Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she left for London and soon became involved in independent filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre acting, both as an actor and director. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as in addition to David Dayan Fisher (a regular character in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy", the manipulative birthed Christian who appeared in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) directed created by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become aware of her talents, citing the unique combination of strong sexuality and irreverent comedy. In both LA as well as 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 noted Pollyanna's performance was "smart, sassy and sexy in equal measure ....the emotional core of the movie" The film's critics praised her ability to find the "emotional vulnerability" of her supposedly intimidating and hardworking character. GQ simply stated "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an exceptionally skilled actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She is Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Shot in Peru the film is a comedy that she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She plays Isla Fisher's best friend along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her demanding turn as the main character in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011 and received praise from the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' most viewed films poll. In recognition of her performance, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.