Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at the age of 16 and soon was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. The first time she was paid was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was the director. The play received rave reviews. Then she landed her first US film role as the manipulative new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her unique mix of the power of sexuality and the irreverent comedy. Exam (2009) the film, which was shot in London and LA, was her next film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and also won the Santa Barbara Film Festival's Best Independent Award. The film's critics praised Pollyanna's ability to "emotionally vulnerability" her powerful, sassy character. GQ just said that Pollyanna McIntosh is a beautiful actress and an "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. Filmed in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She portrays Isla Fisher's bestie along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011), where she played the lead part in, received rave reviews at Sundance 2011. It also topped the New York Times' readers top film poll. She was awarded three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.