Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia, but she returned to Scotland when she began her career on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at the age of 16 and soon was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. The first time she was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). Also, she was an actor and director in theatre. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as in addition to David Dayan Fisher (a regular part on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative woman who was a born again Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder), from Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the public began to notice of her talents, citing a unique blend of powerful sexuality and hilarious humor. She was a part of both LA as well as London, Exam (2009) was the next one, nominated 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 and sassy in equal parts ....the emotional center of the movie" The film's critics praised her ability to uncover the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly intimidating and hardworking character. GQ just said "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an extremely skilled actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a South American comedy in which she plays the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She appears as Isla Fisher's bestie with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an enormous success. It received rave reviews and also topped the New York Times readers' favourite movies poll. She was awarded three Best Actress Awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award, and Fright Meter's.