It only feels like yesterday the TARDIS crash landed in Amy Pond's back garden. But time really does fly whenever that blue box is concerned, because that was in fact four years ago and Amy's alter ego, Karen Gillan, has come a long way since then. Prior to becoming a household name, Karen enjoyed small parts in TV shows such as Rebus and The Kevin Bishop Show, as well as a guest role in Series 4 of Doctor Who, in which she played a Soothsayer in The Fires Of Pompeii. Born and raised in Inverness, the Scottish actress then achieved mainstream success when she was chosen to become the Eleventh Doctor's fiery companion Amy Pond. She made her on screen debut as the promiscuous kissogram in The Eleventh Hour in April 2010 and has described her stint on the show as the best years of her life. It's safe to say that her tenure in the TARDIS was a rollercoaster from start to finish, and her dramatic range of performances certainly put her in good stead to take on, well, pretty much any role ever. Over her TARDIS tenure she (finally) got married, (almost) got divorced, got shot by a plastic version of her boyfriend and gave birth to a half Time Lord psychopathic who was raised to murder her best friend. Only in Doctor Who, eh? You wouldn't have blamed Karen for wanting to take some time off after her high octane Doctor Who exit, but she's been a busy bee establishing her profile, particularly in the US, with a string of successful movie and television roles already to her name. Today, in honour of her 27th birthday, here is a list of 10 things she's been up to since she left the TARDIS behind her...