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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm BBC News report on Gillan's casting]. | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm BBC News report on Gillan's casting]. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.karengillan.webs.com/ Karen Gillan Fan site] | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who regular cast|Gillan, Karen]] | [[Category:Doctor Who regular cast|Gillan, Karen]] | ||
Revision as of 11:18, 23 June 2009
Karen Gillan born (1987/1988) is a Scottish actress, who played the Soothsayer in The Fires of Pompeii, and will play the first companion of the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, in Series 5.[1]
Karen Gillan as the first companion of the Eleventh Doctor (Series 5)
Gillan's role as companion to the Doctor was announced on 29 May 2009 by the BBC. Writer and executive producer Steven Moffat described her as being "funny, and clever, and gorgeous, and sexy". No further details of her character have been released so far. Gillan said she won the audition hands down. She said she is thrilled to have been cast for the part.[1][2]
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
External links
- Karen Gillan at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC News report on Gillan's casting.
- Karen Gillan Fan site
