Pollyanna McIntosh Biography: Ethnicity, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents, Films, Awards, Movies, Husband

  Pollyanna McIntosh is a Scottish-born actress and filmmaker whose first major attention arrived with her intense role in the horror drama Exam (2009), followed by her performance as the feral lead in The Woman (2011).

Over the next decade, she both wrote and directed the social-issue horror feature Darlin’ (2019) and earned a new audience playing Jadis/Anne in AMC’s The Walking Dead (2017–2024).

Profile

• Full name: Pollyanna McIntosh
• Date of birth: 15 March 1979
• Age: 46 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Dunbartonshire, Scotland
• Nationality: British
• Profession: Actress, director
• Height: 5 ft 10¾ in (1.80 m)
• Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
• Eye color: Dark brown
• Hair color: Dark brown
• Parents: David McIntosh; Judith McIntosh
• Siblings: Three sisters, including her elder sister Tilly McIntosh (scotsman.com)
• Spouse: Grant Show (m. 2004–2011); Bobcat Goldthwait (m. 2024–present)
• Children: None
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: White (Scottish)
• Net worth: $1 million

Early Life and Education

Pollyanna McIntosh, now 46 years old, was born on 15 March 1979 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. From the age of two to five, her family lived in Portugal, then moved to Edinburgh and later to Colombia, reflecting her early exposure to diverse cultures.

Her father, David McIntosh, worked as an actor in his youth before transitioning to the family business, while her mother, Judith McIntosh, supported the household through their relocations.

McIntosh attended St George’s School for Girls in Edinburgh, where she developed an early passion for performance and spoken Spanish. After completing high school, she enrolled in university and earned a BA/BSc in Drama and Theatre Studies with Psychology, laying the groundwork for her subsequent theatrical training.

Personal Life

Pollyanna McIntosh married American actor Grant Show in 2004 after meeting on the Los Angeles theatre circuit; they divorced in 2011 following seven years of marriage.

In May 2024, she wed comedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait in a private ceremony in Ireland. There are no public records of children from either marriage.

Career

Pollyanna began acting professionally at 16 in London’s independent theatre scene, directing and performing in small plays. Her film debut came in Headspace (2005), and she went on to appear in Bats: Human Harvest (2007) and Sex and Death 101 (2007).

Her breakthrough role as the calculating contestant in Exam (2009) brought her critical acclaim and nominations for Best Work of a Rookie at the BAFTA Awards and the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards.

She solidified her horror credentials with The Woman (2011) and Let Us Prey (2014), both directed by Larry Fessenden. In 2016, she joined Joe R. Lansdale’s Hap and Leonard as Angel, and in 2017, she began portraying Jadis (Anne) in The Walking Dead, becoming a series regular through its final seasons.

McIntosh wrote, directed, and starred in Darlin’ (2019), which premiered at SXSW, and most recently appears as Queen Ælfgifu in Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla (2022) and voices Kris in Max’s Scavengers Reign (2023).

Awards

• BAFTA Award nomination – Best Work of a Rookie (Exam, 2009)
• British Independent Film Awards nomination – Raindance Award (Exam, 2009)
• Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nomination – Best Actress (The Woman, 2011)

Social Media

• Instagram: @pollyannamcintosh
• X: @pollyamcintosh

Filmography

• Headspace (2005)
• Bats: Human Harvest (2007)
• Sex and Death 101 (2007)
• Exam (2009)
• Land of the Lost (2009)
• Burke & Hare (2010)
• The Woman (2011)
• I Do (2012)
• Let Us Prey (2014)
• Darlin’ (2019)