Polly Walker
Acting
Born: May 19, 1966
From: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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)
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower | Mrs Clinton | 2025 | 8.0 |
| John Carter | Sarkoja | 2012 | 6.359 |
| Clash of the Titans | Cassiopeia | 2010 | 5.916 |
| Caprica TV | Sister Clarice Willow | 2010 | 6.92 |
| Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Esther | 2006 | 5.309 |
| Control | Barbara Copeland | 2004 | 6.1 |
| Savage Messiah | Paula Jackson | 2002 | 5.442 |
| Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Mrs. Archer | 2002 | 4.714 |
| D-Tox | Jenny | 2002 | 5.58 |
| After Alice | 2000 | 5.575 | |
| Dark Harbor | Alexis Chandler Weinberg | 1999 | 4.975 |
| 8 ½ Women | Palmira | 1999 | 5.486 |
| Talk of Angels | Mary Lavelle | 1998 | 5.5 |
| The Woodlanders | Mrs. Charmond | 1998 | 5.0 |
| Curtain Call | Julia | 1998 | 5.077 |
| Brute | Mara | 1997 | 5.707 |
| Roseanna's Grave | Cecilia | 1997 | 6.474 |
| The Gambler | Polina | 1997 | 4.778 |
| Robinson Crusoe | Mary | 1997 | 5.981 |
| Emma | Jane Fairfax | 1996 | 6.614 |
| Restoration | Celia Clemence | 1995 | 6.1 |
| Sliver | Vida Warren | 1993 | 5.565 |
| The Trial | Leni | 1993 | 6.014 |
| Patriot Games | Annette | 1992 | 6.68 |
| A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Mme. Dumont | 1992 | 6.406 |
| Enchanted April | Caroline Dester | 1991 | 6.789 |
| Walking a Tightrope | Hélène Lagache | 1991 | 4.875 |
| Journey of Honor | Cecilia | 1991 | 5.083 |
| Lorna Doone | Lorna Doone | 1990 | 6.222 |
| Kremlin Farewell | Nadja | 1990 | 8.0 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1966 |
| From | Warrington, Cheshire, England, … |