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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
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CREDITS
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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
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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
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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
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Luck, Odeon, 2002
- Claire, The I Inside, MDP Worldwide, 2003
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Film Work
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Director
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The Best Day of My Life, 1999
- (And coproducer) Don't Think Twice (short film), 1999
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I Shout Love, 2001
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All I Want for Christmas, 2002
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Other
- (Production designer) After Romeo, 1998
- (Art department assistant) Drowning Mona, Destination, 2000
- (On-set dresser) Rave, 2000
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Television Appearances
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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
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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
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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
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Miniseries
- Suzie Hearn, Hands of a Stranger (also known as Double Standard), NBC, 1987
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Stage Appearances
- Alice, Alice through the Looking Glass, Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1994
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Don't Think Twice (short film), 1999
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I Shout Love, 2001
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Film Music
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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
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Calgary Sun, December 13, 1996
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Chatelaine, April, 1998, p. 74
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Elle, September, 2002, pp. 56-58, 60
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Empire, October, 1997, p. 34
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Entertainment Weekly, December 26, 1997, p. 102; June 25, 1999, p.32
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Interview, September, 1999, p. 170
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Maclean's, May 26, 1997, p. 93; July 1, 1997, p. 56; September 8,1997, p. 56
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Madison, September, 1999, pp. 104-111
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New York Times, September 26, 1999, pp. AR-13, AR-24
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People Weekly, March 19, 1990, p. 66
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Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, fall/winter, 1994,p. 32
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Premiere, May, 2001, p. 100
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Rolling Stone, August 19, 1999, p. 76
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Saturday Night, October, 1999, p. 54
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Seventeen, January, 1998, pp. 82, 84
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SOMA, March, 2001, pp. 38-39
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Toronto Sun, November 13, 1996; September 2, 1997
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