Acting · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Born January 8, 1979
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.
TVThe Studio
2025
as Sarah Polley
TVDirectors on Directors
2021
as Self
MovieMargaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
2019
as Self - Filmmaker
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
as Self
MovieStories We Tell
2012
as Self (uncredited)
MovieTrigger
2010
as Hillary
MovieSplice
2010
as Elsa
MovieMr. Nobody
2009
as Adult Elise
MovieThe Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
TVJohn Adams
2008
as Abigail Adams Smith
MovieWrath of Gods
2007
as Self
MovieThe Secret Life of Words
2005
as Hanna
MovieBeowulf & Grendel
2005
as Selma
MovieDon't Come Knocking
2005
as Sky
MovieSiblings
2004
as Tabby
MovieSugar
2004
as Pregnant Girl
MovieLuck
2004
as Margaret
MovieThe I Inside
2004
as Clair
MovieDawn of the Dead
2004
as Ana
TVSlings & Arrows
2003
as Sophie
MovieMy Life Without Me
2003
as Ann
Dermott's Quest
2003
as Gwen
MovieThe Event
2003
as Dana Shapiro
MovieNo Such Thing
2002
as Beatrice
MovieThe Weight of Water
2001
as Maren Hontvedt
MovieThe Claim
2000
as Hope Burn
MoviePreludes
2000
MovieThe Law of Enclosures
2000
as Beatty 'Beatrice'
MovieThis Might Be Good
2000
MovieLove Come Down
2000
as Sister Sarah
MovieThe Life Before This
1999
as Connie
MovieGuinevere
1999
as Harper Sloane
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MovieeXistenZ
1999
as Merle
MovieGo
1999
as Ronna Martin
MovieJerry and Tom
1998
as Deb
MovieLast Night
1998
as Jennifer Wheeler
MovieWhite Lies
1998
as Catherine
MovieThe Sweet Hereafter
1997
as Nicole Burnell
MovieThe Planet of Junior Brown
1997
as Butter
MovieThe Hanging Garden
1997
as Teen Rosemary
MovieJoe's So Mean to Josephine
1997
as Josephine
Children First!
1996
as Host
MovieExotica
1994
as Tracey
MovieJohann's Gift to Christmas
1992
as The Angel
TVThe Hidden Room
1991
as Alice
TVRoad to Avonlea
1990
as Sara Stanley
MovieRoad to Avonlea: The Movie
1990
MovieLantern Hill
1989
as Jody Turner
MovieBabar: The Movie
1989
as Young Celeste
MovieThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Sally Salt
TVRamona
1988
as Ramona
TVFriday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Mary
MovieBlue Monkey
1987
as Ellen
MovieThe Big Town
1987
as Christy Donaldson
MovieHands of a Stranger
1987
as Suzie Hearn
MoviePretty Kill
1987
as Karla
MovieHeaven On Earth
1987
as Becky Hawthorne
MovieThe Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
MovieConfidential
1986
as Emma (child)
MovieOne Magic Christmas
1985
as Molly Monaghan
TVScreen Two
1985
as Becky Hawthorne
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
