Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she relocated to London where she began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first professional gig in The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also been involved in theatre, both as an actor and director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows, including a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to excellent reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress landed her first US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative and a born-again Christian. Her first movie role was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009), which was filming in London and LA, was her next film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and won the Santa Barbara Film Festival's Best Independent Award. The film's critics applauded Pollyanna's capability to "emotionally vulnerability" her powerful, sassy character. GQ simply said that Pollyanna McIntosh was a gorgeous actress and an "extraordinarily skilled actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ), is an South American comedy in which she plays the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Shot 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), in which she played the lead role in received rave reviews at Sundance 2011. It also topped the New York Times' readers top film poll. She was honored with three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.






 

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