Acting
Sarah Polley
Born Jan 8, 1979 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Acting
The Studio
2025
Comedy · Drama
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
2019
Documentary
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
Documentary
Stories We Tell
2012
Documentary
Trigger
2010
Drama · Music
Splice
2010
Horror · Science Fiction
Mr. Nobody
2009
Science Fiction · Drama · Romance
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
Documentary
John Adams
2008
Drama
Wrath of Gods
2007
Documentary
The Secret Life of Words
2005
Romance · Drama
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
Action · Adventure · Drama
Don't Come Knocking
2005
Drama · Western
Siblings
2004
Comedy
Sugar
2004
Drama · Romance
Luck
2004
Comedy
The I Inside
2004
Thriller · Mystery · Drama
Dawn of the Dead
2004
Horror · Action
Slings & Arrows
2003
Drama · Comedy
My Life Without Me
2003
Drama · Romance
The Event
2003
Comedy · Drama
No Such Thing
2002
Fantasy · Drama · Horror
The Weight of Water
2001
Mystery · Drama · Thriller
The Claim
2000
Drama · Romance · Western
Preludes
2000
Drama
The Law of Enclosures
2000
Drama
This Might Be Good
2000
Love Come Down
2000
Drama · Romance
The Life Before This
1999
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Guinevere
1999
Drama · Romance
eXistenZ
1999
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
Go
1999
Crime · Comedy · Thriller
Jerry and Tom
1998
Action · Comedy · Drama
Last Night
1998
Comedy · Romance · Drama
White Lies
1998
Drama · Action · TV Movie
The Sweet Hereafter
1997
Drama
The Planet of Junior Brown
1997
Drama
The Hanging Garden
1997
Drama
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
1997
Crime · Romance · Drama
Exotica
1994
Drama
Johann's Gift to Christmas
1992
Animation · Family
The Hidden Room
1991
Drama · Mystery
Road to Avonlea
1990
Drama · Family
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990
Lantern Hill
1989
Drama · Family · TV Movie
Babar: The Movie
1989
Adventure · Animation · Family
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Fantasy · Adventure · Comedy
Ramona
1988
Family
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Blue Monkey
1987
Horror · Science Fiction
The Big Town
1987
Drama · Romance
Hands of a Stranger
1987
Romance · Crime · Drama
Pretty Kill
1987
Horror · Crime
Heaven On Earth
1987
Drama · TV Movie
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
History · Adventure · Comedy
Confidential
1986
Horror · Crime
One Magic Christmas
1985
Family · Fantasy
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Directed
Written
& Sons
2026
Drama
Alias Grace
2017
Crime · Drama
