Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland, where she first began to perform on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she relocated to London where she began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig in The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). In addition, she has been involved in theatre as both an actor as well as director. In 2004, her 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 well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular part on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to praises of awe. In Headspace (2005) the actress made her debut US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative, born-again Christian. 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 reviewers were impressed by her unique mix of power sexuality and irreverent humor. In both LA as well as London, Exam (2009) was the next film, which was nominated for BAFTA as Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the reviewers noted that Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy in equal parts ....the emotional center of the film" praised her capacity to uncover the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly powerful and tough character. GQ stated 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 the role of Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru the actress speaks Spanish all the way. 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), where she played the lead part, received rave reviews at Sundance 2011. The film also placed first in the New York Times' readers poll of the top films. In recognition of her performance, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.