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|role          = Young [[Amy Pond|Amelia Pond]]
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|story          =[[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]''<br />[[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]''<br />[[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]''<br />[[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex]]''<br />[[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan]]''
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'''Caitlin Blackwood''' (born [[2000]]) played the young [[Amy Pond|Amelia Pond]] in ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Big Bang]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'' and ''[[The God Complex]]'', with a non-speaking cameo at the end of ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan]]''. She is the cousin of [[Karen Gillan]] who played the adult Amy Pond, although they had never met before ''Doctor Who.'' It was Gillan who convinced producers to allow Blackwood to play the role, but she had to go through auditions first. ([[CON]]: ''[[Call Me the Doctor]]'')
'''Caitlin Blackwood''' (Irish Gaelic pronunciation: Catleen) (born [[23 June (people)|23 June]] [[2000 (people)|2000]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=124&pg=doc Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) is an actress from [[Northern Ireland]] who played the young [[Amy Pond|Amelia Pond]] in ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'' and ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'', with a non-speaking cameo at the end of ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]''. She is the cousin of [[Karen Gillan]] who played the adult Amy Pond, although they had never met before ''Doctor Who.'' It was Gillan who convinced producers to allow Blackwood to play the role, but she had to go through auditions first. ([[CON]]: ''[[Call Me the Doctor (CON episode)|Call Me the Doctor]]'')


Blackwood is unique among the various juvenile actors and infants who have portrayed companions in their youths. She, not her adult cousin, originated the role of Amelia "Amy" Pond before the story jumped ahead and Gillan took over. Both the audience and the Doctor ([[Matt Smith]]) met young Amelia, not adult Amy, first. Seven-year-old Amelia [Blackwood was nine years old when filming her début] fully interacted with the Doctor who grew fond of her and invited her to travel with him despite her youth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') Blackwood and [[Sydney Wade]] who portrayed Amelia's daughter [[River Song|Melody]] in the two-part ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' & ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'' have been the only juvenile actors to portray companions' younger selves in more than one episode, and Blackwood is the only such actor to have done so on a continuing, recurring basis. It was also Blackwood, not Gillan, who closed out the role via archive footage from ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')  
Blackwood is unique among the various juvenile actors and infants who have portrayed companions in their youths. She, not her adult cousin, originated the role of Amelia "Amy" Pond before the story jumped ahead and Gillan took over. Both the audience and the Doctor ([[Matt Smith]]) met young Amelia, not adult Amy, first. Seven-year-old Amelia (Blackwood was nine years old when filming her début) fully interacted with the Doctor who grew fond of her and invited her to travel with him despite her youth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') Blackwood and [[Sydney Wade]] who portrayed Amelia's daughter [[River Song|Melody]] in the two-part ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' / ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'' have been the only juvenile actors to portray companions' younger selves in more than one episode, and Blackwood is the only such actor to have done so on a continuing, recurring basis. It was also Blackwood, not Gillan, who closed out the role via archive footage from ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')


== External link ==
In 2020, Blackwood returned to the role to voice Amelia in ''[[The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond (webcast)|The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond]]'', written by [[Steven Moffat]] for ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'', followed by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s ''[[The Eighth of March (audio series)|The Eighth of March]]'' audio story ''[[Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden (audio story)|Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden]]'' in 2023.
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== Credits ==
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''
* ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''
* ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]''
* ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]''
 
=== Webcasts ===
==== Doctor Who: Lockdown! ====
* ''[[The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond (webcast)|The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== The Eighth of March ====
* ''[[Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden (audio story)|Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden]]''
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=3761542}}
{{official website|www.caitlinblackwood.com/}}
* [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/television-news/2010/03/31/new-doctor-who-star-karen-gillan-mets-cousin-for-the-first-time-on-set-of-the-show-86908-22150888/ "New Doctor Who star Karen Gillan meets cousin for the first time.. on set of the show"] - ''Daily Record,'' 31 March 2010
* [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/television-news/2010/03/31/new-doctor-who-star-karen-gillan-mets-cousin-for-the-first-time-on-set-of-the-show-86908-22150888/ "New Doctor Who star Karen Gillan meets cousin for the first time.. on set of the show"] - ''Daily Record,'' 31 March 2010
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== Footnotes ==
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Caitlin Blackwood (Irish Gaelic pronunciation: Catleen) (born 23 June 2000[1]) is an actress from Northern Ireland who played the young Amelia Pond in The Eleventh Hour, The Big Bang, Let's Kill Hitler and The God Complex, with a non-speaking cameo at the end of The Angels Take Manhattan. She is the cousin of Karen Gillan who played the adult Amy Pond, although they had never met before Doctor Who. It was Gillan who convinced producers to allow Blackwood to play the role, but she had to go through auditions first. (CON: Call Me the Doctor)

Blackwood is unique among the various juvenile actors and infants who have portrayed companions in their youths. She, not her adult cousin, originated the role of Amelia "Amy" Pond before the story jumped ahead and Gillan took over. Both the audience and the Doctor (Matt Smith) met young Amelia, not adult Amy, first. Seven-year-old Amelia (Blackwood was nine years old when filming her début) fully interacted with the Doctor who grew fond of her and invited her to travel with him despite her youth. (TV: The Eleventh Hour) Blackwood and Sydney Wade who portrayed Amelia's daughter Melody in the two-part The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon have been the only juvenile actors to portray companions' younger selves in more than one episode, and Blackwood is the only such actor to have done so on a continuing, recurring basis. It was also Blackwood, not Gillan, who closed out the role via archive footage from The Eleventh Hour. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan)

In 2020, Blackwood returned to the role to voice Amelia in The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond, written by Steven Moffat for Doctor Who: Lockdown!, followed by Big Finish's The Eighth of March audio story Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden in 2023.

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Doctor Who: Lockdown![[edit] | [edit source]]

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  1. ↑ Doctor Who Guide
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