Karen Gillan is a Scottish theater and film actress, famous for her role as Amy Pond in the television series Doctor Who. Also, the actress is the star of the films "Selfie", "In the Valley of Violence" and "List".
Karen Sheila Gillan starred as Nebula in the Marvel comic blockbusters. Her landmark works were the films Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers.
Career development
A future star was born in Scottish Inverness on November 28, 1987. Her father was singer Raymond Gillan. The only child was given all the attention. At seven, Karen played the piano well. The girl decided that she would continue her father's musical career. Later, she was attracted to psychology. However, all won the love of the scene.
As a teenager, Gillan took part in the productions of the school theater club and in the performances of the Charleston Academy, where she studied later. Next, the girl chose Edinburgh College for education. A couple of years later, she went to London to take acting classes at Italia Conti, the renowned Academy of Theater Arts.
To provide a livelihood, Karen moonlighted. She settled into the pub, but the Kevin Bishop Show invitation arrived. There, the aspiring actress began to parody Hollywood stars. In 2007, modeling agencies paid attention to a talented and bright girl.
Karen participated in London Fashion Weeks. She demonstrated the collection of Allegra Hinks. A year later, Karen Sheila made a model on the show "Exquisite Dolls of Nicola Roberts."
The career of the prestigious catwalk model ended with the advent of the movie in the biography of the girl. A little later, another desire Karen realized. She began to play on the professional stage. The debut was the role of secretary in "Inappropriate evidence." This was followed by "Time to Act" on Broadway.
Moving a movie career was slow. The debut took place during the student days. The young actress was left with an episode in Rebus: The Hanging Garden. The next two years, the performers passed in not the most rated projects. Since 2008, she has been cast for the role of Amy Pond in the TV series Doctor Who.
Star roles
Her character has become the main companion of a key character since the advent of the Eleventh Doctor. The project was launched in 1963. The uniformity of the storyline was achieved by the fantastic regeneration of the protagonist. The appearance of the hero is constantly changing. This provided the opportunity to use different actors. Gillan's partner was Matt Smith.
The star’s appearance began the first episode of the fifth season of the “Eleventh hour”. Amy Pond has participated in a number of interesting stories. The role was the reason for receiving four awards. Karen was presented with the Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year Award, National Television Awards, SFX and TV Choice Awards.
Then the voice acting of the rating character for a series of computer games about Doctor Who began. In one of the episodes, it took Amy an image of seven. The producers managed to persuade cousin Karen to play this role. The relative did not even suspect such a role of the girl, since she did not know about the existence of the latter.
After world recognition, the actress received many new interesting offers. She starred in the romantic comedy "Not Just a Happy End", played in the Hollywood horror film "Oculus", starred in the fun "Selfie" based on "My Fair Lady."
The memorable work was the image of Nebula in the Guardians of the Galaxy. The actress had to say goodbye to her hair for the role. In addition, the villain-heroine is an alien, so the performer’s skin was painted blue.
The blockbuster shows the confrontation between villains and heroes in the battle for a powerful artifact. The five fugitive criminals unite, realizing that there is no one to protect the Universe except them. They call themselves Guardians of the Galaxy.
The heroine of Karen was the adopted daughter of Thanos, Nebula, an antagonist of heroes. In the final, she is not defeated. This provided the actress with a return to her role in the sequels.
