Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in
Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland, where she
first began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16,
she relocated to London where she started working in independent filmmaking.
(Her first paid gig in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh
(1998)). She has also participated in theater, both as an actor as well as a
director. 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 and David Dayan
Fisher (a regular star in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to praises of awe. In Headspace
(2005), she got her first US movie part as "Stacy" an manipulative
person who was a newly-baptized Christian. The role was later recast in the
role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death
101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) as played by Heathers (1988). The
reviewers were awed by her distinctive combination of sensuality and irreverent
humor. Exam (2009), which was shot in London and LA it was her following film.
It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and also won the
Santa Barbara Film Festival's Best Independent Award. The film's critics
applauded Pollyanna's capability to "emotionally vulnerable" her
tough, ambitious character. GQ stated that Pollyanna McIntosh, who is a
phenomenal actor who is "extremely skilled". Como Quien No Quiere La
Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a funny South American farce in
which she is Brit actor Trevor Lock's disgruntled wife. She is fluent in
Spanish throughout the film which was made in Peru. John Landis directs Burke
and Hare (2010). She is Isla Fisher's bestie along with Andy Serkis and Jessica
Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her intense performance as the lead character in Lucky
McKee's The Woman (2011) made the news at Sundance 2011. The film received
great reviews and took the top spot in the New York Times readers' preferred
films poll. She was honored with three Best Actress Awards, including Total
Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.
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