Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was raised in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she left for London and soon began to get involved in indie filmmaking (her first professional gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" an original play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play received rave reviews. In Headspace (2005), she made her debut US film role as "Stacy" an manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique combination of sensuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) in which she worked with in London and LA was her next. Awarded a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding British Debut and winner at the Santa Barbara Film Fest of Best Independent, Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy at the same time." parts the emotion center of the movie" and her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability" of her strong and sassy character. GQ has stated that Pollyanna McIntosh, an outstanding actor who is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ), is a hilarious South American farce in which she is Brit comedian Trevor Lock's unhappy 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 best friend along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an absolute success. The film received rave reviews and also topped the New York Times readers' favourite movies poll. She earned three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film’s Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.






 

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