Sarah Polley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1979-01-08 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sarah Polley

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), a...

Acting

1997

The Sweet Hereafter

as Nicole Burnell

1999

eXistenZ

as Merle

1994

Exotica

as Tracey

2009

Mr. Nobody

as Adult Elise

2004

The I Inside

as Clair

1999

Go

as Ronna Martin

1985

One Magic Christmas

as Molly Monaghan

2000

The Weight of Water

as Maren Hontvedt

2003

The Event

as Dana Shapiro

2002

No Such Thing

as Beatrice

1989

Babar: The Movie

as Young Celeste

1999

Guinevere

as Harper Sloane

2010

Splice

as Elsa

2000

The Claim

as Hope Burn

1998

Last Night

as Jennifer Wheeler

1987

Heaven On Earth

as Becky Hawthorne

2010

Trigger

as Hillary

1998

White Lies

as Catherine

1998

2007

1987

Blue Monkey

as Ellen

2004

Siblings

as Tabby

2012

Stories We Tell

as Self (uncredited)

1987

Pretty Kill

as Karla

1989

Lantern Hill

as Jody Turner

2005

1996

2004

Luck

as Margaret

1987

Hands of a Stranger

as Suzie Hearn

1986

Confidential

as Emma (child)

2000

The Law of Enclosures

as Beatty 'Beatrice'

2000

Love Come Down

as Sister Sarah

1997

The Hanging Garden

as Teen Rosemary

2004

Sugar

as Pregnant Girl

1987

The Big Town

as Christy Donaldson

2003

Production

2007

Away from Her

as Director

2011

Take This Waltz

as Director

2011

2011

Take This Waltz

as Producer

2012

Stories We Tell

as Director

2012

2022

Women Talking

as Screenplay

1999

1999

1999

1999

2007

Away from Her

as Writer

2016

The Secret Path

as Executive Producer

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& Sons

as Writer

2002

I Shout Love

as Director

2002

I Shout Love

as Writer

2024

2022

Women Talking

as Director

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