Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began her stage debut in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon began to get involved in indie filmmaking (her first professional gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both 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 and David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. In Headspace (2005), she was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative and a born-again Christian. Her first film appearance was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) that was the first, in which she acted with in London and LA was her next. BAFTA-nominated 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 emotion center of the film" as well as her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability” of her ambitious and tough character. GQ simply stated "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an exceptionally skilled actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She plays the role of Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru and she is Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She is Isla Fisher's bestie , along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an immense success. It was praised by critics and also topped the New York Times readers' favourite movies poll. She was awarded three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film’s Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter’s.