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Sarah Ellen Polley is a Canadian actress, writer, director, producer and political activist. Polley first garnered attention as a child actress for her role as Ramona Quimby in the television series Ramona, based on Beverly Cleary's books. Subsequently this 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 Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Guinevere (1999), Go (1999), The Weight of Water (2000), My Life Without Me (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Splice (2009), and Mr. Nobody (2009).
Born
Monday, 08 January 1979
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power | Self / Self - Filmmaker | 2019 |
| Stories We Tell | Self | 2012 |
| Trigger | Hillary | 2010 |
| Splice | Elsa Kast / Elsa | 2010 |
| Mr. Nobody | Adult Elise | 2009 |
| The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | Self - 'Sally Salt' / Herself | 2008 |
| John Adams | Nabby Adams / Abigail “Nabby” Adams Smith, Abigail “Nabby” Adams Smith, Nabby Adams Smith / Abigail “Nabby” Adams Smith | 2008 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2008 |
| Wrath of Gods | Herself / Self | 2006 |
| The Secret Life of Words | Hanna | 2005 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power | Self / Self - Filmmaker | 2019 |
| Stories We Tell | Self | 2012 |
| Trigger | Hillary | 2010 |
| Splice | Elsa Kast / Elsa | 2010 |
| Mr. Nobody | Adult Elise | 2009 |
| The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | Self - 'Sally Salt' / Herself | 2008 |
| John Adams | Nabby Adams / Abigail “Nabby” Adams Smith, Abigail “Nabby” Adams Smith, Nabby Adams Smith / Abigail “Nabby” Adams Smith | 2008 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2008 |
| Wrath of Gods | Herself / Self | 2006 |
| The Secret Life of Words | Hanna | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Beowulf & Grendel | Selma | 2005 |
| Don't Come Knocking | Sky | 2005 |
| Siblings | Tabby | 2004 |
| Sugar | Pregnant Girl | 2004 |
| Dawn of the Dead | Ana | 2004 |
| The I Inside | Clair | 2004 |
| Slings and Arrows | Sophie | 2003 |
| The Event | Dana / Dana Shapiro | 2003 |
| My Life Without Me | Ann | 2003 |
| No Such Thing | Beatrice | 2001 |
| The Claim | Hope Dillon / Hope Burn | 2000 |
| The Weight of Water | Maren Hontvedt | 2000 |
| The Law of Enclosures | Beatty 'Beatrice' | 2000 |
| Love Come Down | Sister Sarah | 2000 |
| The Life Before This | Connie | 1999 |
| Guinevere | Harper Sloane | 1999 |
| eXistenZ | Merle | 1999 |
| Go | Ronna Martin / Ronna | 1999 |
| Happy Christmas, Miss King | Sara Stanley | 1998 |
| Jerry and Tom | Deb | 1998 |
| Last Night | Jennifer 'Jenny' Wheeler / Jennifer Wheeler | 1998 |
| The Hanging Garden | Teen Rosemary | 1997 |
| The Sweet Hereafter | Nicole Burnell / Nicole | 1997 |
| The Planet of Junior Brown | Butter | 1997 |
| Life and Times | Narrator | 1996 |
| Joe's So Mean to Josephine | Josephine | 1996 |
| Exotica | Harold's daughter / Tracey / Tracey Brown | 1994 |
| Avonlea | Sara Stanley, Sara Stanley / Jo Pitts | 1990 |
| Lantern Hill | Jody Turner | 1989 |
| Babar: The Movie | Young Celeste | 1989 |
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Sally Salt | 1988 |
| Ramona | Ramona | 1988 |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Mary | 1987 |
| Blue Monkey | Ellen | 1987 |
| The Big Town | Christy Donaldson | 1987 |
| Hands of a Stranger | Suzie Hearn | 1987 |
| Tomorrow's a Killer | Karla | 1987 |
| Confidential | Emma (child) / Emma | 1986 |
| One Magic Christmas | Molly Monaghan | 1985 |
| Night Heat | Cindy Keating | 1985 |
| Screen Two | 1985 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Hey Lady! | 2020 |
| Stories We Tell | 2012 |
| Take This Waltz | 2011 |
| Away from Her | 2007 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| A Better Man | 2018 |
| Alias Grace | 2017 |
| Secret Path | 2016 |
| Take This Waltz | 2011 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2008 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
