Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland which is where she first started performing on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she left for London and soon began to get involved in the indie filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both an actress and director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. Then she landed her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique combination of power sexuality and irreverent humor. In both LA and London, Exam (2009) was the next film, which was nominated for BAFTA as Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the film's critics praised Pollyanna's performance as was "smart and sassy in equal parts ....the emotional center of the film" praised her capacity to identify the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly intimidating and hardworking character. GQ simply said "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an extremely talented actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She is Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Filmed in Peru, she speaks Spanish throughout. In Burke and Hare (2010) directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's bestie with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Her demanding turn as the lead character in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made the news at Sundance 2011 and received praise from the audience and was voted top of the New York Times readers' most viewed films poll. For her work, she was given three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.