Sarah Polleyborn 1979

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Actor

Popularity

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Famous

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 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.

Credits

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
6.8
1.2
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
6.5
0.2
Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell

2012

Documentary

as Self (uncredited)

7.1
0.7
Trigger
Trigger

2010

Drama • Music

as Hillary

4.8
0.3
Splice
Splice

2010

Horror • Science Fiction

as Elsa

5.9
3.4
Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody

2009

Drama • Romance • Science Fiction

as Adult Elise

7.8
4.1
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008

Documentary

as Self - 'Sally Salt'

7.8
0.2
Wrath of Gods
Wrath of Gods

2007

Documentary

as Self

5
0.2
The Secret Life of Words
The Secret Life of Words

2005

Drama • Romance

as Hanna

7
0.9
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf & Grendel

2005

Action • Adventure • Drama • Fantasy

as Selma

5.6
1.2
Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking

2005

Drama • Western

as Sky

6.2
0.7
Siblings
Siblings

2004

Comedy

as Tabby

5.1
0.3
Sugar
Sugar

2004

Drama • Romance

as Pregnant Girl

4.9
0.5
Luck
Luck

2004

Comedy

as Margaret

5.2
0.2
The I Inside
The I Inside

2004

Drama • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Clair

5.9
0.8
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead

2004

Action • Horror

as Ana

7.1
7.1
My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me

2003

Drama • Romance

as Ann

6.1
1.6
Dermott's Quest
Dermott's Quest

2003

Comedy • Fantasy

as Gwen

6
0.1
The Event
The Event

2003

Comedy • Drama

as Dana Shapiro

5.9
0.4
No Such Thing
No Such Thing

2002

Drama • Fantasy • Horror

as Beatrice

5.9
0.4
The Claim
The Claim

2000

Drama • Romance • Western

as Hope Burn

6
0.9
Preludes
Preludes

2000

Drama

0.2
The Law of Enclosures
The Law of Enclosures

2000

Drama

as Beatty 'Beatrice'

5.1
0.2
The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water

2000

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Maren Hontvedt

5.5
0.6
Love Come Down
Love Come Down

2000

Drama • Romance

as Sister Sarah

5.2
0.4
The Life Before This
The Life Before This

1999

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Connie

4.5
0.4
Guinevere
Guinevere

1999

Drama • Romance

as Harper Sloane

5.9
0.8
eXistenZ
eXistenZ

1999

Action • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Merle

6.8
3.6
Go
Go

1999

Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Ronna Martin

7
2.5
Jerry and Tom
Jerry and Tom

1998

Action • Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Deb

6.1
0.5
Last Night
Last Night

1998

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Jennifer Wheeler

6.6
0.6
White Lies
White Lies

1998

Action • Drama • TV Movie

as Catherine

5.3
0.3
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter

1997

Drama

as Nicole Burnell

6.9
1.3
The Planet of Junior Brown
The Planet of Junior Brown

1997

Drama

as Butter

4
0.3
The Hanging Garden
The Hanging Garden

1997

Drama

as Teen Rosemary

6.4
0.3
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Joe's So Mean to Josephine

1997

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Josephine

4.4
0.2
Children First!
Children First!

1996

Animation • Family

as Host

0
Exotica
Exotica

1994

Drama

as Tracey

6.6
1.7
Johann's Gift to Christmas
Johann's Gift to Christmas

1992

Animation • Family

as The Angel

5
0.1
Lantern Hill
Lantern Hill

1989

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Jody Turner

8
0.3
Babar: The Movie
Babar: The Movie

1989

Adventure • Animation • Family • Fantasy

as Young Celeste

5.8
0.5
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy

as Sally Salt

7
2.8
Blue Monkey
Blue Monkey

1987

Horror • Science Fiction

as Ellen

4.9
0.8
The Big Town
The Big Town

1987

Drama • Romance

as Christy Donaldson

5.5
0.9
Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger

1987

Crime • Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Suzie Hearn

4.8
0.3
Pretty Kill
Pretty Kill

1987

Crime • Horror

as Karla

1.7
0.3
Heaven On Earth
Heaven On Earth

1987

Drama • TV Movie

as Becky Hawthorne

0.2
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

1986

Adventure • Comedy • History

5.5
0.4
Confidential
Confidential

1986

Crime • Horror

as Emma (child)

2.4
0.1
One Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas

1985

Family • Fantasy

as Molly Monaghan

5.8
1.1

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