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 (...
Known For
Complete Filmography
John Carter
2012
as Sarkoja
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctant...
Clash of the Titans
2010
as Cassiopeia
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus vo...
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006
as Esther
Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath in ...
Control
2004
as Barbara Copeland
Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002
as Mrs. Archer
A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the truth.
Savage Messiah
2002
as Paula Jackson
As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals,...
D-Tox
2002
as Jenny
A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at an isolated detox clinic in the wilds of Wyoming. ...
After Alice
2000
A washed-up detective discovers his own psychic ability when assigned to investigate a serial murder case. The killer has a deranged obsession with th...
Dark Harbor
1999
as Alexis Chandler Weinberg
A bickering couple drive fast through a downpour to catch the last ferry to their island retreat. In a flash, they recognize a crumpled body laying at...
8 ½ Women
1999
as Palmira
Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½.
Curtain Call
1998
as Julia
A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just for himself, only to find it haunted by the ghosts o...
Talk of Angels
1998
as Mary Lavelle
This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels about her impending marriage to a political activis...
The Woodlanders
1998
as Mrs. Charmond
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishi...
Bandyta
1997
as Mara
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.
The Gambler
1997
as Polina
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him ...
Robinson Crusoe
1997
as Mary
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded b...
Roseanna's Grave
1997
as Cecilia
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast. The cemetery ...
Emma
1996
as Jane Fairfax
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are ...
Restoration
1995
as Celia Clemence
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel j...
The Trial
1993
as Leni
Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and d...
Sliver
1993
as Vida Warren
A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.
Patriot Games
1992
as Annette
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Mme. Dumont
In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, retain his political power during the Conference of...
Enchanted April
1991
as Caroline Dester
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for ...
Walking a Tightrope
1991
as Hélène Lagache
A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers tragic...
Journey of Honor
1991
as Cecilia
The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from the king.
Lorna Doone
1990
as Lorna Doone
A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her father.
Kremlin Farewell
1990
as Nadja
A drama of intrigue and betrayal in Stalin's Russia. Stepan grows up in an orphanage, learning to love Stalin as 'a father to all children'. He retain...