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gillan '' premiere at the 2014 '' guardians of the galaxy 2006 -- present inverness , scotland caitlin blackwood -lrb- cousin -rrb- 28 november 1987 karen july 2014 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg gillan - guardians of the galaxy premiere - karen gillan
 karen gillan actress , model , director italia conti academy of theatre arts
karen gillan

karen sheila gillan -lrb- born 28 november 1987 -rrb- is a scottish actress , director , and former model .
she is known for the role of amy pond in the bbc science fiction series `` doctor who '' -lrb- 2010 -- 13 -rrb- .
in film , she has starred as jane lockhart in `` not another happy ending '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , kaylie russell in the horror film `` oculus '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , and nebula in the marvel film `` guardians of the galaxy '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
