Cast & creator
Polly Walker
Best known for The Mentalist, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Psych
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)
Also known as: Polly Alexandra Walker
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film credits
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television credits
55
1971–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (55)
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The Mentalist
Alexa Shultz
2008
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Magdala 'Nick' Buckley
1989
Psych
Randa
2006
Numb3rs
Dr. Lorna Ludlow
2005
Bridgerton
Lady Portia Featherington
2020
Warehouse 13
Charlotte Dupres
2009
Screen Two
Leni
1985Screen Two
Nadja
1985
Rome
Atia of the Julii
2005
Waking the Dead
Catherine Braithwaite
2001
Agatha Christie's Marple
Bess Sedgwick
2004
Line of Duty
Gill Biggeloe
2012
Sanctuary
Ranna Seneschal
2008
Dune: Prophecy
Sonia Harkonnen
2024
Caprica
Sister Clarice Willow
2010
Mr Selfridge
Delphine Day
2013
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Peggy Sykes
2019
Clash of the Titans
Cassiopeia
2010
John Carter
Sarkoja
2012
Cursed
Lady Lunette
2020
Cane
Ellis Samuels
2007
Bookish
Trottie Book
2025
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
Patriot Games
Annette
1992
Sliver
Vida Warren
1993
State of Play
Anne Collins
2003
Robinson Crusoe
Mary
1997
Prisoners' Wives
Francesca
2012
Emma
Jane Fairfax
1996
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Esther
2006Charmer
D-Tox
Jenny
2002
Restoration
Celia Clemence
1995
8 ½ Women
Palmira
1999
Age Before Beauty
Isabel Finch
2018
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Lucetta Templeman
2003
Control
Barbara Copeland
2004
Roseanna's Grave
Cecilia
1997
Curtain Call
Julia
1998
The Trial
Leni
1993
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Mme. Dumont
1992
Enchanted April
Caroline Dester
1991
Talk of Angels
Mary Lavelle
1998
Journey of Honor
Cecilia
1991
The Woodlanders
Mrs. Charmond
1998
Dark Harbor
Alexis Chandler Weinberg
1999
After Alice
2000
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Mrs. Archer
2002
Savage Messiah
Paula Jackson
2002
Brute
Mara
1997
The Gambler
Polina
1997
Kremlin Farewell
Nadja
1990
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
1990
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Mrs Clinton
2025
Walking a Tightrope
Hélène Lagache
1991