Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in theatre. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as and David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to praises of awe. In Headspace (2005) in which she was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. Her first film appearance was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). 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 won the Santa Barbara Film Fest's Best Independent Award. The film's critics were awed by Pollyanna's ability to "emotionally vulnerability" her strong, confident character. GQ simply said that Pollyanna McIntosh, who is a phenomenal actress is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She plays Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film, that was made in Peru. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She plays Isla Fisher's bestie along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011), in which she played the lead role , was praised by critics at Sundance 2011. It also topped the New York Times' readers best movies poll. For her performance, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.