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'''Karen Sheila Gillan''' (born [[28 November (people)|28 November]] [[1987 (people)|1987]]<ref>[[DWDVDF 127]]</ref><ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref> in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]]) played | '''Karen Sheila Gillan''' (born [[28 November (people)|28 November]] [[1987 (people)|1987]]<ref>[[DWDVDF 127]]</ref><ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref> in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]]) played [[Mira (The Fires of Pompeii)|Mira the Soothsayer]] in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' and [[Amy Pond]] between [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series five]] and [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|seven]] of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
She was the first [[companion]] actress since [[Billie Piper]] to appear as a regular in two consecutive seasons and the first since [[Sophie Aldred]] to appear with the same [[The Doctor|Doctor]] for more than one season. | She was the first [[companion]] actress since [[Billie Piper]] to appear as a regular in two consecutive seasons and the first since [[Sophie Aldred]] to appear with the same [[The Doctor|Doctor]] for more than one season. | ||
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In 2008, Gillan had her first direct involvement with the ''Doctor Who'' franchise when she portrayed | In 2008, Gillan had her first direct involvement with the ''Doctor Who'' franchise when she portrayed [[Mira (The Fires of Pompeii)|Mira the Soothsayer]] in the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] episode ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''. | ||
Following the departure of [[Catherine Tate]] from the series and the announcement that [[David Tennant]] was leaving the programme in 2009, speculation ran rampant as to who might play the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s companion. This speculation increased when young actor [[Matt Smith]] was cast as the Doctor. | Following the departure of [[Catherine Tate]] from the series and the announcement that [[David Tennant]] was leaving the programme in 2009, speculation ran rampant as to who might play the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s companion. This speculation increased when young actor [[Matt Smith]] was cast as the Doctor. | ||
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=== Television === | === Television === | ||
==== Doctor Who ==== | ==== Doctor Who ==== | ||
* ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' - [[ | * ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' - [[Mira (The Fires of Pompeii)|Mira the Soothsayer]] | ||
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' | * ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'' | * ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'' | ||
