- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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, …
Filmography
movie& Sons
2026 · Screenplay
tvThe Studio
2025 · Sarah Polley
movieSeven Veils
2025 · Thanks
movieBeethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
2024 · Executive Producer
movieWomen Talking
2022 · Screenplay, Director
tvDirectors on Directors
2021 · Self
tvHey Lady!
2020 · Executive Producer, Director
movieMargaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
2019 · Self - Filmmaker
tvAlias Grace
2017 · Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
The Secret Path
movieThe Secret Path
2016 · Executive Producer
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
movieReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014 · Self
movieStories We Tell
2012 · Self (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieTake This Waltz
2011 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieTrigger
2010 · Hillary
movieSplice
2010 · Elsa
movieMr. Nobody
2009 · Adult Elise
movieThe Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008 · Self - 'Sally Salt'
tvJohn Adams
2008 · Abigail Adams Smith
movieWrath of Gods
2007 · Self
movieAway from Her
2007 · Director, Writer
movieThe Secret Life of Words
2005 · Hanna
movieBeowulf & Grendel
2005 · Selma
movieDon't Come Knocking
2005 · Sky
movieSiblings
2004 · Tabby
movieSugar
2004 · Pregnant Girl
movieLuck
2004 · Margaret
movieThe I Inside
2004 · Clair
movieDawn of the Dead
2004 · Ana
tvSlings & Arrows
2003 · Sophie
movieMy Life Without Me
2003 · Ann
Dermott's Quest
movieDermott's Quest
2003 · Gwen
movieThe Event
2003 · Dana Shapiro
movieNo Such Thing
2002 · Beatrice
movieI Shout Love
2002 · Director, Writer
movieThe Weight of Water
2001 · Maren Hontvedt
movieThe Claim
2000 · Hope Burn
moviePreludes
2000
movieThe Law of Enclosures
2000 · Beatty 'Beatrice'
movieThis Might Be Good
2000
movieLove Come Down
2000 · Sister Sarah
Don't Think Twice
movieDon't Think Twice
1999 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Life Before This
1999 · Connie
movieGuinevere
1999 · Harper Sloane
tvTeen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
movieeXistenZ
1999 · Merle
movieGo
1999 · Ronna Martin
movieThe Best Day of My Life
1999 · Screenplay, Director
movieJerry and Tom
1998 · Deb
movieLast Night
1998 · Jennifer Wheeler
movieWhite Lies
1998 · Catherine
movieThe Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Nicole Burnell
movieThe Planet of Junior Brown
1997 · Butter
movieThe Hanging Garden
1997 · Teen Rosemary
movieJoe's So Mean to Josephine
1997 · Josephine
Children First!
movieChildren First!
1996 · Host
movieExotica
1994 · Tracey
movieJohann's Gift to Christmas
1992 · The Angel
tvThe Hidden Room
1991 · Alice
tvRoad to Avonlea
1990 · Sara Stanley
movieRoad to Avonlea: The Movie
1990
movieLantern Hill
1989 · Jody Turner
movieBabar: The Movie
1989 · Young Celeste
movieThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Sally Salt
tvRamona
1988 · Ramona
tvFriday the 13th: The Series
1987 · Mary
movieBlue Monkey
1987 · Ellen
movieThe Big Town
1987 · Christy Donaldson
movieHands of a Stranger
1987 · Suzie Hearn
moviePretty Kill
1987 · Karla
movieHeaven On Earth
1987 · Becky Hawthorne
movieThe Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
movieConfidential
1986 · Emma (child)
movieOne Magic Christmas
1985 · Molly Monaghan
tvScreen Two
1985 · Becky Hawthorne
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
The Best Kind of People
movieThe Best Kind of People
— · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Bell Jar
— · Director, Writer