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Sarah Polley
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn January 8, 1979 (46 years)
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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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
Sarah Polley Filmography
| 2010 | Trigger · as Hillary |
| 2009 | Mr. Nobody · as Adult Elise |
| 2009 | Splice · as Elsa |
| 2008 | John Adams (TV Series) · as Abigail Adams Smith |
| 2006 | The 2006 European Film Awards · as Hanna |
| 2006 | XX premios Goya · as Hanna |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Words · as Hanna |
| 2005 | Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero · as Hanna |
| 2005 | Beowulf & Grendel · as Selma |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking · as Sky |
| 2004 | Attack of the Living Dead · as Ana |
| 2004 | Siblings · as Tabby |
| 2004 | Sugar · as Pregnant Girl |
| 2004 | The I Inside · as Clair |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead · as Ana |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Luck · as Margaret |
| 2003 | Slings & Arrows (TV Series) · as Sophie |
| 2003 | My Life Without Me · as Ann |
| 2003 | |
| 2001 | No Such Thing · as Beatrice |
| 2000 | The Claim · as Hope Burn |
| 2000 | The Weight of Water · as Maren Hontvedt |
| 2000 | The Law of Enclosures · as Beatty 'beatrice' |
| 2000 | Love Come Down · as Sister Sarah |
| 1999 | Guinevere · as Harper Sloane |
| 1999 | The Life Before This · as Connie |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Go · as Ronna Martin |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King · as Sara Stanley |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom · as Deb |
| 1998 | Last Night · as Jennifer Wheeler |
| 1998 | Made in Canada (TV Series) · as Rhonda |
| 1998 | White Lies · as Catherine |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown · as Butter |
| 1997 | The Hanging Garden · as Teen Rosemary |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter · as Nicole Burnell |
| 1996 | Joe's So Mean to Josephine · as Josephine |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1994 | Exotica · as Tracey |
| 1991 | Johann's Gift to Christmas · as The Angel |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room (TV Series) · as Alice |
| 1990 | Road to Avonlea (TV Series) · as Sara Stanley |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | Lantern Hill · as Jody Turner |
| 1989 | Babar: The Movie · as Young Celeste |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen · as Sally Salt |
| 1988 | Ramona (TV Series) · as Ramona |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) · as Mary |
| 1987 | The Big Town · as Christy Donaldson |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey · as Ellen |
| 1987 | Hands of a Stranger · as Suzie Hearn |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer · as Karla |
| 1986 | Confidential · as Emma (child) |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | One Magic Christmas · as Molly Monaghan |
| 1985 | Night Heat (TV Series) · as Cindy Keating |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Becky Hawthorne |
| 2025 | & Sons · as Screenplay |
| 2025 | The Studio (2025) (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Women Talking · as Screenplay |
| 2017 | Alias Grace (TV Series) |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2006 |
| 2022 | |
| 2020 | Hey Lady! (TV Series) |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2006 |
| 2025 | The Studio (2025) (TV Series) · as Sarah Polley |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2023 | The 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2023 | 80th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Stories We Tell · as Self (uncredited) |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen · as Self - 'sally Salt' |
| 2008 | The 80th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Wrath of Gods · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Buenafuente (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Surviving the Dawn · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards · as Self (pretty Funny Actress) |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 2024 | Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Hey Lady! (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Alias Grace (TV Series) |
| 2017 | A Better Man · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Secret Path · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 |
| 2013 | Making a Scene · as Lines Written By |