Sarah Polley

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Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actor, writer, producer, and political activist.

Polley gained fame as a child actress in the television series Ramona, based on Beverly Cleary's books.

Sara Stanley appeared in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996), leading to her role as Sara Stanley.

She has appeared in many films, including Exotica (1994), Guinevere (1999), My Life Without Me (2004), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Mr. Nobody (2009). Polley received a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for her debut in a film.

The Toronto International Film Festival was awarded the $100,000 reward for best Canadian film of the year for Polley's second film, Stories We Tell (2012).

In 2017, Polley executive produced the film A Better Man (2017) and wrote the miniseries Alias Grace, based on Margaret Atwood's 1996 book of the same name that Polley began adapting in 2012.

Early life

Polley was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the youngest of five children born to Diane Elizabeth Polley (née MacMillan). Susy and John Buchan from Diane's first marriage to George Deans-Buchan, as well as Mark and Joanna Polley from her second marriage to Michael Polley (1933–2018), a British-born actress who became an insurance agent after Diane and his family were separated.

Her mother was an actress (best known for playing Gloria Beechham in 44 episodes of the Canadian television series Street Legal) and a casting director. The week before Polley's 11th birthday, she died of cancer.

As a child, Polley suffered from severe scoliosis, and she underwent spinal surgery at 15 that required her to spend the next year in bed recovering.

Diane and Michael raised Polley. Polley's siblings teased her during her childhood because she had no physical similarity to Michael. Polley discovered as an adult that her biological father was really Harry Gulkin, with whom her mother had an affair (as chronicled in Polley's film Stories We Tell). Gulkin, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, was a Quebec-born film director who produced the 1975 Canadian film Lies My Father Told Me, and she met Diane after attending a play in which she appeared in Montreal in 1978. When Polley turned 18, she decided to investigate evidence from her mother's children that her biological father might be Geoff Bowes — one of three cast members from her mother's appearance in Montreal. He told Polley of his affair with Diane after being in Montreal for as little as anyone who could tell information about Diane. The paternity of Gulkin was confirmed by a DNA test later.

Polley was a student at Subway Academy II, later Earl Haig Secondary School, but he dropped out at age 15. By the age of 15, she was living on her own and citing the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty for housing her and inventing her activism.

Personal life

Michael Polley, her father, had not raised her in 2007, and she discovered that she was not her biological father. In Polley's film Stories We Tell (2012), the tale of her mother's child and her biological father Harry Gulkin, producer of the film Lies My Father Told Me (1975), was chronicled.

Polley married Canadian film editor David Wharnsby, her boyfriend of seven years, on September 10, 2003. They divorced five years ago in 2008, just five years later.

On August 23, 2011, Polley married David Sandomierski, who was finishing his SJD degree (equivalent to a doctor of law) at the University of Toronto, which he would complete six years later in 2017. They have three children together.

When she was 16 years old and he was 28, Polley said she had been sexually assaulted by Jian Ghomeshi while on a date together. She was discouraged by family and friends to come out about her life, but she eventually decided to do so in her autobiographical essay collection Run Towards the Danger.

Polley is an atheist.

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Career

Molly in the film One Magic Christmas was her first film appearance on screen, at the age of four. She appeared in The Series' pilot episode on Friday the 13th, as well as appearing in a small role in William Fruet's sci-fi horror film Blue Monkey, both in 1987. Ramona Quimby was cast in the television series Ramona, based on Beverly Cleary's books, at age eight.

She was one of the leading characters in Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen the previous year. Sara Stanley, a neopolitane television show Road to Avonlea, burst into the public eye in 1990 as Sara Stanley on the popular CBC television show Road to Avonlea. The series made her internationally recognized and financially wealthy, and the national press praised her as "Canada's Sweetheart" for the series. The Disney Channel acquired the program for broadcast in the United States. Polley attended an awards ceremony when wearing a peace sign to protest the first Gulf War at the age of 12 (around 1991). She begged her to delete it, but she refused. This ended her Disney friendship, but she continued on Road to Avonlea until 1994. Sara Stanley appeared on the show until 1996, and she returned as Sara Stanley for an episode in 1995 and the series's finale.

Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's version of Alice in 1994, was her debut at the Stratford Festival, playing Alice in Alice in Alice Through the Looking Glass. Polley stopped her running early because of scoliosis-related issues. She revealed in 2022 that she had been suffering from intense stage fright, something that had dominated her adulthood.

Polley appeared on CBC television series Straight Up as Lily. It ran from 1996 to 1998, and she received the Gemini Award for Best Achievement in a Children's or Youth Service Series or Series for her work. Nicole Burnell's appearance in the 1997 film The Sweet Hereafter drew a lot of attention in the United States; she was a fan at the Sundance Film Festival; she was a favorite at the Sundance Film Festival. Her character in the film was an aspiring singer, and she performed covers of The Tragically Hip's "Courage" and Jane Siberry's "One More Colour" and Jane Siberry's "One More Colour" and Jane Siberry's "One More Color," as well as the film's title song, which she co-wrote with Mychael Danna.

Polley appeared in the critically acclaimed film Last Night in 1998. She appeared in the film Go. the following year, she appeared as part of the ensemble cast. She appeared in the role of Penny Lane in the big-budget 2000 film Almost Famous, but she was forced to return to Canada for the low-budget The Law of Enclosures. In 2004, she received the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. She starred in a lead role in the Dawn of the Dead remake last year, which was a departure from her previous indie roles.

She appeared in The Secret Life of Words in 2005, opposite Tim Robbins and Julie Christie. Hanna's role as Hanna was nominated for European Actress by the European Film Academy for her role as Hanna.

Polley appeared in the popular series Slings and Arrows in 2006 during its third and final season. Michael Polley, the show's father, appeared on the program for the entire three seasons. She appeared as a member of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival jury.

In 2008, Polley appeared as Nabby Adams in the HBO miniseries based on John Adams' life. Mr. Nobody, which was released in 2010, was played by Polley Elise. Critical reaction has lauded the film's execution and Polley's acting. She appeared in a cameo role in Bruce MacDonald's film Trigger later this year.

Though Polley never officially announced her resignation from acting, she hasn't taken on another acting role since 2010, transitioning to a writing and directing career.

On the Fly 4 Film Festival's first short film, Polley's The Best Day of My Life, was released in 1999. Don't Think Twice is her second short film of the year. Polley attended the Canadian Film Centre's directing program in 2001 and received the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama in 2003 for her short film I Shout Love. Away from Her is her first film directing debut, which Polley adapted from Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came Over the Peak. Julie Christie (with whom she had appeared in No Such Thing, 2001, and The Secret Life of Words, 2005), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2006 as part of TIFF's Gala exhibition.

Lionsgate bought Away from Her for $750,000 in the United States. Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and the three Toronto dailies praised Christie and her co-star Gordon Pinsent and Polley's direction, as well as the Toronto dailies' praise for the film's direction. It received a 2007 Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay and also received the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction. She was also named the Claude Jutra Award at the 2008 Genies for outstanding achievement by a first-time feature film producer.

Polley produced and directed Take This Waltz, starring Michelle Williams, Luke Kirby, Seth Rogen, and Sarah Silverman, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011.

Stories We Tell premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in competition for the Venice Days category, and its North American premiere was followed by the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. The critically acclaimed documentary looked at family secrets in Polley's own childhood.

Polley revealed in late 2012 that she would be adapting Margaret Atwood's book Alias Grace. Polley first wrote to Atwood when she was 17. They didn't wait for 20 years before deciding she was ready to appear on television for the first time. Alias Grace was adapted into a six-part miniseries in August 2014, during a profile of her work as a producer. Polley, writing and producing, a series was announced in June 2016. The series premiered on CBC Television in Canada in 2017; it also appears on Netflix globally, outside of Canada. Critics have lauded it.

In June 2014, it was revealed that she would be writing and directing an adaptation of John Green's Looking for Alaska. Polley was hired to write the script for a new adaptation of Little Women as well as possibly direct; however, Polley's involvement in the project went beyond initial concerns, according to reports. Polley's 2022 essay collection Run Towards the Danger revealed she had been working on a second draft of the Little Women screenplay when she sustained post-concussion syndrome, which left her with post-concussion syndrome that had left her with post-concussion syndrome and left her temporarily unable to work. Polley would no longer be directing Looking for Alaska until June, according to the company.

In an interview, Polley said that she takes pride in her work and enjoys both acting and directing, but is not keen on merging the two.

Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. co-stars Go in a 2015 retrospective of the movie Go. Polley's decision to pursue directing had "deprived the world of many potentially excellent performances," according to the club, who described her as a "superb actor."

It was revealed in December 2020 that Polley would direct Women Talking based on Miriam Toews' book of the same name.

Polley has written numerous articles about her time as a child actress over the years. Run Towards the Danger, the autobiographical book that chronicles her film, television, and stage experiences, she published her first book of essays in 2022.

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