Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh

Birthdate
March 15, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
March 15, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

Pollyanna McIntosh's LGBTQ+ Titles

I Do
I Do
Catherine

Acting (42)

Dad on the Wall as Herself
2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Jadis Stokes (6 episodes)
2024
The Walking Dead: The Return as Jadis Stokes / Anne (archive footage)
2024
Double Blind as Dr. Burke
2023
Scavengers Reign as Kris (voice) (6 episodes)
2023
Apocalypse Clown as Siobhán
2022
Vikings: Valhalla as Queen Ælfgifu (11 episodes)
2020
The Walking Dead: World Beyond as Jadis Stokes (10 episodes)
2020
Revenge Ride as Trigga
2019
Deathcember as Radio Host (voice)
2019
Darlin' as The Woman
2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Metatron (1 episode)
2018
Lodge 49 (7 episodes)
2018
Native
2016
Hap and Leonard as Angel (6 episodes)
2015
Tales of Halloween as Bobbie
2014
The Blood Lands as Sarah
2014
The Herd as Female Captor
2014
Let Us Prey as PC. Rachel Heggie
2013
Filth as Size Queen
2013
Prevertere as Irene
2013
Love Eternal as Naomi Clarke
2013
I Do as Catherine
2013
Noise Matters as Rose
2013
Blue Dream as Amanda
2013
Bob Servant as Philippa Edwards (6 episodes)
2013
La Cosa as Mrs. Terrier
2012
Him Indoors as Lizzie
2012
The Making of The Woman as herself
2012
The Famous Joe Project
2011
Talking Dead (1 episode)
2011
The Woman as The Woman
2010
The Walking Dead as Jadis (15 episodes)
2010
Burke & Hare as Mary
2009
Progeny The Birth of Offspring as herself
2009
Exam as Brunette
2009
Land of the Lost as Pakuni Woman
2009
Offspring as The Woman
2007
Bats: Human Harvest as Katya
2007
Sex and Death 101 as Thumper (#64)
2007
M.I. High as Crime Minster (13 episodes)
2005
Headspace as Stacy

Directing (3)

2023
Quicksand [ short ] • Director
• Director
2019
Deathcember • Director
• Director
2019
Darlin' • Director
• Director

Writing (1)

2019
Darlin' • Screenplay
• Screenplay

Sound (1)

2011
The Woman • Foley Artist
• Foley Artist