious
- Instead agreeing with the statement that, “we’re just minuscule dots in the vast cosmic emptiness of the universe”
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