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Polly Walker is a Actor British born on 19 may 1966 at Warrington (United-kingdom)
Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films Enchanted April (1992), Patriot Games (1992), Sliver (1993), Restoration (1995), The Gambler (1997) and Savage Messiah (2002). In 2006, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in the drama series Rome (2005–07).
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Birth name Polly Alexandra Walker
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 19 may 1966 (58 years) at Warrington (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 19 may 1966 (58 years) at Warrington (United-kingdom)
Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films Enchanted April (1992), Patriot Games (1992), Sliver (1993), Restoration (1995), The Gambler (1997) and Savage Messiah (2002). In 2006, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in the drama series Rome (2005–07).
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She is one of four siblings. Walker has two children from two previous relationships, Giorgio (b. 1993) and Delilah (b. 2000). She currently lives in the United States. On 23 October 2008, Walker married former actor Laurence Penry-Jones (brother of Rupert Penry-Jones), most famous for his role as Dr. Oliver Berg in the BBC soap Doctors.Best films
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John Carter (2012)
, 2h13Directed by Andrew Stanton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about magic and magicians, Mars in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about extraterrestrial life, Martiens, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Taylor Kitsch, Viola Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Thomas Haden Church, Ciarán Hinds
Roles Sarkoja
Rating65%
After the sudden death of John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), a former American Civil War Confederate Army captain, Carter's nephew, Edgar Rice Burroughs (Daryl Sabara), attends the funeral. Per Carter's instructions, the body is put in a tomb that can be unlocked only from the inside. His attorney hands Burroughs Carter's journal, which Burroughs reads in the hope of finding clues to Carter's cause of death.
Clash of the Titans (2010)
, 1h46Directed by Louis Leterrier
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Peplum
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson
Roles Cassiopeia
Rating58%
In ancient times after defeating their predecessors, the Titans, the gods divided the Universe among themselves. Zeus took the skies, Poseidon took the seas, and Hades was left with the Underworld upon being tricked by Zeus. The gods created the mortals, whose faith and prayers assured the gods' immortality. As time passed, however, mortals began to question them and soon resist their creators, angering the Olympians.
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
, 1h31Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Adrian Lester, Sophie Okonedo, Ewan McGregor, Tom Hardy, Andrew Lincoln, Douglas Hodge
Roles Esther
Rating58%
Husband, Jamie (Andrew Lincoln) and wife, Molly (Holly Aird) are lying on the grass, discussing footballers and multiple orgasms. Molly notices Jamie staring at a pretty girl nearby, Sophie (Eglantine Rembauville). When he is challenged about it, he pretends he was looking at the book the girl was reading, L'Etranger by Albert Camus. Immediately seeing through his lies, Molly questions Jamie about the book; Jamie claims it is a western about a man who eventually becomes sheriff. In order to embarrass Jamie and expose him as a liar, she then approaches Sophie to question her about the book as well.
Control (2004)
, 1h41Directed by Tim Hunter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Rodríguez, Kathleen Robertson, Toby Kebbell, Stephen Rea
Roles Barbara Copeland
Rating61%
Lee Ray Oliver is a death row inmate who is given a lethal injection before a room of witnesses. He awakes in the morgue to find that he had only been administered saline and anaesthetic. A neuropharmacologist, Dr. Copeland, tells him that he has a choice: either agree to be a human subject for an experimental drug trial with potentially serious or fatal side effects, or he will receive a truly lethal injection.
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Damian Lewis, Greta Scacchi, Polly Walker, Ben Miller, Emily Mortimer, Richard Wilson
Roles Mrs. Archer
Rating67%
D-Tox (2002)
, 1h36Directed by Jim Gillespie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Tom Berenger, Charles Dutton, Robert Patrick, Polly Walker, Courtney B. Vance
Roles Jenny
Rating53%
FBI agent Jake Malloy is pursuing a serial killer who specializes in killing police officers. Malloy's former partner becomes one of the victims. While Malloy is at his partner's home, the murderer calls Malloy from Malloy's home while Mary, his girlfriend, is there. The killer tells Malloy that he pursued him four years before for a series of prostitute murders; he is holding a grudge and he's going to kill Mary. Malloy rushes home to find Mary dead. When the killer's hideout is found, Seattle police and the FBI blockade the area before Malloy arrives. Malloy pursues the killer only to find that he appears to have committed suicide.
Savage Messiah (2002)
, 1h34Directed by Mario Azzopardi
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Themes Films about religion
Actors Polly Walker, Luc Picard, Justin Louis, Isabelle Blais, Domini Blythe, Isabelle Cyr
Roles Paula Jackson
Rating62%
Inspiré d'un fait vécu. Roch Thériault (Luc Picard), le chef d'une étrange commune, vivait avec 2 hommes, ses 10 femmes et ses 23 enfants. Une travailleuse sociale (Polly Walker) devine, malgré les apparences trompeuses, le désespoir des femmes de Thériault lors d'une visite de la commune. Malgré l'indifférence de ses collègues de travail, elle entreprend une enquête qui mène à de terribles découvertes ; un enfant mort, d'étranges rituels ainsi que de graves cas de violence physique et psychologique. Ce faisant, elle met sa carrière et sa vie en jeu. Elle est toutefois prête à surmonter tous les obstacles pour libérer les membres de cette étrange communauté de l'emprise de Thériault. Elle doit également affronter Thériault qui manipule avec une étonnante facilité les gens et le système, y compris les enquêteurs nommés par le tribunal.
After Alice (2000)
, 1h40Directed by Paul Marcus
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Kiefer Sutherland, Henry Czerny, Polly Walker, Denis Akiyama, Stephen Ouimette
Roles Docteur Vera Swann
Rating53%
Dix ans après le meurtre d'Alice, dont le corps a été retrouvé dans une maison isolée, le tueur fait toujours parler de lui. La vérité va être découverte grâce aux mystérieux dons de visions du détective Mickey Hayden.
Dark Harbor (1999)
, 1h36Directed by Adam Coleman Howard
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Alan Rickman, Norman Reedus, Polly Walker
Roles Alexis Chandler Weinberg
Rating59%
David Weinberg (Alan Rickman), a lawyer in his 50s, and his much younger wife Alexis (Polly Walker), drive through a torrential rainstorm to get the last ferry to their private island. They catch sight of an injured young man (Norman Reedus) at the side of the road, whom they reluctantly drive to the nearest town.
8 ½ Women (1999)
, 1h58Directed by Peter Greenaway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors John Standing, Vivian Wu, Toni Collette, Annie Yi, Amanda Plummer, Natacha Amal
Roles Palmira
Rating56%
After the death of his wife (Claire Johnston), wealthy businessman Philip Emmenthal (John Standing) and his son Storey (Matthew Delamere) open their own private harem in their family residence in Geneva (they get the idea while watching Federico Fellini's 8½ and after Storey is "given" a woman, Simato (Shizuka Inoh), to waive her pachinko debts). They sign one-year contracts with eight (and a half) women to this effect.
Talk of Angels (1998)
, 1h36Directed by Nick Hamm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Polly Walker, Vincent Pérez, Franco Nero, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz, Frances McDormand
Roles Mary Lavelle
Rating58%
Dans les années 30, en Espagne, une jeune femme d'origine irlandaise tombe amoureuse d'un homme marié, qui lutte contre le régime de Franco.
Curtain Call (1998)
, 1h34Directed by Peter Yates
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Ghost films
Actors James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Julianne Nicholson, Buck Henry
Roles Julia
Rating56%
Stevenson Lowe (James Spader) has a publishing business that's in trouble and a girlfriend (Polly Walker), who is also being pursued by a U.S. Senator (Sam Shepard).
Robinson Crusoe (1997)
, 1h32Directed by George Trumbull Miller, Rod Hardy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on Robinson Crusoe, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Polly Walker, Ian Hart, James Frain, Damian Lewis
Roles Mary McGregor
Rating59%
The film opens to a fictionalized Daniel Defoe being offered to read a castaway's autobiography. He grudgingly obliges and begins to get engrossed in the narrative.
Roseanna's Grave (1997)
, 1h38Directed by Paul Weiland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Jean Reno, Mercedes Ruehl, Polly Walker, Mark Frankel, Trevor Peacock, Fay Ripley
Roles Cecilia
Rating70%
Marcello est la crème des hommes, et aussi le meilleur des maris pour sa chère Roseanna. Malheureusement, celle-ci vit ses derniers jours, et le brave Marcello doit multiplier les efforts pour exaucer le vœu de sa tendre épouse : reposer au cimetière de Trivento, où il ne reste que 3 concessions, que l'on ne peut réserver...
The Gambler (1997)
Directed by Károly Makk
Actors Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Dominic West, John Wood, Luise Rainer
Roles Polina
Rating62%