Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh
Born (1979-03-15) 15 March 1979
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation Actress, director, writer
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s)
Grant Show
(m. 2004; div. 2011)

Pollyanna McIntosh (born 15 March 1979) is a Scottish actress, writer, and director[1] known for her roles in the films Exam (2009), The Woman (2011), Filth (2013), Let Us Prey (2014), and the first season of Joe R. Lansdale's Hap and Leonard (2016), and a recurring and starring role in the seventh and eighth seasons of The Walking Dead, respectively (2017).

Biography

Pollyanna McIntosh debuted as an actress aged 16, appearing in London's independent film and theatre as both an actress and director. In 2004 she moved to Los Angeles and directed the stage production The Woolgatherer with Anne Dudek and Dyan David Fisher. In 2005, she received her first film role in Headspace. In 2009 she starred in Exam and was nominated for both Best Work of a Rookie at the BAFTA Awards and the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards. In 2011, she was cast in the film The Woman which she was nominated for Best Actress at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.[2] Recently she was cast as Angel in the SundanceTV series Hap and Leonard[3] and as Jadis ("Anne") in a starring role on The Walking Dead .[4][5]

McIntosh also pursues a career in fashion.[6]

She was married to actor Grant Show from 2004 to 2011.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Headspace Stacy
2007 9 Lives of Mara Mara/Maria
2007 Sex and Death 101 Thumper (#64)
2009 All Ages Night Varela
2009 Exam Brunette
2009 Land of the Lost Pakuni Woman
2009 Offspring The Woman
2010 Burke & Hare Mary
2011 The Woman The Woman Sequel to Offspring
2012 I Do Catherine
2012 The Famous Joe Project Nova
2012 Prevertere
2012 Carlos Spills the Beans Hot Girl
2013 Blue Dream Amanda
2013 Noise Matters Rose
2013 Love Eternal Naomi Clarke
2013 Filth Size Queen
2013 Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa Missis Terrier
2014 Let Us Prey PC. Rachel Heggie
2014 White Settlers Sarah
2015 Tales of Halloween Bobbie segment: "Ding Dong"
2016 Native Matilda

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Bats: Human Harvest Katya Zemanova TV movie
2009 Taggart Morag Shearer 1 episode: "Cold Reader"
2011 Dani's House Mystery Astronaut 1 episode: "One Small Step for Sam"
2012 Book Club Sexy Yoga Student 1 episode: "Book Club Reads... 'Cougar Enchantments' by Del Mari Fuentes"
2013 Waterloo Road Olivia McAllister 1 episode: "Bad Boy"
2013 Bob Servant Independent Philippa Edwards 5 episodes
2013 Casualty Georgia Bates 1 episode: "Bedside Manners"
2013 M.I. High Crime Minster/Jenny Lane 13 episodes
2016 Hap and Leonard Angel 6 episodes
2017–present The Walking Dead Jadis / Anne Recurring (Season 7)
Also Starring (Season 8–present)
11 episodes
2017 The Last Tycoon Vera Chase 1 episode: "A More Perfect Union"
2017–2018 Talking Dead Herself 3 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Dante's Inferno Bella Voice
2017 Middle-earth: Shadow of War Shelob Voice

References

  1. ↑ "Pollyanna McIntosh on being happy in her own skin". The Scotsman. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. ↑ Smith, Nigel M (11 October 2011). "Meet Pollyanna McIntosh, The Woman Behind "The Woman"". Indiewire. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  3. ↑ Mcintosh, Pollyanna. "6 questions for Pollyanna Mcintosh". SundanceTV. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. ↑ McIntosh, Pollyanna. "New Leader on The Walking Dead". Variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Pollyanna McIntosh, as Jadis in The Walking Dead. "New role for McIntosh". Independent.co.uk. The Inependent. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Howard, Ali (2014-09-05). "On the up: taking tea with Pollyanna McIntosh". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
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