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Pollyanna McIntosh

Actor, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn March 15, 1979 (46 years)
Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland, where she first began performing, on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon became involved in indie filmmaking (her first paid gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre, including a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. She then landed her first US movie role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was as the wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder), by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her talent, citing a unique blend of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Working in both LA and London, Exam (2009) was next, BAFTA-nominated as Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the film's critics noted Pollyanna's performance was "smart, sassy and sexy in equal parts....the emotional center of the film" praised her capacity to find the "emotional vulnerability" of her seemingly tough and ambitious character. GQ simply stated "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an enormously talented actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it!), is a hilarious South American farce in which she plays Brit comedian Trevor Lock's disgruntled wife. Shot 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 in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made shock waves at Sundance 2011, brought rave reviews and topped the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. For her performance, she was awarded three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's. As the female lead in the BBC political comedy, Bob Servant Independent (2013), starring Brian Cox, she played the professionally critical "Philippa Edwards", a very different sort of scary. In festival darling, Love Eternal (2013), she plays the female lead as a suicidal grieving mother. In the raucous Filth (2013), she played opposite James McAvoy and Jamie Bell, in the adaptation of Irvine Welsh's balls-out novel as the lusty Size Queen. Two successful British thrillers that see Pollyanna go from vulnerable to kick ass are White Settlers (2014), (known in the USA as The Bloodlands) and Let Us Prey also starring Game of Thrones' Liam Cunningham. In Sundance TV's Hap and Leonard also starring James Purefoy, Michael Kenneth Williams and Christina Hendricks, Pollyanna is nothing but kick ass as the neon-clad psycho killer, Angel. In US indy comedies Prevertere and The Famous Joe Project Pollyanna played it characteristically unsafe once again. Possibly her strangest role yet has been as Bobby in Ding Dong, teaming up once again with Lucky McKee for the 2014 anthology film Tales of Halloween. Pollyanna will next be seen in Blood on Wheels as the vicious biker gang leader Trigga. The film is produced by James Franco.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Filth
  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond
  • Tales of Halloween
  • Double Blind
  • The Blood Lands
  • Darlin'
  • I Do
  • Deathcember
  • Blue Dream
  • Noise Matters
  • Carlos Spills the Beans

Known For

  • The Woman
  • Exam
  • The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
  • Tales of Halloween
  • Scavengers Reign
  • Let Us Prey
  • Double Blind
  • The Blood Lands
  • Darlin'
  • Love Eternal
  • Blue Dream
  • Bats: Human Harvest
  • Revenge Ride
  • Native
  • Bob Servant Independent
  • Deathcember

Filmography

2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (TV Series) · as Jadis Stokes
2024
The Walking Dead: The Return · as Jadis Stokes / Anne (archive Footage)
2023
Double Blind · as Dr. Burke
2023
Scavengers Reign (TV Series) · as Kris (voice)
2023
Apocalypse Clown · as Siobhán
2022
Vikings: Valhalla (TV Series) · as Queen Ælfgifu
2020
The Walking Dead: World Beyond (TV Series) · as Jadis Stokes
2020
Revenge Ride · as Trigga
2020
Outer Banks (TV Series) · as Dalia
2019
Deathcember · as Radio Host (voice)
2019
Darlin' · as The Woman
2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV Series) · as Metatron
2018
Lodge 49 (TV Series)
2017
Blood Ride · as Trigga
2016
2016
The Last Tycoon (TV Series) · as Vera Chase
2016
Hap and Leonard (TV Series) · as Angel
2015
2014
2014
Let Us Prey · as Pc. Rachel Heggie
2013
2013
Filth · as Size Queen
2013
Love Eternal · as Naomi Clarke
2013
2013
Blue Dream · as Amanda
2013
Bob Servant Independent (TV Series) · as Philippa Edwards
2012
I Do · as Catherine
2012
2011
Talking Dead (TV Series)
2011
The Woman · as The Woman
2010
The Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Jadis
2010
Burke and Hare · as Mary
2009
Offspring · as The Woman
2009
Exam · as Brunette
2009
Land of the Lost · as Pakuni Woman
2009
All Ages Night · as Varela
2008
Dani's House (TV Series) · as Mystery Astronaut
2007
2007
Sex and Death 101 · as Thumper (#64)
2007
M.I. High (TV Series) · as Crime Minster
2007
9 Lives of Mara · as Mara
2006
Waterloo Road (TV Series) · as Olivia Mcallister
2005
Headspace · as Stacy
1986
Casualty (TV Series) · as Georgia Bates
1983
Taggart (TV Series) · as Morag Shearer

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