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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Studio: How to Shoot a Oner
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2025
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Character:Self - Filmmaker
Release Date:07/11/2019
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2014
Stories We Tell
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/2012
Trigger
Character:Hillary
Release Date:12/09/2010
Splice
Character:Elsa
Release Date:03/06/2010
Mr. Nobody
Character:Adult Elise
Release Date:06/11/2009
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Character:Self - 'Sally Salt'
Release Date:08/04/2008
Wrath of Gods
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2007
The Secret Life of Words
Character:Hanna
Release Date:15/12/2005
Beowulf & Grendel
Character:Selma
Release Date:14/09/2005
Don't Come Knocking
Character:Sky
Release Date:25/08/2005
Siblings
Character:Tabby
Release Date:14/09/2004
Sugar
Character:Pregnant Girl
Release Date:22/05/2004
Luck
Character:Margaret
Release Date:30/04/2004
The I Inside
Character:Clair
Release Date:21/03/2004
Dawn of the Dead
Character:Ana
Release Date:19/03/2004
My Life Without Me
Character:Ann
Release Date:07/03/2003
Dermott's Quest
Character:Gwen
Release Date:01/03/2003
The Event
Character:Dana Shapiro
Release Date:01/01/2003
No Such Thing
Character:Beatrice
Release Date:29/03/2002
The Weight of Water
Character:Maren Hontvedt
Release Date:30/03/2001
The Claim
Character:Hope Burn
Release Date:29/12/2000
Preludes
Character:
Release Date:15/11/2000
The Law of Enclosures
Character:Beatty 'Beatrice'
Release Date:15/09/2000
This Might Be Good
Character:
Release Date:07/09/2000
Love Come Down
Character:Sister Sarah
Release Date:02/08/2000
The Life Before This
Character:Connie
Release Date:15/09/1999
Guinevere
Character:Harper Sloane
Release Date:12/09/1999
eXistenZ
Character:Merle
Release Date:14/04/1999
Go
Character:Ronna Martin
Release Date:09/04/1999
Jerry and Tom
Character:Deb
Release Date:04/12/1998
Last Night
Character:Jennifer Wheeler
Release Date:23/10/1998
White Lies
Character:Catherine
Release Date:29/03/1998
The Sweet Hereafter
Character:Nicole Burnell
Release Date:25/09/1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Character:Butter
Release Date:06/09/1997
The Hanging Garden
Character:Teen Rosemary
Release Date:05/09/1997
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Character:Josephine
Release Date:18/01/1997
Children First!
Character:Host
Release Date:01/01/1996
Exotica
Character:Tracey
Release Date:29/09/1994
Johann's Gift to Christmas
Character:The Angel
Release Date:25/09/1992
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990
Lantern Hill
Character:Jody Turner
Release Date:29/08/1989
Babar: The Movie
Character:Young Celeste
Release Date:28/07/1989
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Character:Sally Salt
Release Date:07/12/1988
Blue Monkey
Character:Ellen
Release Date:25/09/1987
The Big Town
Character:Christy Donaldson
Release Date:25/09/1987
Hands of a Stranger
Character:Suzie Hearn
Release Date:10/05/1987
Pretty Kill
Character:Karla
Release Date:27/03/1987
Heaven On Earth
Character:Becky Hawthorne
Release Date:01/03/1987
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Character:
Release Date:09/03/1986
Confidential
Character:Emma (child)
Release Date:01/01/1986
One Magic Christmas
Character:Molly Monaghan
Release Date:22/11/1985
Television Appearances
The Studio
Character:Sarah Polley
Directors on Directors
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
John Adams
Character:Abigail Adams Smith
Slings & Arrows
Character:Sophie
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
Road to Avonlea
Character:Sara Stanley
Ramona
Character:Ramona
Friday the 13th: The Series
Character:Mary
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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