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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