FrameThrower · Actors · Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan
8 films · 589 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2014–2024
Born 28 November 1987 · Inverness, Scotland, UK
Karen Sheila Gillan is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–2013). Her early film roles include the thriller Outcast (2010) and the romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending (2013). She also worked on the stage in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011).
Gillan transitioned to Hollywood, starring in the horror film Oculus (2013) and playing the lead in the ABC sitcom Selfie (2014).…
How their films are shot
Measured across 589 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Karen takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 8 films we hold, 49% of their frames are night, 47% low key — the look of the work Karen takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 589 frames from Karen Gillan's 8 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.