Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland and where she initially started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she relocated to London, where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first pay-per-view on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as an actor as well as director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. In Headspace (2005), she was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" an manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. The first time she appeared in a movie was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). In both LA and London, Exam (2009) was her next project, nominated by BAFTA for Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the film's critics noted Pollyanna's performance was "smart and sassy in equal measure ....the emotional center of the film" They praised her ability to discover the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly tough and ambitious character. GQ has stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a great actor and performer, is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is an South American comedy in which she is the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru where she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She portrays Isla Fisher’s bestie, along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was a huge success. It was praised by critics and topped New York Times readers' top films poll. For her performance, she received three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.






 

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