Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh (born 1978/1979) is a Scottish writer, director and actress[1] 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), a starring role in The Walking Dead (2017–2018) and The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2021), and social issue horror film Darlin’ (2019) which she wrote, directed and starred in. McIntosh also portrayed Queen Ælfgifu of Denmark in the upcoming Netflix TV series Vikings: Valhalla (2022).

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Dunbartonshire. 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.