Polly Walker
Born: 1966-05-19 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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)
Filmography
2025
- Bookish as Trottie
- A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower as Mrs Clinton
2024
- Dune: Prophecy as Sonia Harkonnen
2020
- Bridgerton as Lady Portia Featherington
- Cursed as Lady Lunette
2019
- Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler as Peggy Sykes
2018
- Age Before Beauty as Isabel Finch
2013
- Mr Selfridge as Delphine Day
2012
- Line of Duty as Gill Biggeloe
- John Carter as Sarkoja
- Prisoners' Wives as Francesca
2010
- Caprica as Sister Clarice Willow
- Clash of the Titans as Cassiopeia
2009
- Warehouse 13 as Charlotte Dupres
2008
- The Mentalist as Alexa Shultz
- Sanctuary as Ranna Seneschal
2007
- Cane as Ellis Samuels
2006
- Psych as Randa
- Scenes of a Sexual Nature as Esther
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Bess Sedgwick
- Control as Barbara Copeland
2003
- State of Play as Anne Collins
- The Mayor of Casterbridge as Lucetta Templeman
2002
- Savage Messiah as Paula Jackson
- Jeffrey Archer: The Truth as Mrs. Archer
- D-Tox as Jenny
2001
- Waking the Dead as Catherine Braithwaite
2000
1999
- Dark Harbor as Alexis Chandler Weinberg
- 8 ½ Women as Palmira
1998
- The Woodlanders as Mrs. Charmond
- Curtain Call as Julia
- Talk of Angels as Mary Lavelle
1997
- Brute as Mara
- The Gambler as Polina
- Robinson Crusoe as Mary
- Roseanna's Grave as Cecilia
1996
- Emma as Jane Fairfax
1995
- Restoration as Celia Clemence
1992
- Patriot Games as Annette
- A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia as Mme. Dumont
1991
- Enchanted April as Caroline Dester
- Walking a Tightrope as Hélène Lagache
- Journey of Honor as Cecilia
1990
- Lorna Doone as Lorna Doone
- Kremlin Farewell as Nadja
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Magdala 'Nick' Buckley
1985
- Screen Two as Leni