Cast & creator
Sarah Polley
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Two
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.
Also known as: Sara Polley
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (97)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Screen Two
Becky Hawthorne
1985
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Studio
Sarah Polley
2025
Friday the 13th: The Series
Mary
1987
Road to Avonlea
Sara Stanley
1990
Dawn of the Dead
Ana
2004
The Hidden Room
Alice
1991
John Adams
Abigail Adams Smith
2008
Mr. Nobody
Adult Elise
2009
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
Alias Grace
Producer
2017Alias Grace
Executive Producer
2017Alias Grace
Teleplay
2017Alias Grace
Writer
2017Alias Grace
Creator
2017
Women Talking
Screenplay
2022Women Talking
Director
2022
Slings & Arrows
Sophie
2003
eXistenZ
Merle
1999
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Sally Salt
1988
Splice
Elsa
2010
Go
Ronna Martin
1999
Ramona
Ramona
1988
The I Inside
Clair
2004
Beowulf & Grendel
Selma
2005
Seven Veils
Thanks
2025
Hey Lady!
Director
2020Hey Lady!
Executive Producer
2020
My Life Without Me
Ann
2003
The Secret Life of Words
Hanna
2005
The Weight of Water
Maren Hontvedt
2001
Away from Her
Director
2007Away from Her
Writer
2007
One Magic Christmas
Molly Monaghan
1985
Exotica
Tracey
1994
& Sons
Screenplay
2026
The Sweet Hereafter
Nicole Burnell
1997
Don't Come Knocking
Sky
2005
The Claim
Hope Burn
2000
Take This Waltz
Producer
2011Take This Waltz
Director
2011Take This Waltz
Writer
2011
The Big Town
Christy Donaldson
1987
Hands of a Stranger
Suzie Hearn
1987
Stories We Tell
Self (uncredited)
2012Stories We Tell
Director
2012Stories We Tell
Writer
2012
Blue Monkey
Ellen
1987
Last Night
Jennifer Wheeler
1998
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Self - Filmmaker
2019
Wrath of Gods
Self
2007
The Planet of Junior Brown
Butter
1997
Trigger
Hillary
2010
Babar: The Movie
Young Celeste
1989
Jerry and Tom
Deb
1998
Guinevere
Harper Sloane
1999Children First!
Host
1996
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Self - 'Sally Salt'
2008
White Lies
Catherine
1998
The Law of Enclosures
Beatty 'Beatrice'
2000
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
2014
The Life Before This
Connie
1999
No Such Thing
Beatrice
2002
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Josephine
1997
The Event
Dana Shapiro
2003The Bell Jar
Director
The Bell Jar
Screenplay
Don't Think Twice
Director
1999Don't Think Twice
Producer
1999Don't Think Twice
Writer
1999
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Executive Producer
2024
Love Come Down
Sister Sarah
2000
This Might Be Good
2000
Sugar
Pregnant Girl
2004
Pretty Kill
Karla
1987
The Hanging Garden
Teen Rosemary
1997
Preludes
2000
Siblings
Tabby
2004
The Best Day of My Life
Screenplay
1999The Best Day of My Life
Director
1999
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
I Shout Love
Director
2002I Shout Love
Writer
2002
Heaven On Earth
Becky Hawthorne
1987
Lantern Hill
Jody Turner
1989Dermott's Quest
Gwen
2003
The Secret Path
Executive Producer
2016
Johann's Gift to Christmas
The Angel
1992
Confidential
Emma (child)
1986The Best Kind of People
Screenplay
The Best Kind of People
Director
The Best Kind of People
Producer
Luck
Margaret
2004