Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London where she became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as both an actress and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. In Headspace (2005) the actress made her debut US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, 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 blend of power sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) The film, which was filming in London and LA is her next film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and also won the Santa Barbara Film Fest's Best Independent Award. The film's critics were awed by Pollyanna's ability to "emotionally vulnerable" her tough, ambitious character. GQ simply 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 a hilarious South American farce in which she is Brit comedian Trevor Lock's disgruntled wife. Filmed in Peru She speaks Spanish throughout. In Burke and Hare (2010) directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's bestie with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Her intense performance as the lead role in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011. The film received rave reviews and topped the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. She was awarded three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.