Karen Sheila Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and former model who is best known for her current portrayal of Amy Pond in the British science fiction series Doctor.
Early life
Gillan was born and brought up in Inverness, Scotland. Her father, Raymond John Gillan, a Day Centre Manager, and mother, Marie Gillan née Paterson, live in Kinmylies. She learned to play the piano when she was seven. She has no brothers or sisters. At a young age, she developed a love for acting, joining several local youth theatre groups and taking part in a wide range of productions at her school, Charleston Academy. When she was sixteen, Gillan decided to pursue her interest in acting, studying 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. Her cousin Caitlin Blackwood portrayed the young Amy Pond in three episodes of Doctor Who. Gillan moved to London when she was 18 to study at drama school.
Career
Gillan as Amy Pond with The Doctor (Matt Smith) Modeling Before Gillan appeared on television, she was working in a London pub at 18 after she dropped out of Italia Conti for a TV show - and was scouted by a modelling agency. Gillan worked as a model in 2007's London Fashion Week for designer Allegra Hicks' autumn/winter catwalk show and the launch party of Nicola Roberts' Dainty Doll Make-Up Range. This was shown in Roberts' episode of the documentary, The Passions of Girls Aloud[citation needed] which premiered on the 4 April 2008. Gillan has stated she wouldn't give up her acting career to return back to modelling. She enjoyed modelling but acting was always her main interest and ambition.
Gillan as Amy Pond with The Doctor (Matt Smith) Modeling Before Gillan appeared on television, she was working in a London pub at 18 after she dropped out of Italia Conti for a TV show - and was scouted by a modelling agency. Gillan worked as a model in 2007's London Fashion Week for designer Allegra Hicks' autumn/winter catwalk show and the launch party of Nicola Roberts' Dainty Doll Make-Up Range. This was shown in Roberts' episode of the documentary, The Passions of Girls Aloud[citation needed] which premiered on the 4 April 2008. Gillan has stated she wouldn't give up her acting career to return back to modelling. She enjoyed modelling but acting was always her main interest and ambition.
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