Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London where she quickly became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first pay-per-view on The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also been involved in theatre, as an actor and a director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions, including a production of "The Woolgatherer" where she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to high praise. Then she landed her first US film role, playing the manipulative woman who is a new Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian, in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The critics were amazed by her unique mix of sensuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) in which she was 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 at the same time." parts the emotion center of the film" as well as her ability to appreciate the "emotional vulnerability” of her strong and sassy character. GQ simply stated that Pollyanna McIntosh was a gorgeous actor and actress "extraordinarily skilled actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She plays the role of Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. She is fluent in Spanish throughout the film, which was made in Peru. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She is Isla Fisher's best friend along with Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was an immense success. It received rave reviews and also topped the New York Times readers' most viewed films. She received three Best Actress nominations, including Total Film’s Frightfest Award as well as Fright Meter's.