Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she moved to London where she quickly became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as a stoner alongside Irvine Welsh (1998)). In addition, she has been involved in theatre, as an actress and director. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as in addition to David Dayan Fisher (a regular character on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she made her debut US film role as "Stacy" an manipulative, born-again 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) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique combination of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. The actress was in LA as well as London, Exam (2009) was her next project, nominated by BAFTA for Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the film's critics noted Pollyanna's performance was "smart, sassy and sexy at the same time. ....the emotional heart of the film" praised her capacity to find the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly tough and ambitious character. GQ simply stated that Pollyanna McIntosh was an amazing actress and an "extraordinarily skilled actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She plays Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru the actress speaks Spanish all the way. 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. Her intense performance as the lead in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made the news at Sundance 2011, brought praise from the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' most viewed films poll. For her work, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.






 

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