Polly Walker
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mentalist
Alexa Shultz
2008
Series
Psych
Randa
2006
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Magdala 'Nick' Buckley
1989
Series
Bridgerton
Lady Portia Featherington
2020
Series
Numb3rs
Dr. Lorna Ludlow
2005
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Bess Sedgwick
2004
Series
Warehouse 13
Charlotte Dupres
2009
Series
Line of Duty
Gill Biggeloe
2012
Series
Waking the Dead
Catherine Braithwaite
2001
Series
Screen Two
Leni
1985
Series
Screen Two
Nadja
1985
Series
Dune: Prophecy
Sonia Harkonnen
2024
Series
Rome
Atia of the Julii
2005
Series
Caprica
Sister Clarice Willow
2010
Series
Sanctuary
Ranna Seneschal
2008
Film
John Carter
Sarkoja
2012
Film
Clash of the Titans
Cassiopeia
2010
Series
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Peggy Sykes
2019
Film
Patriot Games
Annette
1992
Series
Mr Selfridge
Delphine Day
2013
Series
Cursed
Lady Lunette
2020
Film
Sliver
Vida Warren
1993
Series
Cane
Ellis Samuels
2007
Series
Bookish
Trottie
2025
Series
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
Series
State of Play
Anne Collins
2003
Film
D-Tox
Jenny
2002
Series
Prisoners' Wives
Francesca
2012
Film
Emma
Jane Fairfax
1996
Film
Robinson Crusoe
Mary
1997
Film
8 ½ Women
Palmira
1999
Film
Control
Barbara Copeland
2004
Film
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Esther
2006
Film
Restoration
Celia Clemence
1995
Film
Enchanted April
Caroline Dester
1991
Film
The Trial
Leni
1993
Series
Age Before Beauty
Isabel Finch
2018
Film
Curtain Call
Julia
1998
Series
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Lucetta Templeman
2003
Film
Talk of Angels
Mary Lavelle
1998
Film
Dark Harbor
Alexis Chandler Weinberg
1999
Film
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Mrs. Archer
2002
Film
Savage Messiah
Paula Jackson
2002
Film
After Alice
2000
Film
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Mme. Dumont
1992
Film
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
1990
Film
Journey of Honor
Cecilia
1991
Film
Brute
Mara
1997
Film
Kremlin Farewell
Nadja
1990
Film
Roseanna's Grave
Cecilia
1997
Film
The Gambler
Polina
1997
Film
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Mrs Clinton
2025
Film
Walking a Tightrope
Hélène Lagache
1991
Film
The Woodlanders
Mrs. Charmond
1998