Acting
Polly Walker
EN, PL, FR cinema · 29 credits
Born
19 May 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as Polly Alexandra Walker
Polly Alexandra Walker was born on May 19, 1966 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. She graduated from Ballet Rambert School in Twickenham, began her career as a dancer, but an injury at age 18 forced her to change direction. She started at London's Drama Centre to the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she portrayed small parts before graduating to small roles on television. Polly landed the title role in the television series Lorna Doone (1990) before making her feature debut in Journey of Honor (1991) ("Shogun Mayeda"). She first gained attention as an English woman in an Irish terrorist brigade in Phillip Noyce's Patriot Games (1992)
Known for
Filmography
John Carter
as Sarkoja
Clash of the Titans
as Cassiopeia
Control
as Barbara Copeland
Savage Messiah
as Paula Jackson
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
as Mrs. Archer
D-Tox
as Jenny
Dark Harbor
as Alexis Chandler Weinberg
8 ½ Women
as Palmira
Talk of Angels
as Mary Lavelle
The Woodlanders
as Mrs. Charmond
Curtain Call
as Julia
Brute
as Mara
Roseanna's Grave
as Cecilia
The Gambler
as Polina
Robinson Crusoe
as Mary
Emma
as Jane Fairfax
Restoration
as Celia Clemence
Sliver
as Vida Warren
The Trial
as Leni
Patriot Games
as Annette
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Mme. Dumont
Enchanted April
as Caroline Dester
Walking a Tightrope
as Hélène Lagache
Journey of Honor
as Cecilia
Lorna Doone
as Lorna Doone
Kremlin Farewell
as Nadja