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Polly Walker

Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 05/19/1966 (57) | Warrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films Enchanted April (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Sliver (1993), Restoration (1995), The Gambler (1997), and Savage Messiah (2002). In 2006, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in the drama series Rome (2005–2007). She is also known for her roles in BBC One dramas Prisoners’ Wives (2012–2013), Line of Duty (2016, 2019) and Netflix Original period drama ()
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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)

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Crime

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Movies with Polly Walker as Actress(28)

as Sarkoja2012 John Carter
as Cassiopeia2010 Clash of the Titans
as Barbara Copeland2004 Control
as Jenny2002 D-Tox
as Mrs. Archer2002 Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
as Paula Jackson2002 Savage Messiah
as Alexis Chandler Weinberg1999 Dark Harbor
as Palmira1999 8 ½ Women
as Mary Lavelle1998 Talk of Angels
as Julia1998 Curtain Call
as Mrs. Charmond1998 The Woodlanders
as Polina1997 The Gambler
as Mara1997 Bandyta
as Mary McGregor1997 Robinson Crusoe
as Cecilia1997 Roseanna's Grave
as Jane Fairfax1996 Emma
as Celia Clemence1995 Restoration
as Vida Warren1993 Sliver
as Leni1993 The Trial
as Annette1992 Patriot Games
as Caroline Dester1991 Enchanted April
as Hélène Lagache1991 Walking a Tightrope
as Cecilia1991 Journey of Honor
as Nadja1990 Kremlin Farewell
as Lorna Doone1990 Lorna Doone

TV Shows/Series with Polly Walker as Actress(18)

as Lady Portia Featherington2020 Bridgerton
as Lady Lunette2020 Cursed
as Isabel Finch2018 Age Before Beauty
as Delphine Day2013 Mr Selfridge
as Francesca2012 Prisoners' Wives
as Gill Biggeloe2012 Line of Duty
as Sister Clarice Willow2010 Caprica
as Charlotte Dupres2009 Warehouse 13
as Ranna Seneschal2008 Sanctuary
as Alexa Shultz2008 The Mentalist
as Ellis Samuels2007 Cane
as Randa2006 Psych
2005 Numb3rs
as Atia of the Julii2005 Rome
as Bess Sedgwick2004 Agatha Christie's Marple
as Catherine Braithwaite2000 Waking the Dead
as Magdala 'Nick' Buckley1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 05/19 1966 (May) in Warrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 57 years + 315 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Drama Centre London, Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts
Employer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouses (current/former): Laurence Penry-Jones
Other names for Polly Walker (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Полли Уокер"
"Πόλι Γουόκερ"
"폴리 워커"
"Polly Alexandra Walker"
Polly Walker frequently works together with these people:
Bruno Heller (10x, Crew)
Eoghan Mahony (6x, Crew)
Carlos Jacott (5x, Actor)
Ken Woodruff (5x, Crew)
Harvey Weinstein (4x, Crew)
Anna Chancellor (4x, Actress)
Robert Pugh (4x, Actor)
Tom Wheeler (4x, Crew)
Jack Kenny (4x, Crew)
Bob Weinstein (4x, Crew)
Stephen Surjik (4x, Crew)
Sam Egan (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:966, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/07/2024