|
Selama belajar di Italia Conti, Gillan dibina oleh agen model<ref name="dm2">{{citation|url=http://www.people.co.uk/celebs-tv/tv/2010/06/20/karen-gillan-on-her-role-as-doctor-who-s-sexy-sidekick-102039-22344977/|title=Karen Gillan on her role as doctor who's new sexy sidekick|date=20 June 2010}}</ref> dan dimodelkan dalam pesta peluncuran dari Dainty Doll Make-Up Range buatan [[Nicola Roberts]]. Hal ini terlihat dalam episode Roberts dari dokumenter ''[[The Passions of Girls Aloud]]'',{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} yang ditayangkan pada 4 April 2008. Gillan mengatakan dia tidak akan melepaskan karier aktingnya untuk kembali ke model, yang menyatakan bahwa ia menikmati permodelan tapi berakting selalu menjadi minat utama dan tujuannya.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/karen-gillan-obsessive-fans-short-skirts-and-life-with-doctor-who-2278843.html|title=Obsessive fans & Short Skirts|date=7 May 2011|accessdate=2014-09-14|archive-date=2011-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806170908/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/karen-gillan-obsessive-fans-short-skirts-and-life-with-doctor-who-2278843.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
== AktingKarier ==
=== 2006–2012: Film dan televisi Inggris ===
[[Berkas:Matt Smith and Karen Gillan at Salford (cropped).jpg|jmpl|ka|220px|Gillan bersama [[Matt Smith (aktor)|Matt Smith]], mempromosikan [[Doctor Who (seri 5)|Seri ke-5]] dari ''Doctor Who'' pada Maret 2010]]
Karier akting televisi awal Gillan termasuk penampilan tamu di beberapa acara televisi, dengan peran pertamanya dalam sebuah episode [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] drama kriminal ''[[Rebus (TV series)|Rebus]]'', peran yang membuatnya harus putus sekolah.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/10882369/Karen-Gillan-The-American-dating-scene-terrified-me.html | title = Karen Gillan: 'The American dating scene terrified me' | first = Sanjiv | last = Bhattacharya | date = 30 September 2014 | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph | access-date = 2 August 2015 |url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823055839/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/10882369/Karen-Gillan-The-American-dating-scene-terrified-me.html | archive-date = 23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/8451341/Doctor-Whos-Karen-Gillan-I-want-to-be-like-Robin-Williams.html | title = Doctor Who's Karen Gillan: 'I want to be like Robin Williams' | last = Wilson | first = Sophie | journal = The Daily Telegraph | date = 16 April 2011 | access-date = 29 May 2019 | issn = 0307-1235 | archive-date = 17 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190517174551/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/8451341/Doctor-Whos-Karen-Gillan-I-want-to-be-like-Robin-Williams.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
Awal karier akting televisi Gillan termasuk penampilan tamu di beberapa serial drama, dengan peran pertamanya berada di sebuah episode dari ''Rebus'', peran yang diamenjalani peroleh saat masih di Italia Conti. Gillan kemudian bertugas selamatugas dua tahun sebagai anggota daripemeran pemainansambel ensemble[[komedi darisketsa]] serial komedi sketsa ''[[The Kevin Bishop Show]]'', di mana iadia memainkan beberapabanyak karakter termasuk selebriti seperti [[Katy Perry]] dan [[Angelina Jolie]]. Dia muncul di FTV [[Channel 4]] ''[[Stacked (film televisi)|Stacked]]'', memainkan peran sebagai Ginny.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} Gillan juga muncultampil di TV sebagai peran utama dalam proyek horor berjudul ''[[The Well (TV series)|The Well]]'', yang disiarkan sebagai serangkaianrangkaian film pendek episodik di [[BBC Two]] dan kemudian sebagai seriserial web di BBC.co.uk. Bagian dari programmultimedia BBC "switch" multimedia BBCpemrograman, episode pendek yangsaling terinterkoneksiberhubungan dengan game online yang mengeksplorasi lebih mengeksplorasijauh lingkungan yang disajikan dalam seri.<ref name="The Well">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/thewell/ | title = BBC Switch presents "'The Well"' |url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626045521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/thewell/ | archive-date = 26 June 2010}}</ref> Pada tahun 2008, ia membintangi [[Channel 4]] Film televisi ''[[Stacked (film)|Stacked]]''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
[[File:Doctor Who signing HMV.jpg|upright=0.75|thumb|Gillan dengan ''Doctor Who'' co-star [[Matt Smith]] pada tahun 2010|alt=|left]]
Dia dipilih untuk peran sebagai pendamping pertama dari [[Doctor kesebelas]], Amy Pond, di serial sci-fi Inggris ''Doktor Who'' pada Mei 2009. Dia membuatnya penampilan pertama di layar sebagai Amy Pond dalam "[[The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)|The Eleventh Hour]]" dengan sepupunya Caitlin Blackwood memerankan versi muda dari Amelia (Amy) Pond.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/166996-karen-gillan-bags-relative-role/ |title = Karen Gillan bags relative role |date = 31 March 2010 |publisher = [[STV (TV network)|STV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |url=http://news.scotsman.com/news/Gillan-never-watched-Dr-Who.6433128.jp |title = Gillan never watched Dr Who until landing leading role |newspaper = [[The Scotsman]] |date = 22 July 2010 |first = Stuart |last = MacDonald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Susan|title= Reader Holidays Cities Direct Interview: Karen Gillan, Doctor Who actor|url=http://www.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Karen-Gillan-Doctor-Who.6756400.jp|newspaper = The Scotsman|date=24 April 2011}}</ref> Ia tampil dalam [[Doctor Who (seri 6)|seri keenam]] pada 2011 dan lima episode pertama [[Doctor Who (seri 7)|seri ketujuh]] pada 2012. Dia mengulang peran dalam penampilan kameo di edisi khusus Natal 2013 "[[The Time of the Doctor]]". Gillan muncul di ''Doctor Who'' sekali sebelum dalam [[Doctor Who (seri 4)|seri keempat]] episode "[[The Fires of Pompeii]]" dalam peran sebagai Soothsayer.<ref name="dm2"/>
Gillan dilanjutkan dengan penggambaran [[Amy Pond]], pendamping ke [[Eleventh Doctor]] (digambarkan oleh [[Matt Smith]]), pada seri sci-fi Inggris ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Sebelum berperan pada Mei 2009, dia sebelumnya tampil di ''Doctor Who'' di dalam [[Doctor Who (series 4)|Series 4]] episode "[[The Fires of Pompeii]]" dalam peran seorang peramal.<ref name="dm2" /> Dia tampil pertama kali di layar sebagai Amy "[[The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)|The Eleventh Hour]]" dengan sepupunya [[Caitlin Blackwood]] menggambarkan versi yang lebih muda dari karakter yang sama.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/166996-karen-gillan-bags-relative-role/ | title = Karen Gillan bags relative role | date = 31 March 2010 | publisher = [[STV (TV network)|STV]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106223101/http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/166996-karen-gillan-bags-relative-role/ | archive-date = 6 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/news/Gillan-never-watched-Dr-Who.6433128.jp | title = Gillan never watched Dr Who until landing leading role | newspaper = [[The Scotsman]] | date = 22 July 2010 | first = Stuart | last = MacDonald |access-date=9 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022032838/http://www.scotsman.com/news/gillan-never-watched-dr-who-until-landing-leading-role-1-818231 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Morgan | first = Susan | title = Interview: Karen Gillan, Doctor Who actor |url=http://www.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Karen-Gillan-Doctor-Who.6756400.jp | newspaper = The Scotsman | date = 24 April 2011 |url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905174547/http://www.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Karen-Gillan-Doctor-Who.6756400.jp | archive-date = 5 September 2011}}</ref> Pada tahun 2010, dia menang dalam kategori Hiburan di [[Young Scot Awards]]. Dia muncul di [[Doctor Who (series 6)|sixth series]] pada tahun 2011 dan lima episode pertama dari [[Doctor Who (series 7)|seventh series]] pada tahun 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/07/doctor-who-star-karen-gillan-set-for-season-7-i-am-going-to-be-coming-back.html | title = 'Doctor Who' star Karen Gillan set for Season 7: 'I am going to come back!' | website = Zap2it | access-date = 1 August 2011 |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730220952/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/07/doctor-who-star-karen-gillan-set-for-season-7-i-am-going-to-be-coming-back.html | archive-date = 30 July 2011}}</ref> setelah itu karakternya dan [[Rory Williams]] (digambarkan oleh [[Arthur Darvill]]) meninggalkan seri.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a356259/doctor-who-karen-gillan-arthur-darvill-to-leave-next-series.html | title = 'Doctor Who': Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill to leave next series | last = Sperling | first = Daniel | date = 15 December 2011 | work = [[Digital Spy]] | access-date = 15 December 2011 |url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107150538/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a356259/doctor-who-karen-gillan-arthur-darvill-to-leave-next-series.html | archive-date = 7 January 2012}}</ref> Gillan mengulangi perannya dalam acara spesial Natal 2013 "[[The Time of the Doctor]]", bertepatan dengan kepergian Smith sebagai Dokter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Paul |title=Karen Gillan makes surprise cameo as Amy Pond in Doctor Who Christmas special 2013 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-12-25/karen-gillan-makes-surprise-cameo-as-amy-pond-in-doctor-who-christmas-special-2013/ |access-date=18 August 2020 |work=Radio Times |date=25 December 2013 |archive-date=19 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119233023/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-12-25/karen-gillan-makes-surprise-cameo-as-amy-pond-in-doctor-who-christmas-special-2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Pada Agustustahun 2011, diumumkanGillan bahwamembuat penampilan teater pertamanya dengan memainkan peran Shirley [[John Osborne]] bermain ''[[Inadmissible Evidence]]'' along with [[Douglas Hodge]].<ref name="Theatre">{{cite news|date=22 July 2011|title=Doctor Who star Karen Gillan akanto membintangimake sebuahtheatre debut|work=[[ RomBBC comNews]]| romurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment- comarts-14247581|url-status=live|access-date=1 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728181652/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14247581|archive-date=28 July 2011}}</ref> Drama tersebut memulai debutnya di [[Donmar Warehouse]] pada 16 Oktober 2011.<ref name="Theatre" /> Setelah tampil di ''[[Outcast (film 2010)|Outcast]]'', diumumkan bahwa Gillan akan membintangi film indie Skotlandia berjudul[[romantic comedy]] ditelepon ''[[Not Another Happy Ending]]'' bersamaalongside [[Emun Elliott]] pada Agustus 2011.<ref name="HappyEnding">{{cite web |last=Cooper|first=Sarah|date=1 August 2011|title=Not another happy ending|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/karen-gillan-emun-elliott-to-star-in-not-another-happy-ending/5030411.article | title url-status= Not live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010050024/http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/karen-gillan-emun-elliott-to-star-in-not-another -happy -ending /5030411.article| first archive-date= 10 Sarah|last=October Cooper2012| access-date= 1 August 2011| publisherwebsite= Screen Daily |accessdate= 1 August 2011}}</ref> Dia dipilih oleh sutradara [[John McKay ( sutradaradirector)|John McKay]] karena dia datang untuk mengenalnya selama produksi '' [[We'll Take Manhattan (film 2012)|We'll Take Manhattan]]'', yang juga diarahkandia arahkan, sebagai " orang yang sangat ceria, bersemangat, energik, lucu, orang sedikit kikukcanggung" yang sangat cocok untuk karakter tersebut.<ref>{{cite web |last=Beaton|first=Connor|date=18 June 2012|title=John McKay Talks 'Not Another Happy Ending'|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/john-mckay-on-not-another-happy-ending| title=John McKay Talks 'Not Another Happy Ending{{'url- }}|datestatus= 18 June 2012|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-date=2015-02-16live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/ 2015021612184720131113140017/http://zcint.co.uk/article/john-mckay-on-not-another-happy-ending| deadarchive- urldate=13 November 2013|access-date=24 May 2013|website= yeszConnection}}</ref> Pembuatan filmSyuting berlangsung pada Juli 2012,<ref name="HappyEnding" /> meskipun Elliott digantikan oleh [[Stanley Weber]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Beaton|first=Connor|date=18 June 2012|title='Not Another Happy Ending' Casts Stanley Weber|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/not-another-happy-ending-casts-stanley-weber| title="Not Another Happy Ending" Casts Stanley Weber|date=18 June 2012|accessdate=24 May 2013|archiveurl- datestatus= 2013-12-27live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227153411/http://zcint.co.uk/article/not-another-happy-ending-casts-stanley-weber| deadarchive- urldate=27 December 2013|access-date= yes24 May 2013|website=zConnection}}</ref> Gillan mengatakan kepada para wartawan bahwa dia senang bisa terlibat dalam produksi Skotlandia bahwaitu "bukan tentang penggunaan narkoba atau melawan Inggris".<ref>{{cite web |last=Beaton|first=Connor|date=26 March 2012|title=Karen Gillan And Arthur Darvill: What's Next?|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-and-arthur-darvill-whats-next| title=Karen Gillan And Arthur Darvill: What’s Next?|date=26 March 2012|accessdate=24 May 2013|archiveurl- datestatus= 2013-12-27live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227121648/http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-and-arthur-darvill-whats-next| deadarchive- urldate=27 December 2013|access-date=24 May 2013|website= yeszConnection}}</ref> Film ini tayangditayangkan perdana di [[ FestivalEdinburgh International Film Internasional EdinburghFestival]] pada Juni 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Beaton|first=Connor|date=24 April 2013|title=Karen Gillan Rom-Com Will Close Edinburgh Film Festival|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-romcom-will-close-edinburgh-film-festival| title=Karen Gillan Romurl- Com Will Close Edinburgh Film Festival|datestatus= 24 April 2013|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-date=2015-02-16live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/ 2015021612272920130727170833/http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-romcom-will-close-edinburgh-film-festival| deadarchive- urldate=27 July 2013|access-date=24 May 2013|website= yeszConnection}}</ref><ref name="We'll take manhattan">{{cite news| urllast=Deans|first=Jason|date= http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/30 /doctor-who-karen-gillan-jean-shrimpton-bbc4 March 2011|title =Doctor Who's Karen Gillan to play Jean ShriptonShrimpton in BBC4 drama |newspaper=The Guardian|location=London| workurl= The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/30/doctor-who-karen-gillan-jean-shrimpton-bbc4| first url-status= Jasonlive| last archive-url= Deanshttps://web.archive.org/web/20170106013536/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/30/doctor-who-karen-gillan-jean-shrimpton-bbc4| archive-date= 306 MarchJanuary 20112017}}</ref><ref name="Romeo & Juliet">{{cite web |last=Reynolds|first=Simon|date=16 November 2010|title=Karen Gillan to star in Romeo & Brittney|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/s7/doctor-who/news/a288086/karen-gillan-to-star-in-romeo-and-brittney.html | title=Karen Gillan to star in Romeo & Brittney |accessurl- datestatus= 2014-09-14 |archive-date=2011-08-26 live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826181044/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/s7/doctor-who/news/a288086/karen-gillan-to-star-in-romeo-and-brittney.html | deadarchive- urldate=26 August 2011|website= yesDigital Spy}}</ref> ▼Gillan membuat penampilan teater pertamanya memainkan peran sebagai Shirley dalam musikal [[John Osborne]] ''[[Inadmissible Evidence]]'' bersama dengan [[Douglas Hodge]].<ref name="Theatre">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14247581|title= Doctor Who star Karen Gillan to make theatre debut|date= 22 July 2011|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=BBC|accessdate=1 August 2011}}</ref> Drama tersebut memulai debutnya di [[Donmar Warehouse]] pada 16 Oktober 2011.<ref name="Theatre"/>
Pada 2012, Gillan tampil di film televisi ''[[We'll Take Manhattan (film 2012)|We'll Take Manhattan]]'' berperan sebagai supermodel [[Jean Shrimpton]], yang menceritakan kisah hubungan Shrimpton dengan sang fotografer [[David Bailey (photographer)|David Bailey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=We'll Take Manhattan|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ndbn6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126065932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ndbn6|archive-date=26 January 2012|access-date=26 January 2012|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
Dalam sebuah wawancara pada [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, Gillan mengatakan bahwa ia akan kembali ke ''Doctor Who'' untuk seri ketujuh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/07/doctor-who-star-karen-gillan-set-for-season-7-i-am-going-to-be-coming-back.html |title='Doctor Who' star Karen Gillan set for Season 7: 'I am going to come back!'|publisher = Zap2it|accessdate = 1 August 2011}}</ref> Pada 15 Desember 2011, diumumkan Gillan dan [[Arthur Darvill]] ([[Rory Williams]]) akan meninggalkan ''Doctor Who'' selama seri ketujuh pada 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a356259/doctor-who-karen-gillan-arthur-darvill-to-leave-next-series.html|title= 'Doctor Who': Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill to leave next series|last= Sperling|first= Daniel|date= 15 December 2011|work= [[Digital Spy]]|publisher= [[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate= 15 December 2011|archive-date= 2012-01-07|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120107150538/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a356259/doctor-who-karen-gillan-arthur-darvill-to-leave-next-series.html|dead-url= yes}}</ref> Pada 26 Januari 2012, Karen Gillan memainkan bagian dari supermodel [[Jean Shrimpton]] dalam film BBC Four ''We'll Take Manhattan'', yang menceritakan kisah hubungan Shrimpton dengan fotografer [[David Bailey (fotografer)|David Bailey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ndbn6|title=We'll Take Manhattan|publisher=BBC News |accessdate= 26 January 2012}}</ref>
[[Berkas:Karen Gillan (7606547704).jpg|jmpl|kiri|Gillan pada San Diego Comic-Con International]]
▲Pada Agustus 2011, diumumkan bahwa Gillan akan membintangi sebuah [[Rom com|rom-com]] indie Skotlandia berjudul ''[[Not Another Happy Ending]]'' bersama [[Emun Elliott]].<ref name="HappyEnding">{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/karen-gillan-emun-elliott-to-star-in-not-another-happy-ending/5030411.article |title = Not another happy ending |first = Sarah|last= Cooper|date= 1 August 2011|publisher= Screen Daily|accessdate= 1 August 2011}}</ref> Dia dipilih oleh sutradara [[John McKay (sutradara)|John McKay]] karena dia datang untuk mengenalnya selama produksi ''We'll Take Manhattan'', yang juga diarahkan, sebagai "sangat ceria, bersemangat, energik, lucu, orang sedikit kikuk" yang sangat cocok untuk karakter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/john-mckay-on-not-another-happy-ending|title=John McKay Talks 'Not Another Happy Ending{{'-}}|date=18 June 2012|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-date=2015-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216121847/http://zcint.co.uk/article/john-mckay-on-not-another-happy-ending|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Pembuatan film berlangsung pada Juli 2012,<ref name="HappyEnding"/> meskipun Elliott digantikan oleh [[Stanley Weber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/not-another-happy-ending-casts-stanley-weber|title="Not Another Happy Ending" Casts Stanley Weber|date=18 June 2012|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-date=2013-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227153411/http://zcint.co.uk/article/not-another-happy-ending-casts-stanley-weber|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Gillan mengatakan kepada para wartawan bahwa dia senang bisa terlibat dalam produksi Skotlandia bahwa "bukan tentang penggunaan narkoba atau melawan Inggris".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-and-arthur-darvill-whats-next|title=Karen Gillan And Arthur Darvill: What’s Next?|date=26 March 2012|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-date=2013-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227121648/http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-and-arthur-darvill-whats-next|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Film ini tayang perdana di [[Festival Film Internasional Edinburgh]] pada Juni 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-romcom-will-close-edinburgh-film-festival|title=Karen Gillan Rom-Com Will Close Edinburgh Film Festival|date=24 April 2013|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-date=2015-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216122729/http://zcint.co.uk/article/karen-gillan-romcom-will-close-edinburgh-film-festival|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref name="We'll take manhattan">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/30/doctor-who-karen-gillan-jean-shrimpton-bbc4|title =Doctor Who's Karen Gillan to play Jean Shripton in BBC4 drama|location=London|work=The Guardian|first =Jason|last = Deans|date=30 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="Romeo & Juliet">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/s7/doctor-who/news/a288086/karen-gillan-to-star-in-romeo-and-brittney.html |title=Karen Gillan to star in Romeo & Brittney |access-date=2014-09-14 |archive-date=2011-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826181044/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/s7/doctor-who/news/a288086/karen-gillan-to-star-in-romeo-and-brittney.html |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
Gillan membintangi peran utama dalam film horor supernatural ''[[Oculus (film)|Oculus]]'', yang difilmkan di Alabama dan dirilis pada April 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.itsonthegrid.com/news/attachment-casting-karen-gillan-to-star-in-oculus/|title=Casting: Karen Gillan to star in "Oculus"|publisher=It’s on the grid|accessdate=2012-09-09|archive-date=2013-01-26|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130126164120/http://www.itsonthegrid.com/news/attachment-casting-karen-gillan-to-star-in-oculus/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Dia juga mengungkapkan bahwa dia telah dicasting di serial TV pelawak Charlie Brooker ''A Touch of Cloth''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a399450/doctor-whos-karen-gillan-to-star-in-sky1s-a-touch-of-cloth.html|title=Karen Gillan To Star in Sky1's ''A Touch of Cloth''|publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk|accessdate=2012-09-09|archive-date=2012-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817232213/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a399450/doctor-whos-karen-gillan-to-star-in-sky1s-a-touch-of-cloth.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Gillan juga telah berperan dalam film berjudul ''The List'' yang memulai pengambilan gambar film di Los Angeles pada Mei 2013.
Majalah ''[[FHM (majalah)|FHM]]'' memasukkan Gillan ke peringkat #42 dalam daftar 100 Wanita Terseksi 2011 versi FHM;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/karen-gillan|title=Karen Gillan facts|publisher=FHM.com|accessdate=2012-09-90|archive-date=2015-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507235031/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/karen-gillan|dead-url=yes}}</ref> pada tahun 2012 mereka juga memasukan dia ke peringkat #36.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://popgazine.com/fhms-100-sexiest-women-in-the-world-2012-part-07-40-31.html |title=FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2012: Part 07 (40-31) |date=19 August 2012 |accessdate=7 October 2012 }}{{Pranala mati|date=Februari 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Gillan juga telah menyuarakan iklan untuk [[eHarmony]] dan [[The Royal Bank of Scotland]]. Pada Mei 2013, Gillan berperan sebagai [[Nebula (komik)|Nebula]] dalam film fiksi ilmiah superhero Marvel ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', yang dirilis pada Agustus 2014. Gillan telah dicukur botak untuk peran itu.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' villains revealed|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/report-guardians-of-the-galaxy-villains-revealed|work=Hit Fix|accessdate=29 July 2013}}</ref>
Gillan bergabung dengan pemain regular dari serial [[Adult Swim]] ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]'' untuk musim ketiga acara pada tahun 2013.<ref name="bbcamerica">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/03/doctor-who-alum-karen-gillan-joins-adult-swims-ntsfsdsuv/|title=‘Doctor Who’ Alum Karen Gillan Joins Adult Swim’s ‘NTSF:SD:SUV::’|last=Wicks|first=Kevin|date=21 March 2013|work=[[BBC America]]|accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=ign>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/03/21/doctor-whos-karen-gillan-joins-ntsfsdsuv|title=Doctor Who's Karen Gillan Joins NTSF:SD:SUV|last=Goldman|first=Eric|date=21 March 2013|work=[[IGN]]|accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> Pada November 2013 Gillan muncul di [[Teater Broadway|Broadway]] dalam sebuah drama yang berjudul ''Time to Act'', salah satu drama yang termasuk dalam "The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway" untuk menguntungkan organiasi nirlaba Urban Arts Partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.urbanarts.org/event/the-24-hour-plays-on-broadway/ |title=Urban Arts Partnership: The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway Benefit 2013 |access-date=2014-09-14 |archive-date=2015-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922015014/http://www.urbanarts.org/event/the-24-hour-plays-on-broadway/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
Gillan dijadwalkan untuk membintangi ''[[Selfie (serial TV)|Selfie]]'', sebuah sitkom kamera tunggal Amerika untuk [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], yang diproduksi oleh [[Warner Bros. Television]] dan diberi lampu hijau untuk musim televisi ASU 2014-15. Gillan akan memainkan peran sebagai sosialita yang terobsesi media sosial bernama Eliza Dooley, karakter yang berdasarkan karakter utama dari ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', [[Eliza Doolittle]]. Ini akan menjadi saat dimana Gillan pertama kali membintangi peran utama dari serial televisi Amerika.<ref name="bbcamerica"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/05/08/development-update-thursday-may-8-abc-continues-series-orders-with-quartet-603023/10865/ | title = Perkembangan Update: Kamis, 8 Mei – Pesanan Seri Berkelanjutan ABC dengan Kuartet | website = The Futon Critic | date = 8 Mei 2014}}</ref><ref name="radiotimes">{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-05-09/karen-gillans-us-comedy-selfie-gets-a-full-series |title=Karen Gillan's US comedy Selfie gets a full series |work=[[Radio Times]] |date=9 May 2014 |accessdate=11 May 2014 |author=Lazarus, Suzanna |archive-date=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223115/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-05-09/karen-gillans-us-comedy-selfie-gets-a-full-series |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
Gillan telah dicasting dalam film ''[[In a Valley of Violence]]'' yang disutradarai oleh [[Ti West]]. Dia akan bergabung dengan [[John Travolta]], [[Ethan Hawke]] dan [[Taissa Farmiga]] dalam film. Produksi dimulai pada Juni 2014.
== Kehidupan pribadi ==
| 