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 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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Acting
Movie
Mr. Nobody
as Adult Elise
2009
Movie
Dawn of the Dead
as Ana
2004
Movie
Splice
as Elsa
2010
Movie
eXistenZ
as Merle
1999
Movie
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Sally Salt
1988
Movie
Go
as Ronna Martin
1999
Movie
My Life Without Me
as Ann
2003
Movie
The Sweet Hereafter
as Nicole Burnell
1997
Movie
Exotica
as Tracey
1994
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
TV
The Studio
as Sarah Polley
2025
TV
John Adams
as Abigail Adams Smith
2008
Movie
The I Inside
as Clair
2004
Movie
Beowulf & Grendel
as Selma
2005
Movie
Stories We Tell
as Self (uncredited)
2012
Movie
The Secret Life of Words
as Hanna
2005
TV
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Mary
1987
Movie
The Weight of Water
as Maren Hontvedt
2001
Movie
Last Night
as Jennifer Wheeler
1998
Movie
Don't Come Knocking
as Sky
2005
Movie
One Magic Christmas
as Molly Monaghan
1985
Movie
The Claim
as Hope Burn
2000
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
No Such Thing
as Beatrice
2002
Crew
Movie
Women Talking
Screenplay
2022
Movie
Take This Waltz
Director
2011
TV
Alias Grace
Producer
2017
Movie
Away from Her
Director
2007
Movie
Stories We Tell
Director
2012
Movie
Seven Veils
Thanks
2025
Movie
The Best Day of My Life
Screenplay
1999
Movie
I Shout Love
Director
2002
Movie
Don't Think Twice
Director
1999
Movie
The Secret Path
Executive Producer
2016
Movie
& Sons
Screenplay
2025
Movie
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Executive Producer
2024