Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh (born March 15, 1979) is a Scottish actress and director known for her roles in films such as Exam (2009), The Woman (2011), Let Us Prey (2014), and Darlin' (2019), which she also wrote, directed, and starred in. She gained recognition for her role in the first season of Joe R. Lansdale's Hap and Leonard (2016) and for her starring role in The Walking Dead (2017–2018) and The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2021). McIntosh also portrays Queen Ælfgifu of Denmark in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022). Born in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, McIntosh started her acting career at the age of 16 and has since worked in both film and theatre.