Sarah Polley

WriterCrewActorProducerDirector Jan 8 (age 47) Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1985–2026 (41 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Mr. Nobody

Adult Elise

Film

Dawn of the Dead

Ana

Film

eXistenZ

Merle

Film

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Sally Salt

Film

Go

Ronna Martin

Film

Splice

Elsa

Film

Women Talking

Director

Film

John Adams

Abigail Adams Smith

Filmography

Acting (64)

Movies (53)

The Studio: How to Shoot a Oner

2025

as Self

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

2019

as Self - Filmmaker

6.8

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

as Self

Stories We Tell

as Self (uncredited)

Splice

as Elsa

Trigger

as Hillary

Mr. Nobody

as Adult Elise

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008

as Self - 'Sally Salt'

Wrath of Gods

as Self

Beowulf & Grendel

as Selma

Don't Come Knocking

as Sky

The Secret Life of Words

as Hanna

Dawn of the Dead

as Ana

The I Inside

as Clair

Sugar

as Pregnant Girl

Luck

as Margaret

Siblings

as Tabby

My Life Without Me

as Ann

The Event

as Dana Shapiro

Dermott's Quest

as Gwen

No Such Thing

as Beatrice

The Weight of Water

as Maren Hontvedt

This Might Be Good

Preludes

The Claim

as Hope Burn

Love Come Down

as Sister Sarah

The Law of Enclosures

as Beatty 'Beatrice'

eXistenZ

as Merle

as Ronna Martin

Guinevere

as Harper Sloane

The Life Before This

as Connie

Last Night

as Jennifer Wheeler

Jerry and Tom

as Deb

White Lies

as Catherine

The Hanging Garden

as Teen Rosemary

The Sweet Hereafter

as Nicole Burnell

Joe's So Mean to Josephine

1997

as Josephine

5.3

The Planet of Junior Brown

1997

as Butter

4.0

Children First!

1996

as Host

Exotica

1994

as Tracey

6.6

Johann's Gift to Christmas

1992

as The Angel

5.0

Road to Avonlea: The Movie

Lantern Hill

as Jody Turner

Babar: The Movie

as Young Celeste

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

as Sally Salt

7.0

Heaven On Earth

1987

as Becky Hawthorne

Blue Monkey

as Ellen

Pretty Kill

as Karla

Hands of a Stranger

as Suzie Hearn

The Big Town

as Christy Donaldson

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

Confidential

as Emma (child)

One Magic Christmas

as Molly Monaghan

Television (11)

The Studio

2025

as Sarah Polley

7.7

Directors on Directors

2021

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

6.1

John Adams

2008

as Abigail Adams Smith

Slings & Arrows

as Sophie

Teen Choice Awards

as Self

Road to Avonlea

as Sara Stanley

Ramona

as Ramona

Friday the 13th: The Series

as Mary

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (23)

Movies (18)

& Sons

2026 Upcoming

Screenplay

Jun 19

Seven Veils

2025

Thanks

5.6

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

Executive Producer

Women Talking

Director

Women Talking

Screenplay

The Secret Path

Executive Producer

Stories We Tell

Director

Take This Waltz

Director

Take This Waltz

Producer

Take This Waltz

Writer

Away from Her

Director

Away from Her

Writer

I Shout Love

Writer

The Best Day of My Life

Screenplay

Don't Think Twice

Producer

The Best Kind of People

Director

The Bell Jar

Director

The Bell Jar

Writer

Television (5)

Hey Lady!

Director

Hey Lady!

Executive Producer

Alias Grace

Producer

Alias Grace

Teleplay

Alias Grace

Writer