Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland and began to perform on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. Her first pay-per-view was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. 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 the director. The play received rave reviews. Then she landed her first US movie role as the manipulative new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). Her first movie role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) the film, which was shot in London and LA it was her following film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and also won the Santa Barbara Film Fest's Best Independent Award. The film's critics were awed by Pollyanna's ability to "emotionally vulnerability" her tough, ambitious character. GQ only stated that Pollyanna McIntosh was an amazing actress , and an "extraordinarily gifted actor". 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 comedian Trevor Lock's angry wife. She speaks Spanish throughout the film that was shot in Peru. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She portrays Isla Fisher's bestie 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 headlines at Sundance 2011. The film received rave reviews and topped the New York Times readers' preferred films poll. She was awarded three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter’s.