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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sarah Polley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
as Self - Filmmaker
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
as Self - Filmmaker
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as Self
Stories We Tell
as Self (uncredited)
Stories We Tell
as Self (uncredited)
Trigger
as Hillary
Trigger
as Hillary
Splice
as Elsa
Splice
as Elsa
Mr. Nobody
as Adult Elise
Mr. Nobody
as Adult Elise
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
Wrath of Gods
as Self
Wrath of Gods
as Self
The Secret Life of Words
as Hanna
The Secret Life of Words
as Hanna
Beowulf & Grendel
as Selma
Beowulf & Grendel
as Selma
Don't Come Knocking
as Sky
Don't Come Knocking
as Sky
Siblings
as Tabby
Siblings
as Tabby
Sugar
as Pregnant Girl
Sugar
as Pregnant Girl
Luck
as Margaret
Luck
as Margaret
The I Inside
as Clair
The I Inside
as Clair
Dawn of the Dead
as Ana
Dawn of the Dead
as Ana
My Life Without Me
as Ann
My Life Without Me
as Ann
Dermott's Quest
as Gwen
Dermott's Quest
as Gwen
The Event
as Dana Shapiro
The Event
as Dana Shapiro
No Such Thing
as Beatrice
No Such Thing
as Beatrice
The Weight of Water
as Maren Hontvedt
The Weight of Water
as Maren Hontvedt
The Claim
as Hope Burn
The Claim
as Hope Burn
Preludes
Preludes
The Law of Enclosures
as Beatty 'Beatrice'
The Law of Enclosures
as Beatty 'Beatrice'
This Might Be Good
This Might Be Good
Love Come Down
as Sister Sarah
Love Come Down
as Sister Sarah
The Life Before This
as Connie
The Life Before This
as Connie
Guinevere
as Harper Sloane
Guinevere
as Harper Sloane
eXistenZ
as Merle
eXistenZ
as Merle
Go
as Ronna Martin
Go
as Ronna Martin
Jerry and Tom
as Deb
Jerry and Tom
as Deb
Last Night
as Jennifer Wheeler
Last Night
as Jennifer Wheeler
White Lies
as Catherine
White Lies
as Catherine
The Sweet Hereafter
as Nicole Burnell
The Sweet Hereafter
as Nicole Burnell
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Butter
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Butter
The Hanging Garden
as Teen Rosemary
The Hanging Garden
as Teen Rosemary
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
as Josephine
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
as Josephine
Children First!
as Host
Children First!
as Host
Exotica
as Tracey
Exotica
as Tracey
Johann's Gift to Christmas
as The Angel
Johann's Gift to Christmas
as The Angel
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
Lantern Hill
as Jody Turner
Lantern Hill
as Jody Turner
Babar: The Movie
as Young Celeste
Babar: The Movie
as Young Celeste
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Sally Salt
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Sally Salt
Blue Monkey
as Ellen
Blue Monkey
as Ellen
The Big Town
as Christy Donaldson
The Big Town
as Christy Donaldson
Hands of a Stranger
as Suzie Hearn
Hands of a Stranger
as Suzie Hearn
Pretty Kill
as Karla
Pretty Kill
as Karla
Heaven On Earth
as Becky Hawthorne
Heaven On Earth
as Becky Hawthorne
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Confidential
as Emma (child)
Confidential
as Emma (child)
One Magic Christmas
as Molly Monaghan
One Magic Christmas
as Molly Monaghan