Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London and soon found herself involved in independent filmmaking (her first paid gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer" where she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to excellent reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" an empathetic woman who was a born again Christian who appeared in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder), by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become aware of her talent, noting her unique mix of powerful sexuality and hilarious humor. Exam (2009) was the next, and was her first film with in London and LA, was the next. Awarded a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding British Debut and winner at the Santa Barbara Film Fest of Best Independent, Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy in equal parts the emotional core of the film" and her ability to recognize the "emotional vulnerability" of her ambitious and tough character. GQ just said that Pollyanna McIntosh was a gorgeous actor and "extraordinarily talented actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a funny South American farce in which she is Brit comedian Trevor Lock's unhappy wife. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film, that was made in Peru. 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 role , was praised by critics at Sundance 2011. It also came in top of the New York Times' readers poll of the top films. She received three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.