Amy Pond | |
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Doctor Who character | |
First appearance | "The Eleventh Hour" (2010) |
Last appearance | "The Time of the Doctor" (2013) |
Created by | Steven Moffat |
Portrayed by | Karen Gillan Caitlin Blackwood (young) |
Duration | 2010–2013 |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Amy |
Gender | Female |
Affiliation | Eleventh Doctor |
Spouse | Rory Williams |
Children |
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Relatives | The Doctor (child-in-law), Brian Williams (father-in-law) |
Nationality | British (Scottish) |
Home era | Early 21st century |
Amelia "Amy" Pond (also known as Amy Williams) is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Amy is a companion of the series protagonist the Doctor, in his eleventh incarnation, played by Matt Smith. She appears in the programme from the fifth series (2010) to midway through the seventh series (2012). Gillan returned for a brief cameo in Smith's final episode "The Time of the Doctor".
The Doctor first meets Amy when she is about seven years old (portrayed by Caitlin Blackwood) and disturbed by a crack in her wall. He promises to return to the lonely girl in five minutes and take her with him in the TARDIS, but accidentally arrives twelve years later, by which time adult Amy has become sceptical about her "imaginary friend". However, she eventually decides to travel with him, and the duo are later joined by her fiancé Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill). Amy and Rory marry at the end of the fifth series. In the sixth series, Amy gives birth to their daughter, Melody Pond, who is revealed to be recurring character (since the fourth series) River Song (Alex Kingston). The Doctor and River marry in "The Wedding of River Song", making Amy the Doctor's mother-in-law. Amy and Rory departed the series in "The Angels Take Manhattan", the fifth episode of the seventh series, when they are transported back in time by a Weeping Angel.