Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal
and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to
Scotland when she began her career on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival.
After 16 she moved to London where she started working in independent
filmmaking. (Her first pay-per-view on The Acid House was as a stoner with
Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's participated in theater as an actor as well
as a director. In 2004, her move 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 actor in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim.
Her first US movie role was as "Stacy" who was a manipulative birthed
Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of
"Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian, in Sex and Death 101
(2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics
were impressed with her distinctive combination of powerful sexuality and
irreverent humor. In both LA as well as London, Exam (2009) was next,
BAFTA-nominated as Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at
the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the film's critics said that Pollyanna's character
was "smart, sassy and sexy at the same time. ....the emotional center of
the movie" They praised her ability to identify the "emotional
vulnerability" of her seemingly powerful and tough character. GQ simply
said that Pollyanna McIntosh was a stunning actress and an "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 plays the unhappy wife of
Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film,
that was made in Peru. In Burke and Hare (2010) directed by John Landis, she
plays Isla Fisher's bestie , along with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes,
Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Her intense performance as the lead role in Lucky
McKee's The Woman (2011) made shock waves at Sundance 2011. The film received
rave reviews and topped the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. She
won three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as
well as Fright Meter's.
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