Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London where she quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater, both as an actress as well as a director. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular character on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. In Headspace (2005) she was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" an manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. Her first film role was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Working in both LA and 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 film's critics praised Pollyanna's performance as was "smart and sassy in equal parts ....the emotional core of the film" They praised her ability to uncover the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly tough and ambitious character. GQ simply said "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an extraordinarily skilled actress". 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. Filmed in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. 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), where she played the lead part, received rave reviews at Sundance 2011. It also won the New York Times' readers best movies poll. She received three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film’s Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter’s.






 

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