Sarah Polley
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1979-01-08 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Sara Polley
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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Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Screen Two
1985
as Becky Hawthorne
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Studio
2025
as Sarah Polley
Road to Avonlea
1990
as Sara Stanley
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Mary
John Adams
2008
as Abigail Adams Smith
The Hidden Room
1991
as Alice
Slings & Arrows
2003
as Sophie
Directors on Directors
2021
as Self
Ramona
1988
as Ramona
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Movies (52)
Dawn of the Dead
2004
as Ana
Mr. Nobody
2009
as Adult Elise
Go
1999
as Ronna Martin
Splice
2010
as Elsa
eXistenZ
1999
as Merle
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Sally Salt
Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self
Exotica
1994
as Tracey
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Selma
My Life Without Me
2003
as Ann
The Sweet Hereafter
1997
as Nicole Burnell
One Magic Christmas
1985
as Molly Monaghan
Don't Come Knocking
2005
as Sky
Preludes
2000
The I Inside
2004
as Clair
The Big Town
1987
as Christy Donaldson
Stories We Tell
2012
as Self (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Words
2005
as Hanna
Hands of a Stranger
1987
as Suzie Hearn
Trigger
2010
as Hillary
The Weight of Water
2001
as Maren Hontvedt
Love Come Down
2000
as Sister Sarah
Dermott's Quest
2003
as Gwen
Guinevere
1999
as Harper Sloane
The Claim
2000
as Hope Burn
Jerry and Tom
1998
as Deb
Last Night
1998
as Jennifer Wheeler
The Law of Enclosures
2000
as Beatty 'Beatrice'
Children First!
1996
as Host
The Life Before This
1999
as Connie
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
2019
as Self - Filmmaker
Blue Monkey
1987
as Ellen
No Such Thing
2002
as Beatrice
Lantern Hill
1989
as Jody Turner
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
1997
as Josephine
The Planet of Junior Brown
1997
as Butter
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990
Babar: The Movie
1989
as Young Celeste
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
Sugar
2004
as Pregnant Girl
White Lies
1998
as Catherine
Siblings
2004
as Tabby
Pretty Kill
1987
as Karla
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
as Self
The Hanging Garden
1997
as Teen Rosemary
Heaven On Earth
1987
as Becky Hawthorne
Luck
2004
as Margaret
The Event
2003
as Dana Shapiro
Johann's Gift to Christmas
1992
as The Angel
This Might Be Good
2000
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
Confidential
1986
as Emma (child)
About Sarah Polley
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 Wat… With 65 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Sarah Polley has appeared in 52 films and 13 TV shows.
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- Dawn of the Dead (2004) — as Ana
- Mr. Nobody (2009) — as Adult Elise
- Go (1999) — as Ronna Martin
- Splice (2010) — as Elsa
- eXistenZ (1999) — as Merle
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