As of July 2026, Sarah Polley is best known for Road to Avonlea and John Adams. Find every show and movie Sarah Polley has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Actress Born 1979 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 TV Shows 8 Movies

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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Alongside acting, Sarah Polley is also known as a filmmaker, activist.

Sarah Polley's most notable role to date came in Mr. Nobody (2009), where she played Adult Elise. She also appeared in Dawn of the Dead (2004) as Ana. Most recently appeared in Splice (2010) as Elsa.

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📺 Sarah Polley's TV Shows

Road to Avonlea
Sara Stanley
1990
John Adams
Abigail Adams Smith
2008
Slings & Arrows
Sophie
2003

🎬 Sarah Polley's Movies

Dawn of the Dead
Ana
2004
Splice
Elsa
2010
Mr. Nobody
Adult Elise
2009
eXistenZ
Merle
1999
Go
Ronna Martin
1999
The Sweet Hereafter
Nicole Burnell
1997
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Sally Salt
1988
Exotica
Tracey
1994

📝 Created / Written by Sarah Polley

Alias Grace
Writer
2017
Away from Her
Director
2007
Women Talking
Screenplay
2022
Take This Waltz
Director
2011
Stories We Tell
Director
2012

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