Known for
Acting
Credits
49
Gender
Woman
Birthday
May 19, 1966 (58)
Place of birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as
Πόλι Γουόκερ
폴리 워커
Polly Alexandra Walker
Polly Walker
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)
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Bookish | Trottie |
| 2020 | Bridgerton | Lady Portia Featherington |
| 2020 | Cursed | Lady Lunette |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler | Peggy Sykes |
| 2018 | Age Before Beauty | Isabel Finch |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge | Delphine Day |
| 2012 | John Carter | Sarkoja |
| 2012 | Line of Duty | Gill Biggeloe |
| 2012 | Prisoners' Wives | Francesca |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Cassiopeia |
| 2010 | Caprica | Sister Clarice Willow |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Charlotte Dupres |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Alexa Shultz |
| 2008 | Sanctuary | Ranna Seneschal |
| 2007 | Cane | Ellis Samuels |
| 2006 | Psych | Randa |
| 2006 | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Esther |
| 2005 | Rome | Atia of the Julii |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | |
| 2004 | Control | Barbara Copeland |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Bess Sedgwick |
| 2003 | State of Play | Anne Collins |
| 2003 | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Lucetta Templeman |
| 2002 | D-Tox | Jenny |
| 2002 | Savage Messiah | Paula Jackson |
| 2002 | Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Mrs. Archer |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Catherine Braithwaite |
| 2000 | After Alice | |
| 1999 | 8 ½ Women | Palmira |
| 1999 | Dark Harbor | Alexis Chandler Weinberg |
| 1998 | Curtain Call | Julia |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels | Mary Lavelle |
| 1998 | The Woodlanders | Mrs. Charmond |
| 1997 | Robinson Crusoe | Mary McGregor |
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Cecilia |
| 1997 | Bandyta | Mara |
| 1997 | The Gambler | Polina |
| 1996 | Emma | Jane Fairfax |
| 1995 | Restoration | Celia Clemence |
| 1993 | Sliver | Vida Warren |
| 1993 | The Trial | Leni |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Annette |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Mme. Dumont |
| 1991 | Enchanted April | Caroline Dester |
| 1991 | Journey of Honor | Cecilia |
| 1991 | Walking a Tightrope | Hélène Lagache |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | Lorna Doone |
| 1990 | Kremlin Farewell | Nadja |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Magdala 'Nick' Buckley |