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'''Karen Gillan''' played the [[Soothsayer]] in ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'', and will play the first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]].
'''Karen Gillan''' is a scottish actor, she acted the [[Soothsayer]] in ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'', and will play the first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Matt Smith]], in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]].


Gillan's appointment to the series was announced on the 29 May 2009 by the BBC.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm]
Gillan's appointment to the series was announced on the 29 May 2009 by the BBC.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm]


She is one of only a handful of actors to return to the series as a companion after having previously appeared in a different role. Others have included [[Peter Purves]], [[Ian Marter]] and [[Freema Agyeman]].
She is one of only a handful of actors to return to the series as a companion after having previously appeared in a different role. Others have included [[Peter Purves]], [[Ian Marter]] and [[Ian Marter]].





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Karen Gillan is a scottish actor, she acted the Soothsayer in The Fires of Pompeii, and will play the first companion of the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, in Series 5.

Gillan's appointment to the series was announced on the 29 May 2009 by the BBC.[1]

She is one of only a handful of actors to return to the series as a companion after having previously appeared in a different role. Others have included Peter Purves, Ian Marter and Ian Marter.


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