Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland which is where she first began to perform on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. The first time she was paid was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in the theatre. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as and David Dayan Fisher (a regular star in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy" who was a manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her unique combination of the power of sexuality and the irreverent comedy. The actress was in LA and 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 praised Pollyanna's performance as was "smart and sassy in equal measure ....the emotional heart of the film" The film's critics praised her ability to find the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly tough and ambitious character. GQ simply stated "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an extraordinarily talented actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a South American comedy in which she is the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. She speaks Spanish throughout the film, that was shot in Peru. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She appears as Isla Fisher's best friend, along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an absolute success. The film received rave reviews and topped New York Times readers' most viewed films. She earned three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film’s Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter’s.