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Sarah Ellen Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, political activist and retired actress. [1] 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.
Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her sensitive portraits of wounded and conflicted young ...
Nov 14, 2022 · Sarah Polley’s Journey from Child Star to Feminist Auteur. Just as the subjects of her new movie, “Women Talking,” challenge the rules of their fundamentalist community, Polley is questioning...
Mar 13, 2022 · In the fall of 2015, the filmmaker Sarah Polley was at a swimming pool near her home in Toronto, rummaging through a lost-and-found bin for her hair dryer, when a jostled fire extinguisher fell...
Mar 2, 2022 · NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with actress, director and writer Sarah Polley about her new book, Run Towards the Danger.
Mar 13, 2023 · An extraordinary win for Toronto writer-director Sarah Polley was one of many pivotal points during a victorious night for Team Canada at the Oscars, with additional key wins for Montreal...
Mar 12, 2023 · Sarah Polley has won her first Academy Award. The Canadian filmmaker, who hails from Toronto, Ont., was awarded the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Sunday night for her movie, Women Talking....
Dec 17, 2022 · Sarah Polley sat down with CBC's Eli Glasner during TIFF to discuss her latest feature film, Women Talking, a tense drama about sexual abuse in a Mennonite community.
Oct 15, 2012 · Sarah Polley, OC, actor, director, writer, producer (born 8 January 1979 in Toronto, ON). Sarah Polley is an acclaimed director and screenwriter and one of Canada's most talented and well-known actors.
Feb 23, 2023 · Sarah Polley Just Wants Everyone to Talk More (A Lot More) The Oscar nominee has a utopian dream for her film: that it makes people, yes, talk. She tells IndieWire about the conversations, the...