Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. That's where she started performing on stage at 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 as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actor and director in the theatre. 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 and David Dayan Fisher (a regular part on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. In Headspace (2005), she got her first US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. 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), which she worked in London and LA was her 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 movie" and her ability to spot the "emotional vulnerability” of her tough and ambitious character. GQ has stated that Pollyanna McIntosh, a brilliant actor is "extremely talented". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ) is an South American comedy in which she plays the disgruntled wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Shot in Peru and she is Spanish throughout. In Burke and Hare (2010), directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's best friend along with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was a huge success. It received rave reviews and also topped the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. She was awarded three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film's Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter’s.