Sarah Polley
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
The Studio
Sarah Polley
2025
Series
Screen Two
Becky Hawthorne
1985
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Dawn of the Dead
Ana
2004
Series
Road to Avonlea
Sara Stanley
1990
Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
Mary
1987
Film
Mr. Nobody
Adult Elise
2009
Series
John Adams
Abigail Adams Smith
2008
Film
Splice
Elsa
2010
Series
The Hidden Room
Alice
1991
Film
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Sally Salt
1988
Film
eXistenZ
Merle
1999
Series
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
Film
Go
Ronna Martin
1999
Series
Slings & Arrows
Sophie
2003
Film
Exotica
Tracey
1994
Film
Beowulf & Grendel
Selma
2005
Film
The I Inside
Clair
2004
Film
The Sweet Hereafter
Nicole Burnell
1997
Film
My Life Without Me
Ann
2003
Film
The Claim
Hope Burn
2000
Film
The Weight of Water
Maren Hontvedt
2001
Film
The Big Town
Christy Donaldson
1987
Film
One Magic Christmas
Molly Monaghan
1985
Film
The Secret Life of Words
Hanna
2005
Series
Ramona
Ramona
1988
Film
Wrath of Gods
Self
2007
Film
Don't Come Knocking
Sky
2005
Film
Blue Monkey
Ellen
1987
Film
Stories We Tell
Self (uncredited)
2012
Film
Last Night
Jennifer Wheeler
1998
Film
Babar: The Movie
Young Celeste
1989
Children First!
Host
1996
Film
Guinevere
Harper Sloane
1999
Film
Hands of a Stranger
Suzie Hearn
1987
Film
Jerry and Tom
Deb
1998
Film
Trigger
Hillary
2010
Film
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Self - Filmmaker
2019
Film
No Such Thing
Beatrice
2002
Film
Sugar
Pregnant Girl
2004
Film
The Hanging Garden
Teen Rosemary
1997
Film
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
2014
Film
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Josephine
1997
Film
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
Film
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Self - 'Sally Salt'
2008
Film
Love Come Down
Sister Sarah
2000
Film
White Lies
Catherine
1998
Film
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990
Film
Preludes
2000
Film
The Event
Dana Shapiro
2003
Dermott's Quest
Gwen
2003
Film
The Planet of Junior Brown
Butter
1997
Film
The Law of Enclosures
Beatty 'Beatrice'
2000
Film
Siblings
Tabby
2004
Film
Lantern Hill
Jody Turner
1989
Film
The Life Before This
Connie
1999
Film
Pretty Kill
Karla
1987
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
Heaven On Earth
Becky Hawthorne
1987
Film
Luck
Margaret
2004
Film
Johann's Gift to Christmas
The Angel
1992
Film
Confidential
Emma (child)
1986
Film
This Might Be Good
2000