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Sarah Polley

Birth at 8 January 1979
Director 9 1999 - 2022 #1667
Actor 62 1985 - 2025 #2054
Writer 10 1999 - 2022 #2843
Guest 17 1994 - 2014 #13859
Producer 3 1999 - 2017 #16686
Entire filmography 87 1985 - 2025 #1067
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Sarah Polley was born in Toronto, Canada on January 8, 1979. The girl’s mother was a professional actress, and her father received an acting education, but worked as an insurance agent. The family had four children, of whom Sarah was the youngest. When she turned 11, her mother died, it completely changed her life. The girl dropped out of school and devoted her future to acting. The first filming in Sarah’s life took place in 1985, when she was only 6 years old. It was a family movie called "Magic more
Sarah Polley was born in Toronto, Canada on January 8, 1979. The girl’s mother was a professional actress, and her father received an acting education, but worked as an insurance agent. The family had four children, of whom Sarah was the youngest. When she turned 11, her mother died, it completely changed her life. The girl dropped out of school and devoted her future to acting.

The first filming in Sarah’s life took place in 1985, when she was only 6 years old. It was a family movie called "Magic Christmas." At the age of 8, she was entrusted with the main role in the film Ramon, and at the age of 9 in the film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. She has also appeared in several series. By the age of ten, she could be called a star.
In 1989, she delighted the children’s audience with her voice, taking part in the voiceover of the animated film Babar. Then she was first nominated for an Oscar.
In 1994, the actress played in the drama Exotic with actor Bruce Greenwood. Sarah Polly became famous all over America after working on the TV series The Road to Avonlee.
Finally, Polly established herself in the niche of gifted and fragile actresses after filming the film “Glorious Future”, which was a resounding success with viewers.

In 2006, Sarah tried herself as a film director. "Away from her" , for which she received an Oscar nomination and a Genie Award.

By the age of thirty, she had played in more than 50 TV series and films. The most famous works were the paintings "Ecstasy", "Existence" “Golden Dust,” “The Collapse of Love,” “Lucky,” and “Inside My Memory.” Among the latest works can be distinguished ribbons "Chimera" "Mr. Nobody" and "Sugar."

Polly is also the director of Don’t Think Twice and The Best Day of My Life.

Film festival nominations and awards (2)

European Film Academy 2006

Best actress
The Secret Life of Words

Goya 2004

Best actress
My Life Without Me
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Filmography (87)

The Sweet Hereafter, 1997
The Sweet Hereafter,  1997
6.87 14746
average of
2131 rates
IMDb7.4 
Country:  Canada
Genre:  Drama
Director:  Atom Egoyan
Cast :  Sarah Polley Ian Holm Caerthan Banks Tom McCamus Gabrielle Rose Alberta Watson Maury Chaykin Stephanie Morgenstern Kirsten Kieferle Arsinee Khanjian
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,  1988
7.47 24793
average of
4961 rates
IMDb7.1 
Countries:  UK Germany (FRG)
Genres:  Fantasy Comedy Adventure
Director:  Terry Gilliam
Cast :  Sarah Polley John Neville Eric Idle Oliver Reed Charles McKeown Winston Dennis Jack Purvis Valentina Cortese Jonathan Pryce Bill Paterson
Mr. Nobody, 2009
Mr. Nobody,  2009
7.87 291084
average of
164711 rates
IMDb7.7 
Countries:  Belgium Germany Canada France UK Luxembourg USA
Genres:  Sci-Fi Romance Fantasy Drama
Director:  Jaco Van Dormael
Cast :  Sarah Polley Jared Leto Diane Kruger Linh Dan Pham Rhys Ifans Natasha Little Toby Regbo Juno Temple Clare Stone Thomas Byrne
Exotica, 1994
Exotica,  1994
6.72 9325
average of
1970 rates
IMDb7.0 
Country:  Canada
Genre:  Drama
Director:  Atom Egoyan
Cast :  Sarah Polley Bruce Greenwood Mia Kirshner Don McKellar Elias Koteas Arsinee Khanjian Victor Garber David Hemblen Calvin Green Jack Blum
Away from Her, 2006
Away from Her,  2006
7.29 10330
average of
2257 rates
IMDb7.5 
Countries:  Canada UK USA
Genre:  Drama
Director:  Sarah Polley
Cast :  Julie Christie Gordon Pinsent Stacey LaBerge Olympia Dukakis Deanna Dezmari Clare Coulter Thomas Hauff Alberta Watson Grace Lynn Kung Lili Francks
eXistenZ, 1999
eXistenZ,  1999
7.01 66997
average of
27418 rates
IMDb6.8 
Countries:  Canada UK France
Genres:  Horror Sci-Fi Thriller Detective
Director:  David Cronenberg
Cast :  Sarah Polley Jennifer Jason Leigh Jude Law Ian Holm Willem Dafoe Don McKellar Callum Keith Rennie Christopher Eccleston Robert A. Silverman Oscar Hsu
Stories We Tell, 2012
Stories We Tell,  2012
6.96 5281
average of
452 rates
IMDb7.5 
Country:  Canada
Genre:  Documentary
Director:  Sarah Polley
Cast :  Michael Polley Harry Gulkin Susy Buchan John Buchan Mark Polley Joanna Polley Cathy Gulkin Marie Murphy Robert MacMillan Anne Tait
John Adams, 2008
John Adams,  2008 (series)
7.59 15135
average of
2066 rates
IMDb8.4 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Biography History
Director:  Tom Hooper
Cast :  Sarah Polley Paul Giamatti Laura Linney Stephen Dillane David Morse Tom Wilkinson Rufus Sewell Justin Theroux Danny Huston Andrew Scott
The Secret Life of Words, 2005
The Secret Life of Words,  2005
7.81 12232
average of
7152 rates
IMDb7.4 
Countries:  Spain Ireland
Genres:  Drama Romance
Director:  Isabel Coixet
Cast :  Sarah Polley Tim Robbins Sverre Anker Ousdal Javier Camara Danny Cunningham Dean Lennox Kelly Daniel Mays Emmanuel Idowu Eddie Marsan Steven Mackintosh
Women Talking, 2022
Women Talking,  2022
6.05 19754
average of
3935 rates
IMDb6.9 
Country:  USA
Genre:  Drama
Director:  Sarah Polley
Cast :  Rooney Mara Claire Foy Jessie Buckley Judith Ivey Ben Whishaw Frances McDormand Sheila McCarthy Emily Mitchell Kate Hallett Liv McNeil
Last Night, 1998
Last Night,  1998
6.16 4169
average of
682 rates
IMDb7.1 
Countries:  Canada France
Genres:  Drama Romance Comedy
Director:  Don McKellar
Cast :  Sarah Polley Don McKellar Sandra Oh Roberta Maxwell Robin Gammell Trent McMullen Charmion King Jessica Booker David Cronenberg Tracy Wright
My Life Without Me, 2002
My Life Without Me,  2002
7.49 16523
average of
6880 rates
IMDb7.4 
Countries:  Spain Canada
Genres:  Drama Romance
Director:  Isabel Coixet
Cast :  Sarah Polley Amanda Plummer Scott Speedman Leonor Watling Mark Ruffalo Maria de Medeiros Deborah Harry Julian Richings Kenya Jo Kennedy Jessica Amlee
Zack Snyder`s Dawn of the Dead, 2004
Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead,  2004
Dawn of the Dead
7.26 169351
average of
65953 rates
IMDb7.2 
Countries:  USA Canada Japan France
Genres:  Horror Action
Director:  Zack Snyder
Cast :  Sarah Polley Ving Rhames Jake Weber Mekhi Phifer Ty Burrell Michael Kelly Kevin Zegers Michael Barry Lindy Booth Jayne Eastwood
Take This Waltz, 2011
Take This Waltz,  2011
6.6 16349
average of
5622 rates
IMDb6.5 
Countries:  Canada Spain Japan
Genres:  Drama Comedy
Director:  Sarah Polley
Cast :  Michelle Williams Seth Rogen Luke Kirby Sarah Silverman Jennifer Podemski D'Aquila Diane Vanessa Carter Graham Abbey Damien Atkins Aaron Abrams
Go, 1999
Go,  1999
7.22 35081
average of
8432 rates
IMDb7.2 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Comedy Crime
Director:  Doug Liman
Cast :  Sarah Polley Timothy Olyphant William Fichtner Katie Holmes Scott Richard Wolf Jay Mohr Desmond Askew Taye Diggs Breckin Meyer Nathan Bexton
Splice, 2009
Splice,  2009
6.08 88035
average of
47353 rates
IMDb5.8 
Countries:  Canada France USA
Genres:  Horror Sci-Fi
Director:  Vincenzo Natali
Cast :  Sarah Polley Adrien Brody Delphine Chanéac Brandon McGibbon Simona Maicanescu David Hewlett Abigail Chu Doug Hicton
Avonlea, 1990
Avonlea,  1990 (series)
Road to Avonlea
7.32 2077
average of
330 rates
IMDb8.5 
Countries:  Canada USA
Genres:  Drama Romance Detective Adventure Family
Directors:  Harvey Frost Allan King Don McBrearty Stuart Gillard Surjik Stephen William Brayne René Bonnière Stefan Scaini Otta Hanus Eleanor Lindo
Cast :  Sarah Polley Zachary Bennett Lally Cadeau Mag Ruffman Cedric Smith Jackie Burroughs Gema Zamprogna Harmony Cramp Elva Mai Hoover Alex Floyd
Looking for Alaska, 2019
Looking for Alaska,  2019 (series)
7.94 30386
average of
13663 rates
IMDb8.0 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Romance
Directors:  Clea DuVall Rachel Goldenberg Rashaad Ernesto Green Megan Griffiths Brett Haley Ami Canaan Mann Josh Schwartz Sarah Adina
Cast :  Charlie Plummer Kristine Froseth Denny Love Jay Lee Sofia Vassilieva Landry Bender Uriah Shelton Jordan Connor Justin Carmouche Timothy Simons
The Studio, 2025
The Studio,  2025 (series)
7.81 13827
average of
2172 rates
IMDb8.1 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Comedy Drama
Directors:  Evan Goldberg Seth Rogen
Cast :  Seth Rogen O'Hara Catherine Ike Barinholtz Chase Sui Wonders Kathryn Hahn Keyla Monterroso Mejia Dewayne Perkins Nicholas Sayed Nicholas Stoller Theo Wilson
The Claim, 2000
The Claim,  2000
6.47 3070
average of
698 rates
IMDb6.3 
Countries:  UK France Canada USA
Genres:  Drama Romance Western
Director:  Michael Winterbottom
Cast :  Sarah Polley Peter Mullan Milla Jovovich Wes Bentley Nastassja Kinski Julian Richings Shirley Henderson Sean McGinley Tom McCamus Karolina Muller
Alias Grace, 2017
Alias Grace,  2017 (series)
7.32 19001
average of
5062 rates
IMDb7.6 
Country:  Canada
Genres:  Thriller Drama Crime Biography
Director:  Mary Harron
Cast :  Sarah Gadon Edward Holcroft Rebecca Liddiard Zachary Levi Kerr Logan David Cronenberg Paul Gross Anna Paquin Sarah Manninen Joffe Stephen
Don`t Come Knocking, 2005
Don't Come Knocking,  2005
6.75 3929
average of
1176 rates
IMDb6.6 
Countries:  UK France Germany USA
Genres:  Drama Music
Director:  Wim Wenders
Cast :  Sarah Polley Sam Shepard Jessica Lange Tim Roth Gabriel Mann Fairuza Balk Eva Marie Saint James Gammon George Kennedy Marley Shelton
The I Inside, 2003
The I Inside,  2003
6.58 19858
average of
14121 rates
IMDb6.0 
Countries:  UK USA
Genres:  Sci-Fi Thriller Detective
Director:  Roland Suso Richter
Cast :  Sarah Polley Ryan Phillippe Piper Perabo Robert Sean Leonard Peter Egan Stephen Lang Rakie Ayola Stephen Graham Stephen Rea Magdalena Manville
Friday the 13th: The Series, 1987
Friday the 13th: The Series,  1987 (series)
6.7 2013
average of
417 rates
IMDb7.6 
Country:  Canada
Genres:  Fantasy Thriller Adventure Horror
Directors:  William Fruet Timothy Bond Armand Mastroianni Francis Delia David Cronenberg Jorge Montesi David Morse Bradford May Atom Egoyan Lyndon Chubbuck
Cast :  Louise Robey Chris Wiggins John D. LeMay Steve Monarque R. G. Armstrong Bill Vibert Denis Forest Kate Trotter Carolyn Dunn Jill Hennessy
The Weight of Water, 2000
The Weight of Water,  2000
6.53 5454
average of
1920 rates
IMDb5.8 
Countries:  USA Canada France
Genres:  Thriller Drama Crime Detective
Director:  Kathryn Bigelow
Cast :  Sarah Polley Elizabet Hyorli Sean Penn Catherine McCormack Josh Lucas Ciaran Hinds Vinessa Shaw Ulrich Thomsen Anders W. Berthelsen Katrin Cartlidge
Slings and Arrows, 2003
Slings and Arrows,  2003 (series)
7.82 1557
average of
527 rates
IMDb8.8 
Country:  Canada
Genre:  Comedy
Director:  Peter Wellington
Cast :  Paul Gross Martha Burns Stephen Ouimette Susan Coyne Don McKellar Mark McKinney Oliver Dennis Graham Harley Michael Polley Catherine Fitch
Beowulf & Grendel, 2005
Beowulf & Grendel,  2005
6.06 9320
average of
2795 rates
IMDb5.8 
Countries:  Canada UK Iceland USA Australia
Genres:  Fantasy Action Drama Adventure
Director:  Sturla Gunnarsson
Cast :  Sarah Polley Gerard Butler Skarsgard Stellan Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson Hringur Ingvarsson Eddie Marsan Tony Curran Ronan Vibert Rory McCann Martin Delaney
The Hanging Garden, 1997
The Hanging Garden,  1997
6.56 1178
average of
151 rates
IMDb6.8 
Countries:  Canada UK
Genres:  Drama Romance
Director:  Thom Fitzgerald
Cast :  Ian Parsons Peter MacNeill Troy Veinotte Kerry Fox Mark Austin Joel S. Keller Heather Rankin Christine Dunsworth Seana McKenna Joan Orenstein
The Event, 2003
The Event,  2003
5.95 406
average of
37 rates
IMDb6.1 
Countries:  Canada USA
Genre:  Drama
Director:  Thom Fitzgerald
Cast :  Joanna Adler Chris Barry Walter Borden Ray Brimicombe Laura Cahoot Brent Carver Linda Carvery Rejean Cournoyer Lucy Decoutere Richard Donat
Guinevere, 1999
Guinevere,  1999
6.62 1381
average of
428 rates
IMDb5.9 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Romance
Director:  Audrey Wells
Cast :  Sarah Polley Stephen Rea Jean Smart Gina Gershon Paul Dooley Carrie Preston Tracy Letts Emily Procter Sharon McNight Gedde Watanabe
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