Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first started performing on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly started to become involved in indie filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). Also, she was an actor and director in theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" an original play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. She was then offered her first US film role as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) which was written created by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the reviewers began to be aware of her talent, noting a unique blend of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) was a film that 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 praised Pollyanna's ability to "emotionally vulnerability" her tough, ambitious character. GQ just said that Pollyanna McIntosh is a great actress who is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She plays the role of Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru She speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She portrays Isla Fisher's best friend along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her dramatic turn as the main character in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made the news at Sundance 2011, brought great reviews and took the top spot in the New York Times readers' top films poll. In recognition of her performance, she was awarded three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.






 

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