At least SHE'S ginger.
Describe Karen Gillan here.
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"Funny, clever, gorgeous and sexy. Or Scottish, which is the quick way of saying it."
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That'll do just fine.
A Scottish actress, who you'd probably never heard of before 2011, unless you watched The Kevin Bishop Show.
You've probably heard of her now, though — she played Amy Pond, the first companion of Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who, having previously appeared as a soothsayer in an earlier story, "The Fires of Pompeii".
Not related to Ian Gillan of Deep Purple. And no, she's not Felicia Day's long-lost twin sister.
The fans gave her a very warm welcome.
Accompanied by Arthur Darvill, Karen was one of the longest running single companions since the start of NuWho, a title she later lost to her successor as Who's leading lady, Jenna Coleman, staying on for the totality of Series 5 and 6 before Amy Pond was retired from the show halfway through Series 7, though she did make an unexpected cameo in Matt Smith's final episode "The Time of the Doctor".
Since leaving Doctor Who, she went on to even greater international fame when she was cast as Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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- Acting for Two:
- There have been quite a few Other-Amys during her time on Doctor Who. Caitlin Blackwood takes some of the burden, but there are still Time Shifts and Teselectas.
- Avengers: Endgame has her playing the present Nebula and her 2014 counterpart.
- Ascended Fangirl: Was a big fan of The Simpsons before being cast as Maisie MacWeldon in "Ae Bonny Romance".
- Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny: Just watch any interview with her, even the slightest mention of anything off-subject and she'll go wide-eyed and start excitedly going on about whatever caught her attention.
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Dyeing for Your Art: Actually shaved her head to play Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Fake American: Frequently affects an American accent.
- Fiery Redhead: Amy Pond.
- Forgot I Couldn't Swim: One of the reasons the swimming pool scene got cut from "The Doctor's Wife".
- I Can't Dance: There are a couple of videos that imply she really can't. During the production of GoTG, she noted what a klutz she was compared to the elegant Zoe Saldana.
- Mean Character, Nice Actor: She's generally typecast as characters who range from Bitch in Sheep's Clothing to Anti-Heroes. But she's full on Adorkable.
- One of Us: She's an admitted fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Real Life Relative: Caitlin Blackwood, who plays miniature-Amy whenever she appears, is in fact Karen's cousin. They met for the first time while filming "The Eleventh Hour."
- She's Got Legs
- Statuesque Stunner: About 5'11" barefoot. Wearing shoes of any kind easily puts her at 6'0" at the minimum.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Matt Smith.