Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh
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McIntosh at Walker Stalker Con
Born (1979-03-15) 15 March 1979 (age 45)
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active2005–present
Spouse
(m. 2004;div. 2011)
(m. 2024)

Pollyanna McIntosh (born 15 March 1979) is a Scottish actress and director known for her roles in films Exam (2009), The Woman (2011), Let Us Prey (2014), the first season of Joe R. Lansdale's Hap and Leonard (2016), and social issue horror film Darlin' (2019) which she wrote, directed and starred in. McIntosh also starred as Jadis in The Walking Dead franchise (2017–2024), Queen Ælfgifu of Denmark in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022), and voices Kris in the Max adult animation series Scavengers Reign (2023).

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Biography

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. From ages two to five, she and her family lived in Portugal. They then lived in Edinburgh before moving to Colombia. Her father was an actor, but he became a businessman working for a thread company so that he could spend more time with his family. McIntosh attended St. George's School for Girls. [1]

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 for which she was nominated for Best Actress at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. [2] In 2016, she was cast as Angel in the SundanceTV series Hap and Leonard [3] and was cast the following year as Jadis ("Anne") in a starring role on The Walking Dead . [4] [5] Her debut feature as a script writer and director, the social issue horror film Darlin' , premiered at the South-by-Southwest festival in Austin, Texas in March 2019.

McIntosh also pursues a career in fashion [6] and works in support of young people's charity the Joshua Nolan Foundation.

She was married to actor Grant Show from 2004 to 2011. [7] She married Bobcat Goldthwait in 2024. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Headspace Stacy
20079 Lives of MaraMara / Maria
Sex and Death 101 Thumper (#64)
2009All Ages NightVarela
Exam Brunette
Land of the Lost Pakuni Woman
Offspring The Woman
2010 Burke & Hare Mary
2011 The Woman The WomanSequel to Offspring
2012I DoCatherine
The Famous Joe ProjectNova
Prevertere
Carlos Spills the BeansHot Girl
2013 Blue Dream Amanda
Noise MattersRose
Love EternalNaomi Clarke
Filth Size Queen
Como Quien No Quiere La CosaMissis Terrier
2014 Let Us Prey PC. Rachel Heggie
White Settlers Sarah
The HerdDoctor
2015 Tales of Halloween BobbieSegment: "Ding Dong"
2016NativeMatilda
2019 Darlin' The WomanSequel to The Woman. Also writer and director
DeathcemberRadio Host (voice)Also director
2020Revenge RideTrigga
2023 Double Blind Dr. Burke

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Bats: Human Harvest Katya SimonovaTelevision film
2009 Taggart Morag ShearerEpisode: "Cold Reader"
2011 Dani's House Mystery AstronautEpisode: "One Small Step for Sam"
2012Book ClubSexy Yoga StudentEpisode: "Book Club Reads... 'Cougar Enchantments' by Del Mari Fuentes"
2013 Waterloo Road Olivia McAllisterEpisode: "Bad Boy"
Bob Servant Independent Philippa Edwards5 episodes
Casualty Georgia BatesEpisode: "Bedside Manners"
M.I. High Crime Minster / Jenny Lane13 episodes
2016 Hap and Leonard Angel6 episodes
2017 The Last Tycoon Vera ChaseEpisode: "A More Perfect Union"
2017–2018 The Walking Dead Jadis Stokes / Anne Recurring (season 7)
Also starring (seasons 8–9)
15 episodes
Talking Dead Herself3 episodes
2019 Lodge 49 ClaraRecurring (season 2)
2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina MetatronEpisode: "Chapter Thirty-Three: Deus Ex Machina"
2021 The Walking Dead: World Beyond Jadis Stokes / AnneMain role (season 2)
2022–2024 Vikings: Valhalla Ælfgifu of Northampton Recurring role
2023 Scavengers Reign Kris6 episodes
2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Jadis Stokes / AnneMain role [9]
2024 Outer Banks DaliaRecurring role

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2010 Dante's Inferno Bella
2017 Middle-earth: Shadow of War Shelob
2022 Forspoken Tanta Prave

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