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Karen Gillan Biography
Birth Name:
Karen Sheila Gillan
Birth Place:
Inverness, Scotland
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Can play the piano
- Got her start in youth theater productions
- Attended Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, whose alumni include Doctor Who actors William Hartnell and Bonnie Langford and Doctor Who director Graeme Harper
- Played several characters on the sketch-comedy series The Kevin Bishop Show
- Portrayed a soothsayer in the 2008 Doctor Who episode "The Fires of Pompeii" before landing the role of the Doctor's companion, Amy Pond
Relationships
- John Gillan -- Father
- Marie Gillan -- Mother