Sarah 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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Mr. Nobody (2009) — Adult Elise
2. Dawn of the Dead (2004) — Ana
3. Splice (2010) — Elsa
4. eXistenZ (1999) — Merle
5. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — Sally Salt
6. Go (1999) — Ronna Martin
7. My Life Without Me (2003) — Ann
8. The Sweet Hereafter (1997) — Nicole Burnell
9. Exotica (1994) — Tracey
10. The Studio (2025) — Sarah Polley
11. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
12. John Adams (2008) — Abigail Adams Smith
13. The I Inside (2004) — Clair
14. Beowulf & Grendel (2005) — Selma
15. The Secret Life of Words (2005) — Hanna
16. Stories We Tell (2012) — Self (uncredited)
17. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987) — Mary
18. The Weight of Water (2001) — Maren Hontvedt
19. Last Night (1998) — Jennifer Wheeler
20. Don't Come Knocking (2005) — Sky
21. One Magic Christmas (1985) — Molly Monaghan
22. The Claim (2000) — Hope Burn
23. The Oscars (1953) — Self
24. No Such Thing (2002) — Beatrice
25. The Big Town (1987) — Christy Donaldson
26. Babar: The Movie (1989) — Young Celeste
27. Guinevere (1999) — Harper Sloane
28. Blue Monkey (1987) — Ellen
29. Road to Avonlea (1990) — Sara Stanley
30. Jerry and Tom (1998) — Deb
31. The Hanging Garden (1997) — Teen Rosemary
32. Sugar (2004) — Pregnant Girl
33. Slings & Arrows (2003) — Sophie
34. Trigger (2010) — Hillary
35. Siblings (2004) — Tabby
36. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
37. The Event (2003) — Dana Shapiro
38. Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power (2019) — Self - Filmmaker
39. Love Come Down (2000) — Sister Sarah
40. The Law of Enclosures (2000) — Beatty 'Beatrice'

Directed

1. Women Talking (2022) — Director
2. Take This Waltz (2011) — Director
3. Away from Her (2007) — Director
4. Stories We Tell (2012) — Director
5. I Shout Love (2002) — Director
6. The Best Day of My Life (1999) — Director
7. Don't Think Twice (1999) — Director
8. Hey Lady! (2020) — Director
9. The Best Kind of People — Director
10. The Bell Jar — Director