Acting · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK · Born May 19, 1966
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)
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as Mrs Clinton
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as Trottie
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as Sonia Harkonnen
TVBridgerton
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as Lady Portia Featherington
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as Lady Lunette
TVPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
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as Peggy Sykes
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as Isabel Finch
TVMr Selfridge
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as Delphine Day
TVLine of Duty
2012
as Gill Biggeloe
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as Sarkoja
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as Francesca
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as Cassiopeia
TVCaprica
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as Sister Clarice Willow
TVWarehouse 13
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as Charlotte Dupres
TVSanctuary
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as Ranna Seneschal
TVThe Mentalist
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as Alexa Shultz
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as Ellis Samuels
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as Esther
TVPsych
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as Randa
TVRome
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as Atia of the Julii
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as Dr. Lorna Ludlow
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as Bess Sedgwick
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as Barbara Copeland
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as Lucetta Templeman
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as Anne Collins
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as Mrs. Archer
MovieSavage Messiah
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as Paula Jackson
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as Jenny
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as Catherine Braithwaite
MovieAfter Alice
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MovieDark Harbor
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as Alexis Chandler Weinberg
Movie8 ½ Women
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as Palmira
MovieCurtain Call
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as Julia
MovieTalk of Angels
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as Mary Lavelle
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as Mrs. Charmond
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as Mara
MovieThe Gambler
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as Polina
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as Mary
MovieRoseanna's Grave
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as Cecilia
MovieEmma
1996
as Jane Fairfax
MovieRestoration
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as Celia Clemence
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as Leni
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as Vida Warren
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1992
as Annette
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as Mme. Dumont
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as Caroline Dester
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as Hélène Lagache
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as Cecilia
MovieLorna Doone
1990
as Lorna Doone
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1990
as Nadja
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1989
as Magdala 'Nick' Buckley
TVScreen Two
1985
as Leni
TVA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
