Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley
OC
Born
Sarah Ellen Polley

(1979-01-08) January 8, 1979 (age 45)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
  • political activist
Years active1985–present
Spouses
  • (m. 2003; div. 2008)
  • David Sandomierski
    (m. 2011)
Children3
ParentHarry Gulkin (biological father)

Sarah Ellen Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, political activist and retired actress.[1] 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.[2] Her second film, Take This Waltz (2011), premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] followed by her first documentary film, Stories We Tell (2012). She also wrote the miniseries Alias Grace,[4] based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood.[5] In 2022, she 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.[6]

  1. ^ Howell, Peter (September 24, 1999)"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft she can thumb her nose at Hollywood". Toronto Star. September 4, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sarah Polley pulls name off heart film". Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "TIFF 2011: U2, Brad Pitt, George Clooney Films Featured At 2011 Toronto International Film Festival". The Huffington Post. July 26, 2011. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Alias Grace: Miniseries". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Sarah Polley wins her 1st-ever Oscar for 'Women Talking' - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved March 13, 2023.