Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of
Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland.
This is where she started performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She
moved to London at the age of 16, and swiftly began to get involved in
independent filmmaking. Her first pay-per-view was working as a stoner in
Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and
director in the theatre. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre
as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer" where she was director
Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher
(a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. Then she landed her
first US film role as the manipulative, born-again Christian,
"Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as
"Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian, in Sex and Death 101
(2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) as played by Heathers (1988). The critics
were impressed with her unique mix of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor.
Exam (2009) in which she acted 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 emotional center of the film" as well as her ability to
spot the "emotional vulnerability" of her strong and sassy character.
GQ only stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a beautiful actor and actress
"extraordinarily skilled actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013)
(As if you Don't Like it! She is Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Shot
in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare
(2010). She portrays Isla Fisher's bestie along with Andy Serkis and Jessica
Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her dramatic turn as the lead character in Lucky
McKee's The Woman (2011) made the news at Sundance 2011, brought praise from
the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' preferred films
poll. For her work, she was awarded three Best Actress awards, including Total
Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.
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