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.
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The Studio
Sarah Polley · (1 episode)
2025

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
Self · (1 episode)
2021

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Self - Filmmaker
2019

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
2014

Stories We Tell
Self (uncredited)
2012

Trigger
Hillary
2010

Splice
Elsa
2010

Mr. Nobody
Adult Elise
2009

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Self - 'Sally Salt'
2008

John Adams
Abigail Adams Smith · (7 episodes)
2008

Wrath of Gods
Self
2007

The Secret Life of Words
Hanna
2005

Beowulf & Grendel
Selma
2005

Don't Come Knocking
Sky
2005

Siblings
Tabby
2004

Sugar
Pregnant Girl
2004

Luck
Margaret
2004

The I Inside
Clair
2004

Dawn of the Dead
Ana
2004

Slings & Arrows
Sophie · (6 episodes)
2003

My Life Without Me
Ann
2003
Dermott's Quest
Gwen
2003

The Event
Dana Shapiro
2003

No Such Thing
Beatrice
2002

The Claim
Hope Burn
2000

Preludes
2000

The Law of Enclosures
Beatty 'Beatrice'
2000

The Weight of Water
Maren Hontvedt
2000

This Might Be Good
2000

Love Come Down
Sister Sarah
2000

The Life Before This
Connie
1999

Guinevere
Harper Sloane
1999

Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999

eXistenZ
Merle
1999

Go
Ronna Martin
1999

Jerry and Tom
Deb
1998

Last Night
Jennifer Wheeler
1998

White Lies
Catherine
1998

The Sweet Hereafter
Nicole Burnell
1997

The Planet of Junior Brown
Butter
1997

The Hanging Garden
Teen Rosemary
1997

Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Josephine
1997
Children First!
Host
1996

Exotica
Tracey
1994

Johann's Gift to Christmas
The Angel
1992

Road to Avonlea
Sara Stanley · (91 episodes)
1990
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990

Lantern Hill
Jody Turner
1989

Babar: The Movie
Young Celeste
1989

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Sally Salt
1988

Ramona
Ramona · (10 episodes)
1988

Friday the 13th: The Series
Mary · (1 episode)
1987

Blue Monkey
Ellen
1987

The Big Town
Christy Donaldson
1987

Hands of a Stranger
Suzie Hearn
1987

Pretty Kill
Karla
1987

Heaven On Earth
Becky Hawthorne
1987

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986

Confidential
Emma (child)
1986

One Magic Christmas
Molly Monaghan
1985

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944