Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began performing, on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first pay-per-view was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular star on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative and reborn Christian and born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) which was written by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the public began to notice of her talent, citing her unique mix of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) that was the first, in which she worked with 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, in equal parts the heart of the movie" as well as her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability” of her strong and sassy character. GQ simply stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a beautiful actor and "extraordinarily talented 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. Shot in Peru the film is a comedy that she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She plays Isla Fisher's bestie , along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Her demanding turn as the lead role in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011 and received praise from the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' most viewed films poll. She was honored with three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.