Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Birthdate
January 8, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
January 8, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting

Biography

Sarah Ellen Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker, political activist and retired actress. She first garnered attention as a child actress for her role as Ramona Quimby in the television series Ramona, based on Beverly Cleary's books. This subsequently led to her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). She has starred in many feature films, including The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Guinevere (1999), Go (1999), The Weight of Water (2000), No Such Thing (2001), My Life Without Me (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Splice (2009), and Mr. Nobody (2009).

Polley made her feature film directorial debut with Away from Her (2006), for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Director and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Polley's second film, Take This Waltz (2011), premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by her first documentary film, Stories We Tell (2012). She also wrote the miniseries Alias Grace, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. In 2022, Polley wrote and directed the film Women Talking, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Sarah Polley's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Event
The Event
Dana Shapiro
Sugar
Sugar
Pregnant Girl

Acting (59)

2019
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power as Self - Filmmaker
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (1 episode)
2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women as Self
2012
Stories We Tell as Self (uncredited)
2010
Trigger as Hillary
2010
Splice as Elsa
2009
Mr. Nobody as Adult Elise
2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self - 'Sally Salt'
2008
John Adams as Abigail Adams Smith (7 episodes)
2007
Wrath of Gods as Self
2005
The Secret Life of Words as Hanna
2005
Beowulf & Grendel as Selma
2005
Don't Come Knocking as Sky
2004
Siblings as Tabby
2004
Sugar as Pregnant Girl
2004
Luck as Margaret
2004
The I Inside as Clair
2004
Dawn of the Dead as Ana
2003
Slings & Arrows as Sophie (6 episodes)
2003
My Life Without Me as Ann
2003
Dermott's Quest as Gwen
2003
The Event as Dana Shapiro
2002
No Such Thing as Beatrice
2001
The Weight of Water as Maren Hontvedt
2000
The Claim as Hope Burn
2000
Preludes
2000
The Law of Enclosures as Beatty 'Beatrice'
2000
This Might Be Good
2000
Love Come Down as Sister Sarah
1999
The Life Before This as Connie
1999
Guinevere as Harper Sloane
1999
Teen Choice Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)
1999
eXistenZ as Merle
1999
Go as Ronna Martin
1998
Jerry and Tom as Deb
1998
Last Night as Jennifer Wheeler
1998
White Lies as Catherine
1997
The Sweet Hereafter as Nicole Burnell
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown as Butter
1997
The Hanging Garden as Teen Rosemary
1997
Joe's So Mean to Josephine as Josephine
1996
Children First! as Host
1994
Exotica as Tracey Brown
1992
Johann's Gift to Christmas as The Angel
1990
Road to Avonlea as Sara Stanley (91 episodes)
1990
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1989
Lantern Hill as Jody Turner
1989
Babar: The Movie as Young Celeste
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Sally Salt
1988
Ramona as Ramona (10 episodes)
1987
Friday the 13th: The Series as Mary (1 episode)
1987
The Big Town as Christy Donaldson
1987
Blue Monkey as Ellen
1987
Hands of a Stranger as Suzie Hearn
1987
Pretty Kill as Karla
1987
Heaven On Earth as Becky Hawthorne
1986
Confidential as Emma (child)
1985
One Magic Christmas as Molly Monaghan
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)

Directing (9)

The Best Kind of People • Director
• Director
2022
Women Talking • Director
• Director
2020
Hey Lady! • Director (8 episodes)
• Director (8 episodes)
2012
Stories We Tell • Director
• Director
2011
Take This Waltz • Director
• Director
2007
Away from Her • Director
• Director
2002
I Shout Love • Director
• Director
1999
Don't Think Twice • Director
• Director
1999
The Best Day of My Life • Director
• Director

Production (7)

The Best Kind of People • Producer
• Producer
2024
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
Hey Lady! • Executive Producer (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
2017
Alias Grace • Producer (6 episodes)
• Producer (6 episodes)
2016
The Secret Path • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2011
Take This Waltz • Producer
• Producer
1999
Don't Think Twice • Producer
• Producer

Creator (1)

2017
Alias Grace • Creator
• Creator

Writing (11)

The Best Kind of People • Screenplay
• Screenplay
& Sons • Writer
• Writer
2022
Women Talking • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2017
Alias Grace
• Teleplay (6 episodes)
• Writer (6 episodes)
2012
Stories We Tell • Writer
• Writer
2011
Take This Waltz • Writer
• Writer
2007
Away from Her • Writer
• Writer
2002
I Shout Love • Writer
• Writer
1999
Don't Think Twice • Writer
• Writer
1999
The Best Day of My Life • Screenplay
• Screenplay