Polly Walker
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)
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sliver
as Vida Warren
1993
Brute
as Mara
1997
Emma
as Jane Fairfax
1996
Enchanted April
as Caroline Dester
1991
Patriot Games
as Annette
1992
After Alice
2000
Walking a Tightrope
as Hélène Lagache
1991
Savage Messiah
as Paula Jackson
2002
Roseanna's Grave
as Cecilia
1997
John Carter
as Sarkoja
2012
Clash of the Titans
as Cassiopeia
2010
The Trial
as Leni
1993
Talk of Angels
as Mary Lavelle
1998
The Woodlanders
as Mrs. Charmond
1998
Dark Harbor
as Alexis Chandler Weinberg
1999
Lorna Doone
as Lorna Doone
1990
The Gambler
as Polina
1997
Kremlin Farewell
as Nadja
1990
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Mme. Dumont
1992
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
as Mrs. Archer
2002
TV Appearances
Caprica
as Sister Clarice Willow
2010
Numb3rs
as Dr. Lorna Ludlow
2005
Rome
as Atia of the Julii
2005
State of Play
as Anne Collins
2003
Cane
as Ellis Samuels
2007
Prisoners' Wives
as Francesca
2012
Psych
as Randa
2006
The Mentalist
as Alexa Shultz
2008
Waking the Dead
as Catherine Braithwaite
2001
Line of Duty
as Gill Biggeloe
2012
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Magdala 'Nick' Buckley
1989
The Mayor of Casterbridge
as Lucetta Templeman
2003