Sarah Polley
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.
Dawn of the Dead
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Movie pageMr. Nobody
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Movie pageGo
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Movie pageExotica
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Movie pageMy Life Without Me
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Movie pageLast Night
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Movie pageStories We Tell
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Movie pageThe Weight of Water
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Movie pageGuinevere
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Movie pageSugar
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Movie pageReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
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Movie pageLuck
as MargaretShane Bradley, who is fixated on ideas of luck and destiny, tries to win the girl of his dreams....
Movie pageWrath of Gods
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Movie pageThe Life Before This
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Movie pagePreludes
as uncreditedCommissioned by the Toronto International Film Festival to mark the event's 25th anniversary in...
Movie pageConfidential
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Movie pageThe Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
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Movie pageThis Might Be Good
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Movie pageHeaven On Earth
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TV Show pageFriday the 13th: The Series
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TV Show pageRoad to Avonlea
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TV Show pageJohn Adams
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TV Show pageThe Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
TV Show pageSlings & Arrows
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TV Show pageTeen Choice Awards
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TV Show pageRamona
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