Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London and was soon involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first pay-per-view was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress as well as a director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" which was a stage play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was the director. The play was praised by critics. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy" who was a manipulative and reborn Christian and born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique blend of power sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) the film, which was shot in London and LA it was her following film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and also won the Santa Barbara Film Festival's Best Independent Award. The film's critics applauded Pollyanna's capability to "emotionally vulnerability" her powerful, sassy character. GQ simply said that Pollyanna McIntosh, an outstanding actor and performer, is "extremely skilled". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a South American comedy in which she plays the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. 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 an impact at Sundance 2011, brought high praise and placed at the top of the New York Times readers' most viewed films poll. In recognition of her work, she was given three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.