Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she moved to London and soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as an actress and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows and productions, including "The Woolgatherer", in which she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005) she got her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written created by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her talents, citing her unique mix of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. She was a part of both LA as well as 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 core of the movie" and praised her ability find the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly tough and ambitious character. GQ just said that Pollyanna McIntosh was an amazing actor and actress "extraordinarily skilled actor". 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 all the way. In Burke and Hare (2010), directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's bestie with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011), which she played the main role in received rave reviews at Sundance 2011. It also topped the New York Times' readers best movies poll. For her performance, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.