Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon began to get involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first professional gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. In Headspace (2005) she was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative, born-again Christian. Her first film role 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 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 emotional core of the film" as well as her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability" of her strong and sassy character. GQ simply said that Pollyanna McIntosh, an outstanding actress who is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She plays Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Shot in Peru and she is Spanish throughout. John Landis directed Burke and Hare (2010). She is Isla Fisher's bestie with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011), where she played the lead role , was praised by critics at Sundance 2011. It also topped the New York Times' readers best movies poll. In recognition of her work, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.