Polly Walker is a popular British actress. She is known for her role in the TV series Rome. Polly also starred in the films Royal Grace, Dark Harbor and Emma.
Biography
Polly Walker was born on May 19, 1966 in Warrington in Cheshire. In the family of her parents - Arthur and Georgiana - there were four children. She was educated at the Padgate Church School of England in Warrington. The actress studied at the Bush Davis School of Ballet and Performing Arts in East Grinstead. Then she became a student of the Rambert Ballet School. Unfortunately, she was unable to continue dancing due to a leg injury that Polly received in her youth.
Walker began to study acting at the London Drama Center. The actress has two children. Giorgio was born in 1993, and Delilah was born in 2000. In 2008, Walker married colleague Lawrence Penry-Jones. The husband of the actress is the brother of the famous Rupert Penry-Jones.
Carier start
Polly began acting in the late 1980s. She got the role of Nadi in the series "Second Screen", which went from 1985 to 2002. Then the actress was cast for a small role in the detective "Poirot". Walker later played Lona in the television movie Lorna Dun. The plot is taken from the novel of R. D. Blackmore. The action takes place in the 17th century. The guy falls in love with the daughter of a family of his enemies. Later, the actress could be seen as Cecilia in the adventure action movie "Shogun Maeda" co-produced by the UK, Japan and the United States. The film takes place at the beginning of the 17th century. The painting was shown in Japan, USA, Czechoslovakia, Portugal and Spain.
In 1991, Polly starred in the role of Carolyn in the movie "Witching April". The British drama was nominated for an Oscar and became the owner of the Golden Globe. The film was featured at the London International Film Festival, the USA Film Festival and the Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival. In the same year, the actress played in the drama "End of the Night." The director of this picture is a joint production of Portugal, France and Germany - Joaquim Leitan.
In 1992, Polly could be seen in the role of Helen in the film "Balancers". The melodrama was presented at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival. Walker's next work is in the television drama Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia. The British adventure war film was shown in the USA and Finland. In the same year, Polly was invited to the role of Annette in the film "Games of the Patriots." The plot tells how a CIA agent prevented a terrorist attack. Now international criminals are hunting him to get him out of their way. Then the actress was invited to the role of Leni in the film "Process". Thriller tells about the arrest of a bank employee who does not understand what his fault is. Surrounding confirm his participation in illegal actions.
