Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London when she was 16 and immediately began to get involved in independent filmmaking. The first time she was paid was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" that 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. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy", the manipulative woman who was a born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder), by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her talents, citing her unique mix of powerful sexuality and hilarious humor. Exam (2009), which she worked with in London and LA was her next. BAFTA-nominated 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 emotion center of the movie" and her ability to see the "emotional vulnerability” of her tough and ambitious character. GQ simply 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! ) is a hilarious South American farce in which she is Brit actor Trevor Lock's angry wife. Filmed in Peru and she is Spanish throughout. 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 demanding turn as the lead character in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made an impact at Sundance 2011. The film received high praise and placed at the top of the New York Times readers' top films poll. She received three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter’s.