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.
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Filmography
all 69
Movies 59
TV Shows 10
Director 7
self 7
Producer 5
Women Talking (2022)
Hey Lady! (2020)
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power (2019)
Alias Grace (2017)
The Secret Path (2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Stories We Tell (2012)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Trigger (2010)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Splice (2009)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008)
John Adams (2008)
Wrath of Gods (2007)
Away from Her (2007)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
Siblings (2004)
Sugar (2004)
Luck (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The I Inside (2004)
Slings & Arrows (2003)
My Life Without Me (2003)
The Event (2003)
I Shout Love (2002)
No Such Thing (2001)
The Claim (2000)
Preludes (2000)
The Weight of Water (2000)
The Law of Enclosures (2000)
This Might Be Good (2000)
Love Come Down (2000)
Don't Think Twice (1999)
The Life Before This (1999)
Guinevere (1999)
Teen Choice Awards (1999)
eXistenZ (1999)
Go (1999)
The Best Day of My Life (1999)
Jerry and Tom (1998)
Last Night (1998)
White Lies (1998)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
The Hanging Garden (1997)
Children First! (1996)
Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1996)
Exotica (1994)
Johann's Gift to Christmas (1992)
Road to Avonlea (1990)
Road to Avonlea: The Movie (1990)
Lantern Hill (1989)
Babar: The Movie (1989)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Ramona (1988)
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
The Big Town (1987)
Blue Monkey (1987)
Hands of a Stranger (1987)
Pretty Kill (1987)
Heaven On Earth (1987)
Confidential (1986)
One Magic Christmas (1985)
The Oscars (1953)
The Best Kind of People
Bambi
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1979-01-08 (45 years old)
Birth PlaceToronto, Canada
ReligionJudaism
RelationshipsDavid Wharnsby (2003-01-01 - 2008-01-01)
FatherHarry Gulkin
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known As사라 폴리, 세라 폴리, 莎拉·波利
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Canada's Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Performance in a Feature, John Dunning Best First Feature Award
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