Sarah Polley Biography (1979-)

Born January 8, 1979, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Michael (an actor and insurance agent) and Diane (an actress and casting director) Polley;sister of Mark Polley (an actor). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, writer, singer
Birth Details: January 8, 1979; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Molly Monaghan, One Magic Christmas, Buena Vista, 1985
Christy Donaldson, The Big Town, Columbia, 1987
Ellen, The Blue Monkey (also known as Green Monkey, Insect, and The Invasion of the Bodysuckers), Spectrafilm, 1987
Karla, Prettykill, Spectrafilm, 1987
Voice of young Celeste, Babar: The Movie (animated; also known asLe triomphe de Babar), New Line Cinema, 1988
Sally Salt, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (also known as Die Abenteuer des Baron von Muenchhausen), Columbia/TriStar, 1989
Tracey, Exotica, Miramax, 1994
Josephine, Joe's So Mean to Josephine, Alliance, 1996
Children First!, 1996
Nicole Burnell, The Sweet Hereafter (also known as De beaux lendemains), Fine Line, 1997
Rosemary as a teenager, The Hanging Garden, Samuel Goldwyn, 1997
Deb, Jerry & Tom, Miramax, 1998
Merle, eXistenZ (also known as Crimes of the Future), Dimension, 1998
Connie, The Life before This, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1999
Harper Sloane, Guinevere, Miramax, 1999
Jennifer Wheeler, Last Night, Lions Gate, 1999
Ronna Martin, Go, Columbia, 1999
Beatrice, The Law of Enclosures, Alliance Atlantis Communications/Odeon, 2000
Hope Burn (some sources cite Hope Dillon), The Claim (also known as Redemption and Le maitre de Kingdom Come), United Artists, 2000
Maren Hontvedt, The Weight of Water (also known as Le poids del'eau), Lions Gate, 2000
Sister Sarah, Love Come Down, Unapix Entertainment, 2000
This Might Be Good, 2000
Ann, My Life without Me, My Life Productions, 2002
Beatrice, No Such Thing, United Artists, 2002
Dana, The Event, ThinkFilm, 2002

Luck, Odeon, 2002
Claire, The I Inside, MDP Worldwide, 2003
Film Work
Director
The Best Day of My Life, 1999
(And coproducer) Don't Think Twice (short film), 1999
I Shout Love, 2001
All I Want for Christmas, 2002
Other
(Production designer) After Romeo, 1998
(Art department assistant) Drowning Mona, Destination, 2000
(On-set dresser) Rave, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Ramona Quigley, Ramona (also known as Ramona Q and The Ramona Stories), PBS, 1988-1989
Sara Stanley, Avonlea (also known as Road to Avonlea and Tales from Avonlea), The Disney Channel, 1989-1995
Episodic
Mary, "The Inheritance," Friday the 13th (also known as Friday's Curse and Friday the 13th: The Series), syndicated, 1987
Becky Hawthorne, Heaven on Earth, CBC and BBC, 1987, later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1988
"Dangerous Dreams," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1991
Jo Pitts, "When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid: Parts 1 & 2," Avonlea (also known as Road to Avonlea and Tales from Avonlea), The Disney Channel, 1992
Lily (a Goth), "Mortifying," Straight Up, CBC, 1997
Rhonda, "It's a Science," Made in Canada, CBC, 1999
Movies
Jody Turner, Lantern Hill (also known as Jane of Lantern Hill), The Disney Channel, 1990
Angel, Johann's Gift to Christmas, CBC, 1991
Butter, The Planet of Junior Brown (also known as Junior's Groove), CBC, 1997
Catherine Chapman, White Lies, CBC, 1998
Sara Stanley (in archive footage), Happy Christmas, Miss King, CBC, 1998
Miniseries
Suzie Hearn, Hands of a Stranger (also known as Double Standard), NBC, 1987
Stage Appearances
Alice, Alice through the Looking Glass, Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1994
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Don't Think Twice (short film), 1999
I Shout Love, 2001
Film Music
Songs
(With Mychael Danna) "Boy" and "Dog Track Drizzle," The Sweet Hereafter (also known as De beaux lendemains), Fine Line, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Calgary Sun, December 13, 1996
Chatelaine, April, 1998, p. 74
Elle, September, 2002, pp. 56-58, 60
Empire, October, 1997, p. 34
Entertainment Weekly, December 26, 1997, p. 102; June 25, 1999, p.32
Interview, September, 1999, p. 170
Maclean's, May 26, 1997, p. 93; July 1, 1997, p. 56; September 8,1997, p. 56
Madison, September, 1999, pp. 104-111
New York Times, September 26, 1999, pp. AR-13, AR-24
People Weekly, March 19, 1990, p. 66
Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, fall/winter, 1994,p. 32
Premiere, May, 2001, p. 100
Rolling Stone, August 19, 1999, p. 76
Saturday Night, October, 1999, p. 54
Seventeen, January, 1998, pp. 82, 84
SOMA, March, 2001, pp. 38-39
Toronto Sun, November 13, 1996; September 2, 1997

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