Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1979-01-08 (45 years old)

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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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Filmography

all 69

Movies 59

TV Shows 10

Director 7

self 7

Producer 5

Screenplay / Director
Women Talking

Women Talking (2022)

Movie
10
Executive Producer / Director
Hey Lady!

Hey Lady! (2020)

TV
Self - Filmmaker
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power (2019)

Movie
Creator / Producer / Teleplay / Writer / Teleplay
Alias Grace

Alias Grace (2017)

TV
5
Executive Producer
The Secret Path

The Secret Path (2016)

Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

TV
2
Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)

Movie
Director
Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell (2012)

Movie
2
Director
Take This Waltz

Take This Waltz (2011)

Movie
Hillary
Trigger

Trigger (2010)

Movie
Adult Elise
Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody (2009)

Movie
5.19
Elsa
Splice

Splice (2009)

Movie
4
Self - 'Sally Salt'
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008)

Movie
Abigail Adams Smith
John Adams

John Adams (2008)

TV
6
Self
Wrath of Gods

Wrath of Gods (2007)

Movie
Director
Away from Her

Away from Her (2007)

Movie
5.89
Hanna
The Secret Life of Words

The Secret Life of Words (2005)

Movie
6
Selma
Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

Movie
Sky
Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking (2005)

Movie
Tabby
Siblings

Siblings (2004)

Movie
Pregnant Girl
Sugar

Sugar (2004)

Movie
Margaret
Luck

Luck (2004)

Movie
Ana
Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Movie
7.13
Clair
The I Inside

The I Inside (2004)

Movie
Slings & Arrows

Slings & Arrows (2003)

TV
3.5
Ann
My Life Without Me

My Life Without Me (2003)

Movie
Dana Shapiro
The Event

The Event (2003)

Movie
Director
I Shout Love

I Shout Love (2002)

Movie
Beatrice
No Such Thing

No Such Thing (2001)

Movie
Hope Burn
The Claim

The Claim (2000)

Movie
Preludes

Preludes (2000)

Movie
Maren Hontvedt
The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water (2000)

Movie
Beatrice
The Law of Enclosures

The Law of Enclosures (2000)

Movie
Actress
This Might Be Good

This Might Be Good (2000)

Movie
Sister Sarah
Love Come Down

Love Come Down (2000)

Movie
Director / Producer / Writer
Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice (1999)

Movie
Connie
The Life Before This

The Life Before This (1999)

Movie
Harper Sloane
Guinevere

Guinevere (1999)

Movie
Self - Nominee: Movie Breakout
Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards (1999)

TV
10
Merle
eXistenZ

eXistenZ (1999)

Movie
4.5
Ronna Martin
Go

Go (1999)

Movie
5.45
Director
The Best Day of My Life

The Best Day of My Life (1999)

Movie
Deb
Jerry and Tom

Jerry and Tom (1998)

Movie
Jennifer Wheeler
Last Night

Last Night (1998)

Movie
Catherine Chapman
White Lies

White Lies (1998)

Movie
Nicole Burnell
The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Movie
1
Butter
The Planet of Junior Brown

The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)

Movie
Teen Rosemary
The Hanging Garden

The Hanging Garden (1997)

Movie
Self - Host
Children First!

Children First! (1996)

Movie
Josephine
Joe's So Mean to Josephine

Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1996)

Movie
Tracey Brown
Exotica

Exotica (1994)

Movie
5
The Angel
Johann's Gift to Christmas

Johann's Gift to Christmas (1992)

Movie
Sara Stanley / Jo Pitts
Road to Avonlea

Road to Avonlea (1990)

TV
Sara Stanley / Jo Pitts
Road to Avonlea: The Movie

Road to Avonlea: The Movie (1990)

Movie
Jody Turner
Lantern Hill

Lantern Hill (1989)

Movie
Young Celeste
Babar: The Movie

Babar: The Movie (1989)

Movie
Sally Salt
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Movie
5.8
Ramona
Ramona

Ramona (1988)

TV
Mary
Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)

TV
5.33
Christy Donaldson
The Big Town

The Big Town (1987)

Movie
Ellen
Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey (1987)

Movie
Suzie Hearn
Hands of a Stranger

Hands of a Stranger (1987)

Movie
Karla
Pretty Kill

Pretty Kill (1987)

Movie
Becky Hawthorne
Heaven On Earth

Heaven On Earth (1987)

Movie
Emma (child)
Confidential

Confidential (1986)

Movie
Molly Monaghan
One Magic Christmas

One Magic Christmas (1985)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Screenplay / Director / Producer
The Best Kind of People

The Best Kind of People

Movie
Director
Bambi

Bambi

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.88
Based on 1.28 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1979-01-08 (45 years old)

Birth Place
Toronto, Canada

Religion
Judaism

Relationships
David Wharnsby (2003-01-01 - 2008-01-01)

Father
Harry Gulkin

Citizenships
Canada

Also Known As
사라 폴리, 세라 폴리, 莎拉·波利

Awards
Officer of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Canada's Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Performance in a Feature, John Dunning Best First Feature Award


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