Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she relocated to London where she quickly started working in independent filmmaking. (Her first professional gig on The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater as an actor as well as director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative woman who was a born again Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). Her first movie role was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009), which was filming in London and LA and was her subsequent film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and also won the Santa Barbara Film Fest's Best Independent Award. The reviewers praised Pollyanna's capacity to "emotionally vulnerable" her tough, ambitious character. GQ has stated that "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an extraordinarily skilled actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a hilarious South American farce in which she plays Brit actor Trevor Lock's disgruntled wife. Filmed in Peru and she is Spanish all the way. 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 demanding turn as the main character in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011, brought high praise and placed at the top of the New York Times readers' preferred films poll. She won three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film’s Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.