Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland and began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London when she was 16 and immediately became involved with indie filmmaking. The first time she was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in the theatre. 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 the director. The play was praised by critics. She then 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 unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique blend of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) The film, which was shot in London and LA and was her subsequent film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and won the Santa Barbara Film Festival's Best Independent Award. The film's critics applauded Pollyanna's capability to "emotionally vulnerability" her tough, ambitious character. GQ simply stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a beautiful actress and an "extraordinarily skilled actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She is Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Shot in Peru She speaks Spanish throughout. In Burke and Hare (2010), directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's bestie , along with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Her gruelling performance as the main character in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011. The film received rave reviews and topped 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.