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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland. Her father, | Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland. Her father, John, a singer and recording artist, and mother, Marie, lived in Kinmylies. She attended school at Charleston Academy, formally known as Inverness High School. When she was sixteen, Karen decided to pursue her acting career. She studied acting at Edinburgh's Telford College. Later, she secured a place at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts drama school in London on the BA (Hons) Acting degree course. | ||
=== Career === | === Career === | ||
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Gillan gained her first television role in Rebus while still studying at Italia Conti, and has since had parts in ''The Kevin Bishop Show'', Channel 4's ''Stacked'' and James Nesbitt's forthcoming film ''Outcast''. On ''The Kevin Bishop Show'', Gillan played several roles in skits, including one in which she parodied both Angelina Jolie and Jolie's interpretation of video game heroine Lara Croft. She has also lampooned Julia Roberts' role in'' Pretty Woman'' and pop singer Katy Perry. | Gillan gained her first television role in Rebus while still studying at Italia Conti, and has since had parts in ''The Kevin Bishop Show'', Channel 4's ''Stacked'' and James Nesbitt's forthcoming film ''Outcast''. On ''The Kevin Bishop Show'', Gillan played several roles in skits, including one in which she parodied both Angelina Jolie and Jolie's interpretation of video game heroine Lara Croft. She has also lampooned Julia Roberts' role in'' Pretty Woman'' and pop singer Katy Perry. | ||
Standing 5' | Standing 5'11', Gillan is the tallest actress to be cast in the companion role. When not acting, she has taken advantage of her height to take on occasional modelling roles, including 2007 London Fashion Week for designer Allegra Hicks' autumn/winter catwalk show. | ||
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==== After ''Doctor Who'' ==== | ==== After ''Doctor Who'' ==== | ||
Gillan's next big role was in ''Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy'', released in 2014, playing Nebula. This required her to shave her hair off, causing a dramatic moment at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con when she removed her wig to reveal her bald head.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/10193516/Doctor-Who-star-Karen-Gillan-shaves-all-her-hair-off.html</ref> | After leaving Doctor who Gillan relocated to Los Angeles and starred in the film Oculus.. Gillan's next big role was in ''Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy'', released in 2014, playing Nebula. This required her to shave her hair off, causing a dramatic moment at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con when she removed her wig to reveal her bald head.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/10193516/Doctor-Who-star-Karen-Gillan-shaves-all-her-hair-off.html</ref> | ||
In 2014, she starred in a pilot for American network ABC called ''Selfie'', a modernised version of the [[George Bernard Shaw]] play ''Pygmalion.''<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-05-09/karen-gillans-us-comedy-selfie-gets-a-full-series</ref> The series premiered on 30 September, 2014, but was cancelled on 7 November of that year after only part of the season had been broadcast. The remaining episodes were made available on VOD services. | In 2014, she starred in a pilot for American network ABC called ''Selfie'', a modernised version of the [[George Bernard Shaw]] play ''Pygmalion.''<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-05-09/karen-gillans-us-comedy-selfie-gets-a-full-series</ref> The series premiered on 30 September, 2014, but was cancelled on 7 November of that year after only part of the season had been broadcast. The remaining episodes were made available on VOD services | ||
In 2015 Gillan obtained roles in two us films, The Big Short and The Circle. Also in 2015 Gillan Directed and wrote Screenplays for two short films. In 2016 Gillan will be reprising her role of Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. | |||
=== Other information === | === Other information === | ||
