Polly Walker
Polly Walker (born May 19, 1966 in Warrington , Cheshire , England ) is a British television and film actress .
Life
She actually began her career as a dancer, but an injury at the age of eighteen forced her to change jobs.
Her first major role in a movie she had in 1992 as a terrorist in the film The Hour of the Patriots on the side of Harrison Ford and Sean Bean . In the course of her career, she has stood in front of the camera alongside actors such as Sharon Stone , Anthony Hopkins , Gwyneth Paltrow and Maggie Smith .
From 2005 to 2007 she was seen in the role of Atia in the television series Rome . For this role she was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Satellite Award . In 2006 Polly Walker shot the movie Scenes of a Sexual Nature on the side of Ewan McGregor , which was released that same year.
Walker married the former actor Laurence Penry-Jones (brother of Rupert Penry-Jones ) in 2008 and lived with him in the United States for almost eight years. In 2015 the couple returned to London. Walker has a son (* 1993) and a daughter (* 2000) from previous relationships.
Filmography (selection)
- 1990: The House on the Cliff (Peril at End House)
- 1991 Enchanted April (Enchanted April)
- 1992: Great Performances (TV series, episode A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia )
- 1992: Shogun Mayeda (Journey of Honor aka Shogun Warrior)
- 1992: The Patriot Games
- 1993: The process (The Trial)
- 1993: Sliver - Greed of the eyes (Sliver)
- 1995: Restoration - time of sensuality (restoration)
- 1996: Jane Austen's Emma (Emma)
- 1997: Rosanna's Last Will (Roseanna's Grave)
- 1997: Dark Days in St. Petersburg (The Gambler)
- 1997: The Woodlanders (The Woodlanders)
- 1997: Bastard - Welcome to Paradise ( Bandyta )
- 1997: Robinson Crusoe
- 1998: Talk of Angels
- 1998: Dark Harbor (Dark Harbor)
- 1998: Subtenant from beyond (Curtain Call)
- 1999: 8 1/2 women (Eight and a Half Women)
- 2000: After Alice (After Alice)
- 2002: D- Tox - Eye See You
- 2002: Savage Messiah (Savage Messiah)
- 2003: Murder on Page One ( State of Play , miniseries, six episodes)
- 2004: Control - You Shall Not Kill (Control)
- 2005–2007: Rom ( Rome , TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2006: Scenes of a Sexual Nature
- 2007: Cane (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2009–2010: Caprica (TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2010: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 2012: John Carter - Between Two Worlds (John Carter)
- 2013: Age Before Beauty (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2013: Warehouse 13 (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2014: Mr Selfridge (TV series)
- 2015: The Syndicate (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2016: Line of Duty (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2016: Paranoid (TV series, 5 episodes)
- since 2019: Pennyworth (TV series, 9 episodes)
Web links
- Polly Walker in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Polly Walker at filmreference.com (English)
- Polly Walker in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Katherine Hassell: Paranoid's Polly Walker: I like playing a troublemaker . Express, September 25, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walker, Polly |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warrington , Cheshire , England , UK |