Acting
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 (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
The Studio
Series · 2025
Directors on Directors
Series · 2021
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Film · 2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Film · 2014
Stories We Tell
Film · 2012
Splice
Film · 2010
Trigger
Film · 2010
Mr. Nobody
Film · 2009
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Film · 2008
John Adams
Series · 2008
Wrath of Gods
Film · 2007
The Secret Life of Words
Film · 2005
Don't Come Knocking
Film · 2005
Beowulf & Grendel
Film · 2005
Dawn of the Dead
Film · 2004
The I Inside
Film · 2004
Siblings
Film · 2004
Luck
Film · 2004
Sugar
Film · 2004
My Life Without Me
Film · 2003
The Event
Film · 2003
Dermott's Quest
Film · 2003
Slings & Arrows
Series · 2003
No Such Thing
Film · 2002
The Weight of Water
Film · 2001
The Claim
Film · 2000
This Might Be Good
Film · 2000
Preludes
Film · 2000
The Law of Enclosures
Film · 2000
Love Come Down
Film · 2000
eXistenZ
Film · 1999
Go
Film · 1999
Guinevere
Film · 1999
The Life Before This
Film · 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Series · 1999
Last Night
Film · 1998
White Lies
Film · 1998
Jerry and Tom
Film · 1998
The Sweet Hereafter
Film · 1997
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Film · 1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Film · 1997
The Hanging Garden
Film · 1997
Children First!
Film · 1996
Exotica
Film · 1994
Johann's Gift to Christmas
Film · 1992
The Hidden Room
Series · 1991
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
Film · 1990
Road to Avonlea
Series · 1990
Babar: The Movie
Film · 1989
Lantern Hill
Film · 1989
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Film · 1988
Ramona
Series · 1988
Heaven On Earth
Film · 1987
Blue Monkey
Film · 1987
Pretty Kill
Film · 1987
Hands of a Stranger
Film · 1987
The Big Town
Film · 1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
Series · 1987
Confidential
Film · 1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Film · 1986
One Magic Christmas
Film · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944