Karen Gillan Biography
Karen Sheila Gillan is a Scottish actress and director who is known for the role of Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor, in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–13). In film, she has starred as Jane Lockhart in Not Another Happy Ending (2013), Kaylie Russell in the horror film Oculus (2013), and Nebula in the Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). She took part in the upcoming films Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Circle(2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and its untitled sequel (2019). In 2017, she directed her first feature film The Party’s Just Beginning.
Karen Sheila Gillan was born in Inverness on 28 November 1987, the daughter of Marie and Raymond Gillan. When she turned 16, she 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 Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. While there, she was scouted by a modeling agency. Prior to her acting career, she worked as a model, premiering at London Fashion Week in 2007.
Gillan’s early television acting career included guest appearances on several television shows, with her first role being in an episode of ITV crime drama Rebus, a role for which she had to drop out of school. After making an appearance in Outcast, it was announced that Gillan would star in an indie Scottish romantic comedy called Not Another Happy Ending alongside Emun Elliott in August 2011.
Is Karen Gillan single or married? Who is Karen Gillan dating now?
As of 2020, Karen Gillan’s is not dating anyone. According to reports, Karen Gillan had at least 3 relationship previously. She has not been previously engaged.
Karen Gillan Net Worth / Age / 2020
As of 2020, Karen is 32 years old and has net worth of $2 million.
Quick Facts:
Personal Details
- Full name : Karen Sheila Gillan
- Middle name : Sheila
- Birthplace : Inverness, Scotland
- Date of birth : November 28, 1987
- Age in 2020 : 33
- Zodiac : Sagittarius
- Ethnicity / ethnic background : Scottish
- Nationality : Scottish
- Religion : Not available
- Is Karen Gillan gay? : No
- High school : Telford College
- CollegeI : Talia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Drama School
- Job : Actress, Scottish actress and director
- Net worth 2020 : $2 Million
Body Measurements
- Weight : 127 lbs (58 kg)
- Height : 5′ 11″ (180 cm)
- Body measurements : 34-26-34 in (86-66-86 cm)
- Bra size/breast size: 32B
- Hip size : 26
- Waist size : 34
- Hair color : Red
- Eye color : Light brown
- Shoe size / feet size : 10 US
- Dress size : 4
- Body type / build: Slim
- Breast implants: No
Family
- Spouse/ Husband: N/A
- Boyfriend/affairs/dating: Matt Smith, Andrew Brooke, Patrick Green
- Children/kids: N/A
- Mother: Marie
- Father : Raymond
- Sister : N/A
- Brother : N/A