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Polly Walker in Rome (2005)

Biography

Polly Walker

Overview

  • Born
    May 19, 1966 · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Birth name
    Polly Alexandra Walker
  • Height
    5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Mini bio

  • 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).
    - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Family

  • Spouse
      Laurence Penry-Jones(October 23, 2008 - present)
  • Children
      Giorgio Walker
      Delilah Walker
  • Parents
      Arthur Walker
      Georgiana Walker
  • Relatives
      Emma Walker(Sibling)
      Hannah Walker(Sibling)
      Daniel Walker(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Speaks fluent Italian, and lived in northern Italy for a few years in the early nineties.
  • She started out as a dancer, but after an injury, attended and graduated from the Drama Centre in London.
  • Appeared in a music video for The Quireboys - 'I don't love you anymore'.
  • Frequent collaborator with Bruno Heller, who created Rome, The Mentalist and Pennyworth. Walker was a series lead in Rome and Pennyworth and had a special guest role in The Mentalist.
  • She has two children: Giorgio (born 1994) and Delilah (born 2000).

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