Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal
and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland where she began performing
on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London,
where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first
paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also,
she's participated in theater as an actress as well as a director. Moving to
Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular
star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular
part in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. In Headspace (2005), she landed
her first US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative woman who is a born
again Christian. The role was later recast in the role of "Thumper
Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon
Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her
unique blend of power sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009), which was
shot in London and LA it was her following film. It was nominated for
Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and was awarded the Santa Barbara Film
Fest's Best Independent Award. The film's critics were awed by Pollyanna's
ability to "emotionally vulnerability" her fierce, ambitious
character. GQ just said "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an enormously
talented actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't
Like it! ) is a South American comedy in which she plays the angry wife of
Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. She speaks Spanish throughout the film that was
shot in Peru. 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
received rave reviews and was a top pick in the New York Times readers'
favourite movies poll. She received three Best Actress nominations, including
Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.
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