Happy Birthday Karen Gillan!

Happy Birthday Karen Gillan!  Of course Gillan started in British television and really took the notice of everyone with the role of Amy Pond in Doctor Who (2008-2013).  In 2010, she was in the horror movie Outcast (2010). T hen, she played Kaylie Russell in a supernatural mystery Oculus (2013). Gillan entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). One of my favorite roles where she also showed her comedic skills was as Eliza Dooley in the sitcom Selfie (2014).  She starred in the biographical drama The Big Short (2015) directed by Adam McKay. Next, she was in the western In a Valley of Violence (2016).  Gillan returned as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). 


Karen Gillan was caught in the web of a social media life in The Circle (2017) based on the Dave Eggers novel.  Gillan again showed her talent for comedy and action as Martha in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).  She directed, wrote, and starred in her own comedy, The Party’s Just Beginning, which was released in April.  She also faced Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Gillan starred as officer Sara Morris in Stuber (2019). She had a final confrontation with Thanos’ forces in Avengers: Endgame (2019). Gillan also returned as Ruby in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).  Mercedes was played by Gillan in the adaptation of the Jack London novel, The Call of the Wild (2020).  She had a leading role in the Netflix action movie, Sam, in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).  Presently, she voiced Nebula in two episodes of What If…? starring alongside Chadwick Boseman.  Happy Birthday Karen Gillan!


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