Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born 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 16, she left for London and soon found herself involved in indie filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as an actor in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress as well as a director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to excellent reviews. Then she landed her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). 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) author Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her talent, noting a unique blend of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) that was the first, in which she was in London and LA, was the next. Awarded a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding British Debut and winner at the Santa Barbara Film Fest of Best Independent, Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy at the same time." parts the emotional center of the film" as well as her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability" of her ambitious and tough 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 plays the role of Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. She speaks Spanish throughout the film which was made 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. Her intense performance as the lead role in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made an impact at Sundance 2011. The film garnered praise from the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. She received three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.






 

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