Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage 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 on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and a director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions, including a production of "The Woolgatherer" and in which she was the director 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 high praise. Then she landed her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder), produced by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her talents, citing an unbeatable blend of strong sexuality and irreverent comedy. In both LA as well as London, Exam (2009) was the next film, which was nominated for BAFTA as Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the reviewers noted that Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy at the same time. ....the emotional heart of the film" praised her capacity to discover the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly powerful and tough character. GQ stated that Pollyanna McIntosh, an outstanding actress is "extremely skilled". 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. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film, which was shot in Peru. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She is Isla Fisher's friend, as well as Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her gruelling performance as the lead role in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made the news at Sundance 2011 and 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.