Sarah Polley
Birthday
1979/01/08 (46 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also know as
Sara 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...Read more
Acting
(2003) My Life Without Me
as Ann
(2005) The Secret Life of Words
as Hanna
(2004) Dawn of the Dead
as Ana
(1997) The Sweet Hereafter
as Nicole Burnell
(2005) Don't Come Knocking
as Sky
(1999) eXistenZ
as Merle
(1994) Exotica
as Tracey
(2009) Mr. Nobody
as Adult Elise
(2004) The I Inside
as Clair
(1999) Go
as Ronna Martin
(1985) One Magic Christmas
as Molly Monaghan
(2001) The Weight of Water
as Maren Hontvedt
(2003) The Event
as Dana Shapiro
(2002) No Such Thing
as Beatrice
(1989) Babar: The Movie
as Young Celeste
(1988) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Sally Salt
(1999) Guinevere
as Harper Sloane
(2010) Splice
as Elsa
(2000) The Claim
as Hope Burn
(1998) Last Night
as Jennifer Wheeler
(1987) Heaven On Earth
as Becky Hawthorne
(2010) Trigger
as Hillary
(1998) White Lies
as Catherine
(1997) Joe's So Mean to Josephine
as Josephine
(1998) Jerry and Tom
as Deb
(2007) Wrath of Gods
as Self
(1987) Blue Monkey
as Ellen
(2004) Siblings
as Tabby
(2012) Stories We Tell
as Self (uncredited)
(1987) Pretty Kill
as Karla
(2000) This Might Be Good
as ---
(1989) Lantern Hill
as Jody Turner
(2000) Preludes
as ---
(2005) Beowulf & Grendel
as Selma
(1999) The Life Before This
as Connie
(1997) The Planet of Junior Brown
as Butter
(1996) Children First!
as Host
(2004) Luck
as Margaret
(1987) Hands of a Stranger
as Suzie Hearn
(1990) Road to Avonlea: The Movie
as ---
(1986) Confidential
as Emma (child)
(2000) The Law of Enclosures
as Beatty 'Beatrice'
(1992) Johann's Gift to Christmas
as The Angel
(2000) Love Come Down
as Sister Sarah
(2019) Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
as Self - Filmmaker
(1997) The Hanging Garden
as Teen Rosemary
(2008) The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Sally Salt'
(2004) Sugar
as Pregnant Girl
(1987) The Big Town
as Christy Donaldson
(2014) Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as Self
(2003) Dermott's Quest
as Gwen
(1986) The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as ---
(1987) Friday the 13th: The Series
as Mary
(1988) Ramona
as Ramona
(2003) Slings & Arrows
as Sophie
(1990) Road to Avonlea
as Sara Stanley
(2008) John Adams
as Abigail Adams Smith
(1999) Teen Choice Awards
as Self
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2021) Directors on Directors
as Self
(2025) The Studio
as Sarah Polley
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee