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 (19
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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Born
Jan 08, 1979
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting
Movies
52 acting
25 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
Dawn of the Dead
2004
as Ana
Mr. Nobody
2009
as Adult Elise
Splice
2010
as Elsa
eXistenZ
1999
as Merle
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Sally Salt
Exotica
1994
as Tracey
Go
1999
as Ronna Martin
My Life Without Me
2003
as Ann
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Selma
The Weight of Water
2001
as Maren Hontvedt
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