Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of
Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland.
This is when she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She
relocated to London at 16 and quickly began to get involved in independent
filmmaking. The first time she was paid was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The
Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and a director in the
theatre. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed
Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as in addition to David
Dayan Fisher (a regular character on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. In
Headspace (2005) in which she made her debut US movie part as "Stacy"
an manipulative and a born-again Christian. Her first film role was in
Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper
Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Working in both LA and
London, Exam (2009) was next, BAFTA-nominated as Outstanding British Debut and
winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the reviewers noted
that Pollyanna's performance was "smart, sassy and sexy in equal measure
....the emotional center of the film" praised her capacity to discover the
"emotional vulnerability" of her supposedly strong and confident
character. GQ simply said that Pollyanna McIntosh, who is a phenomenal actress
who is "extremely skilled". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As
if you Don't Like it! She plays Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian.
Filmed in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and
Hare (2010). She plays Isla Fisher's bestie along with Andy Serkis and Jessica
Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her dramatic turn as the lead in Lucky McKee's The
Woman (2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011 and received praise from the
audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' preferred films poll.
In recognition of her performance, she was awarded three Best Actress awards,
including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.
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