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Karen Gillan
12+ albums
female vocalistspopscotlandalternative
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Karen Sheila Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and former model. She is known for the role of Amelia 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). Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, the only child of Marie (née Paterson) and Raymond Gillan, a singer and recording artist. When she turned 16, Gillan 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 drama school, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in acting. While studying at Italia Conti, Gillan was scouted by a modelling agency and modelled in the launch party of Nicola Roberts' Dainty Doll Make-Up Range. Gillan has said she would not give up her acting career to return to modelling, stating that she enjoyed modelling but acting was always her main interest and goal. Gillan's early television acting career included guest appearances on several drama series, with her first role being in an episode of Rebus, a role she obtained while still at Italia Conti. Gillan then undertook a two-year stint as a member of the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series The Kevin Bishop Show, in which she play
top songs
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Chandelier
2862A week in the life of playing NEBULA in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 3
1683Chandelier (Sia cover)
694Chandelier (OST Selfie)
415Chandelier by Sia (in Selfie)
396Chandelier (Sia cover from "Selfie")
307Amy's Theme
288I Kissed a Girl
279Just Like The Girls Craig Grew Up With - 4/4 Appearances In Chron. Order
2410Whovians are... Enthusiastic! (The Graham Norton Show)
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