Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 19, 1966
Place of Birth:
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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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)
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | John Carter | Sarkoja |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Cassiopeia |
| 2006 | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Esther |
| 2004 | Control | Barbara Copeland |
| 2002 | Savage Messiah | Paula Jackson |
| 2002 | Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Mrs. Archer |
| 2002 | D-Tox | Jenny |
| 2000 | After Alice | |
| 1999 | Dark Harbor | Alexis Chandler Weinberg |
| 1999 | 8 ½ Women | Palmira |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels | Mary Lavelle |
| 1998 | The Woodlanders | Mrs. Charmond |
| 1998 | Curtain Call | Julia |
| 1997 | Bandyta | Mara |
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Cecilia |
| 1997 | The Gambler | Polina |
| 1997 | Robinson Crusoe | Mary |
| 1996 | Emma | Jane Fairfax |
| 1995 | Restoration | Celia Clemence |
| 1993 | Sliver | Vida Warren |
| 1993 | The Trial | Leni |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Annette |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Mme. Dumont |
| 1991 | Enchanted April | Caroline Dester |
| 1991 | Walking a Tightrope | Hélène Lagache |
| 1991 | Journey of Honor | Cecilia |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | Lorna Doone |
| 1990 | Kremlin Farewell | Nadja |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bookish | Trottie |
| 2024 | Dune: Prophecy | Sonia Harkonnen |
| 2020 | Bridgerton | Lady Portia Featherington |
| 2020 | Cursed | Lady Lunette |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler | Peggy Sykes |
| 2018 | Age Before Beauty | Isabel Finch |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge | Delphine Day |
| 2012 | Prisoners' Wives | Francesca |
| 2012 | Line of Duty | Gill Biggeloe |
| 2010 | Caprica | Sister Clarice Willow |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Charlotte Dupres |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Alexa Shultz |
| 2008 | Sanctuary | Ranna Seneschal |
| 2007 | Cane | Ellis Samuels |
| 2006 | Psych | Randa |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | |
| 2005 | Rome | Atia of the Julii |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Bess Sedgwick |
| 2003 | State of Play | Anne Collins |
| 2003 | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Lucetta Templeman |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Catherine Braithwaite |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Magdala 'Nick' Buckley |