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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).- Art Department
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Polly Walker played in several Broadway musicals before being discovered by George M. Cohan and was featured in his shows "The Merry Malones" (1927) and "Billie" (1928). She was then tempted by Hollywood where she starred in Hit the Deck (1929). While in London performing on stage in "Out of the Bottle" (1932) she made one further film, _Sleepless Nights (1933)_.- Camera and Electrical Department
Polly Walker is known for The Piano (1993).