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9.0
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990
Sarah Polley
Also known as: Sarah Ellen Polley
Acting
Born:January 8, 1979(age 47)
Birthplace:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality:Canada
Education:Canadian Film Centre, Subway Academy II, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Earl Haig Secondary School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
Away from HerTake This WaltzStories We TellWomen Talking
Filmography (59 movies)
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8.0
Lantern Hill
1989
as Jody Turner
7.8
7.8
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
7.8
7.8
Mr. Nobody
2009
as Adult Elise
7.1
7.1
Stories We Tell
2012
Director
7.1
7.1
Dawn of the Dead
2004
as Ana
7.0
7.0
Away from Her
2007
Writer
7.0
7.0
Go
1999
as Ronna Martin
7.0
7.0
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Sally Salt
7.0
7.0
The Secret Life of Words
2005
as Hanna
6.9
6.9
The Sweet Hereafter
1997
as Nicole Burnell
6.9
6.9
Women Talking
2022
Director
6.8
6.8
eXistenZ
1999
as Merle
6.6
6.6
Last Night
1998
as Jennifer Wheeler
6.6
6.6
Exotica
1994
as Tracey
6.4
6.4
Take This Waltz
2011
Writer
6.2
6.2
The Hanging Garden
1997
as Teen Rosemary
6.2
6.2
Jerry and Tom
1998
as Deb
6.2
6.2
Don't Come Knocking
2005
as Sky
6.1
6.1
My Life Without Me
2003
as Ann
6.0
6.0
No Such Thing
2002
as Beatrice
6.0
6.0
Dermott's Quest
2003
as Gwen
6.0
6.0
This Might Be Good
2000
6.0
6.0
The Claim
2000
as Hope Burn
6.0
6.0
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
2024
Executive Producer
5.9
5.9
The I Inside
2004
as Clair
5.9
5.9
Splice
2010
as Elsa
5.8
5.8
One Magic Christmas
1985
as Molly Monaghan
5.8
5.8
& Sons
2025
Screenplay
5.7
5.7
Babar: The Movie
1989
as Young Celeste
5.7
5.7
Guinevere
1999
as Harper Sloane
5.6
5.6
The Event
2003
as Dana Shapiro
5.6
5.6
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Selma
5.5
5.5
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
5.5
5.5
The Weight of Water
2001
as Maren Hontvedt
5.3
5.3
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
1997
as Josephine
5.2
5.2
Luck
2004
as Margaret
5.2
5.2
Love Come Down
2000
as Sister Sarah
5.2
5.2
White Lies
1998
as Catherine
5.0
5.0
Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self
5.0
5.0
Siblings
2004
as Tabby
5.0
5.0
Johann's Gift to Christmas
1992
as The Angel
5.0
5.0
The Secret Path
2016
Executive Producer
4.9
4.9
Blue Monkey
1987
as Ellen
4.8
4.8
Sugar
2004
as Pregnant Girl
4.7
4.7
Trigger
2010
as Hillary
4.7
4.7
The Law of Enclosures
2000
as Beatty 'Beatrice'
4.5
4.5
The Life Before This
1999
as Connie
4.3
4.3
Hands of a Stranger
1987
as Suzie Hearn
4.0
4.0
The Planet of Junior Brown
1997
as Butter
4.0
4.0
The Best Day of My Life
1999
Director
3.0
3.0
I Shout Love
2002
Writer
2.2
2.2
Confidential
1986
as Emma (child)
1.8
1.8
Pretty Kill
1987
as Karla
1.0
1.0
Don't Think Twice
1999
Producer
Heaven On Earth
1987
as Becky Hawthorne
Preludes
2000
Children First!
1996
as Host
The Best Kind of People
TBA
Screenplay
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