Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was raised in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London where she started working in independent filmmaking. (Her first pay-per-view in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's been involved in theatre, 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 well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular part on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative and reborn Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). It was as the wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become aware of her talent, citing her unique mix of powerful sexuality and hilarious humor. Exam (2009) the film, which was shot in London and LA and was her subsequent film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and was awarded the Santa Barbara Film Festival's Best Independent Award. The film's critics praised Pollyanna's ability to "emotionally vulnerability" her strong, confident character. GQ has stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a great actor, is "extremely skilled". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a South American comedy in which she plays the angry wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film, which was shot in Peru. In Burke and Hare (2010) directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's best friend along with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an enormous success. It received rave reviews and topped New York Times readers' top films poll. She was honored with three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.






 

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