Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland and where she initially began performing, on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she moved to London and soon started working in independent filmmaking. (Her first professional gig in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). In addition, she has been involved in theatre as both an actor and a director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer" where 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 first US film role was "Stacy", the manipulative woman who was a born again Christian who appeared 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) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique combination of sensuality and irreverent humor. In both LA and London, Exam (2009) was her next project, nominated by BAFTA for 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 at the same time. ....the emotional center of the movie" praised her capacity to find the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly tough and ambitious character. GQ just said that Pollyanna McIntosh is a great actress and performer, is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a South American comedy in which she plays the disgruntled wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru and she is Spanish throughout. In Burke and Hare (2010) directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's bestie along with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was a huge success. It was praised by critics and topped New York Times readers' top films poll. She was awarded three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.