Sarah Polley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1979
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sarah Polley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar TBA
Director, Screenplay
- The Best Kind of People
The Best Kind of People TBA
Director, Producer, Screenplay
& Sons 2026
Screenplay
Seven Veils 2025
Thanks
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity 2024
Executive Producer
Women Talking 2022
Screenplay, Director
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power 2019
as Self - Filmmaker
The Secret Path 2016
Executive Producer
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women 2014
as Self
Stories We Tell 2012
as Self (uncredited), Director, Writer
Take This Waltz 2011
Director, Writer, Producer
Trigger 2010
as Hillary
Splice 2010
as Elsa Kast
Mr. Nobody 2009
as Adult Elise
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen 2008
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
Wrath of Gods 2007
as Self
Away from Her 2007
Director, Writer
The Secret Life of Words 2005
as Hanna
Beowulf & Grendel 2005
as Selma
Don't Come Knocking 2005
as Sky
Siblings 2004
as Tabby
Sugar 2004
as Pregnant Girl
Luck 2004
as Margaret
The I Inside 2004
as Clair
Dawn of the Dead 2004
as Ana
My Life Without Me 2003
as Ann
- Dermott's Quest
Dermott's Quest 2003
as Gwen
The Event 2003
as Dana Shapiro
No Such Thing 2002
as Beatrice
I Shout Love 2002
Writer, Director
The Weight of Water 2001
as Maren Hontvedt
The Claim 2000
as Hope Burn
Preludes 2000
Actor
The Law of Enclosures 2000
as Beatty 'Beatrice'
This Might Be Good 2000
Actor
Love Come Down 2000
as Sister Sarah
- Don't Think Twice
Don't Think Twice 1999
Producer, Director, Writer
The Life Before This 1999
as Connie
Guinevere 1999
as Harper Sloane
eXistenZ 1999
as Merle
Go 1999
as Ronna Martin
The Best Day of My Life 1999
Screenplay, Director
Jerry and Tom 1998
as Deb
Last Night 1998
as Jennifer Wheeler
White Lies 1998
as Catherine
The Sweet Hereafter 1997
as Nicole Burnell
The Planet of Junior Brown 1997
as Butter
The Hanging Garden 1997
as Teen Rosemary
Joe's So Mean to Josephine 1997
as Josephine
- Children First!
Children First! 1996
as Host
Exotica 1994
as Tracey
Johann's Gift to Christmas 1992
as The Angel
Road to Avonlea: The Movie 1990
Actor
Lantern Hill 1989
as Jody Turner
Babar: The Movie 1989
as Young Celeste
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
as Sally Salt
The Big Town 1987
as Christy Donaldson
Blue Monkey 1987
as Ellen
Hands of a Stranger 1987
as Suzie Hearn
Pretty Kill 1987
as Karla
Heaven On Earth 1987
as Becky Hawthorne
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood 1986
Actor
Confidential 1986
as Emma (child)
One Magic Christmas 1985
as Molly Monaghan
Credits from TMDB.