Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland where she started performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London and soon got involved in indie filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). In addition, she has been involved in theatre, both as an actor and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" that she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to excellent reviews. Her next project was her first US film role as the manipulative new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her unique blend of the power of sexuality and the irreverent comedy. Exam (2009) was the next, and was her first film with in London and LA was the next. BAFTA-nominated for Outstanding British Debut and winner at the Santa Barbara Film Fest of Best Independent, Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy, in equal parts the emotion center of the movie" and her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability" of her ambitious and tough character. GQ only stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a beautiful actor and actress "extraordinarily gifted actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is an South American comedy in which she is the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Shot in Peru the film is a comedy that she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She is Isla Fisher's bestie along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her demanding turn as the lead in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made an impact at Sundance 2011. The film garnered praise from the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' most viewed films poll. She was honored with three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.