Polly Walker
Date of birth: 1966-05-19
Place of birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Polly Alexandra Walker, پالی واکر
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)
Movie Credits
Sliver
1993-05-21
A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended und
Brute
1997-11-07
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but als
Emma
1996-08-02
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is
Enchanted April
1991-11-27
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respe
Patriot Games
1992-06-04
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and
After Alice
2000-01-01
A washed-up detective discovers his own psychic ability when assigned to investigate a serial murder
Walking a Tightrope
1991-09-01
A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope ar
Savage Messiah
2002-04-26
As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Mo
Roseanna's Grave
1997-03-06
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a
John Carter
2012-03-07
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious
Clash of the Titans
2010-03-26
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god o
The Trial
1993-06-18
Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested.
Talk of Angels
1998-10-30
This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels a
The Woodlanders
1998-02-06
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant
Dark Harbor
1999-12-31
A bickering couple drive fast through a downpour to catch the last ferry to their island retreat. In
Lorna Doone
1990-12-26
A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her fathe
The Gambler
1997-10-30
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece
Kremlin Farewell
1990-04-01
A drama of intrigue and betrayal in Stalin's Russia. Stepan grows up in an orphanage, learning to lo
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992-04-18
In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, r
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002-12-01
A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everyth
8 ½ Women
1999-05-22
Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan esta
Restoration
1995-12-29
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and save
Control
2004-12-07
Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new c
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006-11-03
Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved
Journey of Honor
1991-04-27
The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from th
D-Tox
2002-01-04
A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at
Curtain Call
1998-12-05
A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just fo
Robinson Crusoe
1997-06-11
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce oce
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
2025-12-14
For 15 years, Roger Winstanley has been haunted by an unsettling, recurring dream: an invitation to