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Karen Gillan

1987 - Today

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Karen Sheila Gillan (; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing 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 romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending (2013). She also worked on the stage while in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karen Gillan is the 1,504th most popular actor (up from 5,974th in 2019), the 1,700th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,446th in 2019) and the 212th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Karen Gillan ranks 1,504 out of 13,578. Before her are Alisa Freindlich, Isa Miranda, Brittany Murphy, Una O'Connor, Lara Dutta, and David Soul. After her are Lauren Hutton, Antonella Lualdi, Lee Sun-kyun, Teri Garr, Jean-Pierre Aumont, and Marisa Pavan.

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Among people born in 1987, Karen Gillan ranks 17. Before her are Dan Reynolds, Cesc Fàbregas, Edinson Cavani, Gerard Piqué, Jon Jones, and Maria Sharapova. After her are Fabio Mancini, Gonzalo Higuaín, Nico Hülkenberg, John Obi Mikel, Pedro, and Arturo Vidal.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Karen Gillan ranks 1,700 out of 8,785. Before her are Una O'Connor (1880), Renée Vivien (1877), Edward Balliol (1283), George Young (1946), Henry Cole (1808), and Robert Faurisson (1929). After her are N. T. Wright (1948), Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), Harold Shipman (1946), Herbert Kilpin (1870), Rupert Everett (1959), and Frederic Bartlett (1886).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Karen Gillan ranks 212. Before her are Emily Blunt (1983), Greer Garson (1904), Paul Ritter (1966), Gemma Jones (1942), Emilia Clarke (1986), and Una O'Connor (1880). After her are Rupert Everett (1959), Robert Hardy (1925), Edward Gordon Craig (1872), Ben Cross (1947), Elsa Lanchester (1902), and Elizabeth Hurley (1965).

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