Polly Walker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 19, 1966
- Birthplace
- Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower 2025
as Mrs Clinton
John Carter 2012
as Sarkoja
Clash of the Titans 2010
as Cassiopeia
Scenes of a Sexual Nature 2006
as Esther
Control 2004
as Barbara Copeland
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth 2002
as Mrs. Archer
Savage Messiah 2002
as Paula Jackson
D-Tox 2002
as Jenny
After Alice 2000
as Dr Vera Swann
Dark Harbor 1999
as Alexis Chandler Weinberg
8 ½ Women 1999
as Palmira
Curtain Call 1998
as Julia
Talk of Angels 1998
as Mary Lavelle
The Woodlanders 1998
as Mrs. Charmond
Brute 1997
as Mara
The Gambler 1997
as Polina
Robinson Crusoe 1997
as Mary
Roseanna's Grave 1997
as Cecilia
Emma 1996
as Jane Fairfax
Restoration 1995
as Celia Clemence
The Trial 1993
as Leni
Sliver 1993
as Vida Warren
Patriot Games 1992
as Annette
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia 1992
as Mme. Dumont
Enchanted April 1991
as Caroline Dester
Walking a Tightrope 1991
as Hélène Lagache
Journey of Honor 1991
as Cecilia
Lorna Doone 1990
as Lorna Doone
Kremlin Farewell 1990
as Nadja
Credits from TMDB.