
Sarah Polley
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), 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).…
Filmography
Children First!
1996 · 10.0

Road to Avonlea: The Movie
1990 · 9.0

Road to Avonlea
1990 · 8.1

Lantern Hill
1989 · 8.0

The Studio
2025 · 7.8

Mr. Nobody
2009 · 7.8

John Adams
2008 · 7.7

Slings & Arrows
2003 · 7.4

Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 · 7.3

Screen Two
1985 · 7.1

Dawn of the Dead
2004 · 7.1

The Secret Life of Words
2005 · 7.0

Johann's Gift to Christmas
1992 · 7.0

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · 7.0

Go
1999 · 7.0

The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · 6.9

eXistenZ
1999 · 6.8

Exotica
1994 · 6.6

Last Night
1998 · 6.6
Dermott's Quest
2003 · 6.5

This Might Be Good
2000 · 6.5

The Hanging Garden
1997 · 6.2

Don't Come Knocking
2005 · 6.2

Jerry and Tom
1998 · 6.2

My Life Without Me
2003 · 6.1

The Hidden Room
1991 · 6.0

Ramona
1988 · 6.0

The Claim
2000 · 6.0

No Such Thing
2002 · 6.0

Splice
2010 · 5.9

The I Inside
2004 · 5.9

One Magic Christmas
1985 · 5.9

Luck
2004 · 5.9

Love Come Down
2000 · 5.8

Babar: The Movie
1989 · 5.8

The Event
2003 · 5.8

Guinevere
1999 · 5.7

Beowulf & Grendel
2005 · 5.6

The Big Town
1987 · 5.6

Joe's So Mean to Josephine
1997 · 5.6

White Lies
1998 · 5.6

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986 · 5.5

The Weight of Water
2001 · 5.4

Siblings
2004 · 5.1

Sugar
2004 · 5.0

The Life Before This
1999 · 5.0

Hands of a Stranger
1987 · 4.9

The Law of Enclosures
2000 · 4.9

Trigger
2010 · 4.8

Blue Monkey
1987 · 4.8

The Planet of Junior Brown
1997 · 4.5

Confidential
1986 · 3.3

Pretty Kill
1987 · 2.4

Preludes
2000 · 0.0