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Sarah Polley
Homepage
http://ggagency.ca/polley
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-01-08,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

My Life Without Me

6.063

My Life Without Me
2003-03-07

The Secret Life of Words

7

The Secret Life of Words
2005-12-15

Dawn of the Dead

7.055

Dawn of the Dead
2004-03-19

The Sweet Hereafter

6.896

The Sweet Hereafter
1997-09-25

Don't Come Knocking

6.2

Don't Come Knocking
2005-08-25

6.8

eXistenZ
1999-04-14

6.619

Exotica
1994-09-29

7.802

Mr. Nobody
2009-11-06

6

The I Inside
2004-03-21

7

Go
1999-04-09

One Magic Christmas

5.792

One Magic Christmas
1985-11-22

The Weight of Water

5.5

The Weight of Water
2001-03-30

5.9

The Event
2003-01-01

5.9

No Such Thing
2002-03-29

Babar: The Movie

5.8

Babar: The Movie
1989-07-28

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

6.966

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988-12-07

5.8

Guinevere
1999-09-12

5.865

Splice
2010-06-03

6

The Claim
2000-12-29

6.7

Last Night
1998-10-23

Heaven On Earth

0

Heaven On Earth
1987-03-01

4.833

Trigger
2010-09-12

5.2

White Lies
1998-03-29

Joe's So Mean to Josephine

5

Joe's So Mean to Josephine
1997-01-18

6.1

Jerry and Tom
1998-12-04

5

Wrath of Gods
2007-05-06

4.9

Blue Monkey
1987-09-25

5.1

Siblings
2004-09-14

Stories We Tell

7.097

Stories We Tell
2012-10-12

1.7

Pretty Kill
1987-03-27

This Might Be Good

6

This Might Be Good
2000-09-07

8

Lantern Hill
1989-08-29

0

Preludes
2000-11-15

Beowulf & Grendel

5.553

Beowulf & Grendel
2005-09-14

The Life Before This

4.5

The Life Before This
1999-09-15

The Planet of Junior Brown

4

The Planet of Junior Brown
1997-09-06

Children First!

0

Children First!
1996-01-01

5.2

Luck
2004-04-30

Hands of a Stranger

4.8

Hands of a Stranger
1987-05-10

Road to Avonlea: The Movie

9

Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990-01-01

2.4

Confidential
1986-01-01

The Law of Enclosures

5.1

The Law of Enclosures
2000-09-15

Johann's Gift to Christmas

5

Johann's Gift to Christmas
1992-09-25

5.2

Love Come Down
2000-08-02

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

6.8

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
2019-11-07

The Hanging Garden

6.4

The Hanging Garden
1997-09-05

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

7.8

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008-04-08

4.9

Sugar
2004-05-22

5.6

The Big Town
1987-09-25

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

6.5

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014-08-10

Dermott's Quest

6

Dermott's Quest
2003-03-01

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

5.5

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986-03-09

Friday the 13th: The Series

7.252

Friday the 13th: The Series
1987-10-03

5.7

Ramona
1988-09-10

Slings & Arrows

7.4

Slings & Arrows
2003-11-03

Road to Avonlea

8.2

Road to Avonlea
1990-01-07

7.7

John Adams
2008-03-16

Teen Choice Awards

9.1

Teen Choice Awards
1999-08-01

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

0

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
2021-03-03

7.648

The Studio
2025-03-25

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20