Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland where she began performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she moved to London and soon found herself involved in indie filmmaking (her first professional gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to amazing reviews. Then she landed her first US movie role as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique combination of sensuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) that was the first, in which she acted in London and LA was her 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 movie" and her ability to see the "emotional vulnerability" of her tough and ambitious character. GQ only stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a beautiful actress and an "extraordinarily talented actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a funny South American farce in which she is Brit actor Trevor Lock's angry wife. Filmed in Peru the actress speaks Spanish all the way. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She portrays Isla Fisher's bestie along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her intense performance as the lead role in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made the news at Sundance 2011. The film received high praise and placed at the top of the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. She was awarded three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.