Polly is 21, lives in Reading and has been working professionally as an actress since she was 11. She started off in musical theatre as Lavender in Matilda the Musical, West End. Since then, she has branched out into short films such as ‘O Magic Power of Bleakness’ by turner prize winner, Mark Leckey, and commercials for companies such as the British Heart Foundation and Amazon.
Alongside school, Polly trained with the RADA Youth Company and the National Youth Theatre.
After finishing A Levels, Polly decided to take two years off to explore other sectors of the industry, training herself in writing, composing, script supervising, assistant directing, and directing. Her directorial debut, Forget Me Knot, was selected for 5 festivals, screened internationally, and won Best Original Score at the London International Monthly Film Festival.
Since then she has completed her training in filmmaking at the National Film and Television School (NFTS). On the program, she directed a short where they were challenged to dress, shoot and edit the film in 12 hours.
After NFTS, she has directed 2 more shorts which are currently in the post-production stage.
In Production, Polly works regularly as a 1st AD and Script Supervisor on short films and music videos. Most recently assistant directing a music video for Yxng Dave and Chip under KSI’s Music Label. She regularly PA’s for artists such as ATICH, UNKNOWN T and NINES.
On the other side of the camera, she has also danced in music videos for UK and International Artists. Her dance styles vary from commercial, contemporary and hip hop and she is also trained in tap, modern and ballet to an Intermediate Level.
Hobbies include several sports such as football which she plays every Sunday for the local Ladies 1st Team.
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