Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh was raised in
Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in
Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first started performing on
stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she left for London and soon
became involved in indie filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as stoner in
Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress
and director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities
such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" that she was director
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 amazing reviews. In Headspace
(2005) she made her debut US movie part as "Stacy" who was a
manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. It was in the role of
crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon
Baker/Winona Ryder) directed produced by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters,
that the critics began to take note of her talent, noting a unique blend of
powerful sexuality and irreverent comedy. In both LA and 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
said that Pollyanna's character was "smart and sassy equally ....the
emotional heart of the film" The film's critics praised her ability to
discover the "emotional vulnerability" of her supposedly powerful and
tough character. GQ simply said that Pollyanna McIntosh is a great actor is
"extremely skilled". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you
Don't Like it! ) is an South American comedy in which she plays the unhappy
wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the
film, that was made in Peru. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She is
Isla Fisher's best friend, along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom
Wilkinson, Tim Curry and Tom Wilkinson. Her gruelling performance as the lead
in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made shock waves at Sundance 2011, brought
praise from the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers'
favorite movies poll. In recognition of her work, she won three Best Actress
awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.
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