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Polly Walker

Acting Born May 19, 1966 Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK 24 credits

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)

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Full filmography

  • The Mentalist (2008) as Alexa Shultz
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Magdala 'Nick' Buckley
  • Psych (2006) as Randa
  • Bridgerton (2020) as Lady Portia Featherington
  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Bess Sedgwick
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Dr. Lorna Ludlow
  • Warehouse 13 (2009) as Charlotte Dupres
  • Waking the Dead (2001) as Catherine Braithwaite
  • Line of Duty (2012) as Gill Biggeloe
  • Rome (2005) as Atia of the Julii
  • Screen Two (1985) as Leni
  • Screen Two (1985) as Nadja
  • Sanctuary (2008) as Ranna Seneschal
  • Dune: Prophecy (2024) as Sonia Harkonnen
  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019) as Peggy Sykes
  • Caprica (2010) as Sister Clarice Willow
  • John Carter (2012) as Sarkoja
  • Mr Selfridge (2013) as Delphine Day
  • Clash of the Titans (2010) as Cassiopeia
  • Sliver (1993) as Vida Warren
  • Cursed (2020) as Lady Lunette
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
  • Bookish (2025) as Trottie
  • Cane (2007) as Ellis Samuels