Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Sarah Polley
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 98
IMDb ID: nm0001631
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1979
Age: 47
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q234212
Also known as
Sara Polley
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Executive Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Producer (2)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sarah Polley.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sarah Polley.
7.8
Mr. Nobody
as Adult Elise
2009 Movie
7.1
Stories We Tell
Director
2012 Movie
7.1
Dawn of the Dead
as Ana
2004 Movie
7.0
Away from Her
Director
2007 Movie
7.0
Go
as Ronna Martin
1999 Movie
7.0
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Sally Salt
1988 Movie
7.0
The Secret Life of Words
as Hanna
2005 Movie
6.9
The Sweet Hereafter
as Nicole Burnell
1997 Movie
6.9
Women Talking
Screenplay
2022 Movie
6.8
eXistenZ
as Merle
1999 Movie
6.6
Last Night
as Jennifer Wheeler
1998 Movie
6.6
Exotica
as Tracey
1994 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sarah Polley.
7.7
The Studio
as Sarah Polley • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.7
John Adams
as Abigail Adams Smith • 7 eps
2008 Series
7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Mary • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.2
Alias Grace
Producer • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sarah Polley.
7.1
Dawn of the Dead
as Ana
2004 Movie
7.8
Mr. Nobody
as Adult Elise
2009 Movie
6.8
eXistenZ
as Merle
1999 Movie
6.6
Last Night
as Jennifer Wheeler
1998 Movie
4.7
Trigger
as Hillary
2010 Movie
5.0
Wrath of Gods
as Self
2007 Movie
6.9
Women Talking
Screenplay
2022 Movie
5.9
Splice
as Elsa
2010 Movie
Preludes
2000 Movie
7.0
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Sally Salt
1988 Movie
7.0
Go
as Ronna Martin
1999 Movie
6.6
Exotica
as Tracey
1994 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sarah Polley.
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.7
The Studio
as Sarah Polley • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.7
John Adams
as Abigail Adams Smith • 7 eps
2008 Series
7.2
Alias Grace
Producer • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Mary • 1 eps
1987 Series
8.2
Road to Avonlea
as Sara Stanley • 91 eps
1990 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.3
Slings & Arrows
as Sophie • 6 eps
2003 Series
5.7
Ramona
as Ramona • 10 eps
1988 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sarah Polley.
5.8
& Sons
Screenplay
2025 Movie
5.6
Seven Veils
Thanks
2025 Movie
6.0
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.9
Women Talking
Screenplay
2022 Movie
5.0
The Secret Path
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
6.4
Take This Waltz
Producer
2011 Movie
4.0
The Best Day of My Life
Screenplay
1999 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Sarah Polley.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sarah Polley.
6.8
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
as Self - Filmmaker
2019 Movie
6.5
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as Self
2014 Movie
7.1
Stories We Tell
as Self (uncredited)
2012 Movie
4.7
Trigger
as Hillary
2010 Movie
5.9
Splice
as Elsa
2010 Movie
7.8
Mr. Nobody
as Adult Elise
2009 Movie
7.8
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
2008 Movie
5.0
Wrath of Gods
as Self
2007 Movie
7.0
The Secret Life of Words
as Hanna
2005 Movie
5.5
Beowulf & Grendel
as Selma
2005 Movie
6.2
Don't Come Knocking
as Sky
2005 Movie
5.0
Siblings
as Tabby
2004 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sarah Polley.
7.7
The Studio
as Sarah Polley • 1 eps
2025 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.7
John Adams
as Abigail Adams Smith • 7 eps
2008 Series
7.3
Slings & Arrows
as Sophie • 6 eps
2003 Series
9.1
Teen Choice Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Road to Avonlea
as Sara Stanley • 91 eps
1990 Series
5.7
Ramona
as Ramona • 10 eps
1988 Series
7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Mary • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series