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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1979-01-08 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

세라 폴리

莎拉·波利

Sara Polley

سارا پلی

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), 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.

Known For

Acting

The Sweet Hereafter

1997

The Sweet Hereafter

as

Nicole Burnell

eXistenZ

1999

eXistenZ

as

Merle

Exotica

1994

Exotica

as

Tracey

Mr. Nobody

2009

Mr. Nobody

as

Adult Elise

The I Inside

2004

The I Inside

as

Clair

Go

1999

Go

as

Ronna Martin

One Magic Christmas

1985

One Magic Christmas

as

Molly Monaghan

The Weight of Water

2000

The Weight of Water

as

Maren Hontvedt

The Event

2003

The Event

as

Dana Shapiro

No Such Thing

2002

No Such Thing

as

Beatrice

Babar: The Movie

1989

Babar: The Movie

as

Young Celeste

Guinevere

1999

Guinevere

as

Harper Sloane

Splice

2010

Splice

as

Elsa

The Claim

2000

The Claim

as

Hope Burn

Last Night

1998

Last Night

as

Jennifer Wheeler

Heaven On Earth

1987

Heaven On Earth

as

Becky Hawthorne

Trigger

2010

Trigger

as

Hillary

White Lies

1998

White Lies

as

Catherine

Jerry and Tom

1998

Jerry and Tom

as

Deb

Wrath of Gods

2007

Wrath of Gods

as

Self

Blue Monkey

1987

Blue Monkey

as

Ellen

Siblings

2004

Siblings

as

Tabby

Stories We Tell

2012

Stories We Tell

as

Self (uncredited)

Pretty Kill

1987

Pretty Kill

as

Karla

Lantern Hill

1989

Lantern Hill

as

Jody Turner

Preludes

2000

Preludes

as

Children First!

1996

Children First!

as

Host

Luck

2004

Luck

as

Margaret

Hands of a Stranger

1987

Hands of a Stranger

as

Suzie Hearn

Confidential

1986

Confidential

as

Emma (child)

The Law of Enclosures

2000

The Law of Enclosures

as

Beatty 'Beatrice'

Love Come Down

2000

Love Come Down

as

Sister Sarah

The Hanging Garden

1997

The Hanging Garden

as

Teen Rosemary

Sugar

2004

Sugar

as

Pregnant Girl

The Big Town

1987

The Big Town

as

Christy Donaldson

Dermott's Quest

2003

Dermott's Quest

as

Gwen

Ramona

Ramona

as

Ramona

Road to Avonlea

Road to Avonlea

as

Sara Stanley

John Adams

John Adams

as

Abigail Adams Smith

Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

as

Self - Nominee

The Studio

The Studio

as

Sarah Polley

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Production

Crew

Directing