Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London where she quickly became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first professional gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as an actress as well as a director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" and in which she directed 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 amazing reviews. She was then offered her first US movie role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) as played by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique mix of power sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) was the next, and was her first film 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 emotional core of the film" and her ability to see the "emotional vulnerability” of her ambitious and tough character. GQ only stated that Pollyanna McIntosh was an amazing actor and "extraordinarily talented actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ), is a hilarious South American farce in which she plays Brit comedian Trevor Lock's angry wife. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film that 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), in which she played the lead part in, received rave reviews at Sundance 2011. It also won the New York Times' readers poll of the top films. She won three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter’s.






 

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