Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of
Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland.
It was here that she began her stage debut in The Edinburgh Festival. After 16
she relocated to London, where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the
indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as an actor
with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also been involved in theatre as both an actor
and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more
shows as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer" and 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 great reviews. Her
next project was her first US film role, playing the manipulative
new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The first
time she appeared in a movie was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative,
born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by
Heathers (1988). Working in both LA as well as London, Exam (2009) was the next
one, nominated BAFTA-nominated as Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best
Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the film's critics said that
Pollyanna's character was "smart, sassy and sexy in equal measure ....the
emotional center of the film" praised her capacity to uncover the
"emotional vulnerability" of her supposedly strong and confident
character. GQ simply said that Pollyanna McIntosh was a gorgeous actor and
actress "extraordinarily talented 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 disgruntled wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru
the actress speaks Spanish all the way. John Landis directs Burke and Hare
(2010). She plays Isla Fisher's best friend along with Andy Serkis and Jessica
Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an immense success.
It received rave reviews and topped New York Times readers' favourite movies
poll. She was honored with three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's
Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.
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