Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia, but she returned to Scotland where she started performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she moved to London and was soon involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress as well as a director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to amazing reviews. She then landed her first US film role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a rebellious, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her distinctive combination of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009), which she was in London and LA followed. BAFTA-nominated for Outstanding British Debut and winner at the Santa Barbara Film Fest of Best Independent, Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy, in equal parts the emotion center of the film" as well as her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability" of her tough and ambitious character. GQ just said "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an extremely talented actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a hilarious South American farce in which she plays Brit comedian Trevor Lock's angry wife. Filmed in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. In Burke and Hare (2010), directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's bestie , along with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an absolute success. The film received rave reviews and even topped the New York Times readers' top films poll. She won three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film’s Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.






 

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