Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in
Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in
Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on
stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she left for London and soon
became involved in independent filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in
Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre acting, both as an actor and
director. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She
directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as in addition
to David Dayan Fisher (a regular character in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great
reviews. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy", the manipulative
birthed Christian who appeared in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy
"Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker
and Winona Ryder) directed created by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters,
that the critics started to become aware of her talents, citing the unique
combination of strong sexuality and irreverent comedy. In both LA as well as
London, Exam (2009) was the next one, nominated BAFTA-nominated as Outstanding
British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest,
the film's critics noted Pollyanna's performance was "smart, sassy and
sexy in equal measure ....the emotional core of the movie" The film's
critics praised her ability to find the "emotional vulnerability" of
her supposedly intimidating and hardworking character. GQ simply stated
"stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an exceptionally skilled actress".
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 the film is a comedy that she
speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She plays
Isla Fisher's best friend along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom
Wilkinson. Her demanding turn as the main character in Lucky McKee's The Woman
(2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011 and received praise from the audience
and was voted top of the New York Times readers' most viewed films poll. In
recognition of her performance, she won three Best Actress awards, including
Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.
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