Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Canadian Sarah Polley has acted since she was four years old. She recently turned her attention behind the cameras, writing and directing her first feature called Away From Her, which earned her a 2008 Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Fast Facts

Birth date: January 8, 1979
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
First film: Disney's One Magic Christmas
Recorded a cover of the Tragically Hip's song "Courage", which was played in both The Sweet Hereafter and an episode of Charmed
Genie Award nominations: Seven
Wins: Four
Academy Award nominations: One
Gemini Award nominations: Nine
Wins: Two

Television Work

Polley has been a regular on four notable Canadian television series, and was nominated for Gemini Awards for her appearance in each: the miniseries Ramona, based on the much-loved Beverly Cleary novels; Road to Avonlea, based on the work of children's author Lucy Maud Montgomery; the critically acclaimed teen drama Straight Up, for which she won a Gemini Award; and the popular dark comedy Slings and Arrows, about the travails of a notable Shakespeare festival, which also features her father Michael Polley.

Away From Her

Polley had planned to make her first film about the life of a child actor, but could not find funding. After reading Alice Munro's The Bear Came Over the Mountain, she decided to adapt it for film, and convinced former co-star Julie Christie to take the lead. The film, its performances, and Polley's adaptation have all received widespread acclaim.

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Entertainment | Actresses | Child Actresses | Film Actresses | Television Actresses | Filmmakers and Producers | Film Directors and Producers | 2008 Oscars

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Edmonton Sun: "Polley Draws the Line" (January 23, 2008)
NPR: Sarah Polley, Home and 'Away' (January 9, 2008)
The Hollywood Reporter: "A Creature Feature For Polley, Brody" (October 4, 2007)
The New York Times: "An Actress With Doubts, But Not About Directing" (April 29, 2007)

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YouTube: Berlinale 2007: Sarah Polley About Away from Her (Time: 3:23)
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YouTube: My Life Without Me Trailer (Time: 2:07)
YouTube: Death Scene: The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen (Time: 5:28)
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Torontoist Blog Post: Critics Can't Keep Away From Sarah Polley (December 12, 2007)
Cinematical Blog Post: Jared Leto and Sarah Polley Are Nobodies (July 17, 2007)
Dark Horizons Blog Post: Exclusive Interview: Sarah Polley for Away From Her (May 4, 2007)

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Sarah Polley Timeline

Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
January 8, 1979: Born

1985 One Magic Christmas: IMDb | Wikipedia
1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1989-1996 Road to Avonlea: IMDb | Wikipedia
1997 The Sweet Hereafter: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1999 Go: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1999 eXistenZ: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2000 The Claim: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2003 My Life Without Me: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2004 Dawn of the Dead: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2005 Don't Come Knocking: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2005 The Secret Life of Words: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2006 Away from Her: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2008 John Adams: IMDb | Wikipedia
2008 Mr. Nobody: IMDb | Wikipedia
2209 Splice: IMDb | Wikipedia

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Related Pages on Mahalo

Away From Her | Julie Christie | Toronto Film Festival | Sundance Film Festival | Academy Awards | Oscar Nominees | 2008 Oscars | The Notebook (Film) | Nicholas Sparks | Olympia Dukakis | Mr. Nobody | Diane Kruger | Jared Leto | Rhys Ifans | Splice | Adrien Brody | Dawn of the Dead | George A. Romero | Ving Rhames | Jake Weber | Mekhi Phifer | My Life Without Me | Mark Ruffalo | Scott Speedman

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