Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was raised in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland, where she first started performing on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London where she began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first pay-per-view in The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's participated in theater as an actress as well as director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" which was a stage play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It received great reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" an manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written from Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the reviewers began to be aware of her talent, noting an unbeatable blend of strong sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009), which was her first film in London and LA was the 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 emotion center of the film" and her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability” of her ambitious and tough character. GQ stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a great actress, is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is a South American comedy in which she is the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film that was made in Peru. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She appears as Isla Fisher's best friend, along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry and Tom Wilkinson. Her intense performance as the lead role in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made shock waves at Sundance 2011 and received great reviews and took the top spot in the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. For her work, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.