Sarah Polley

Sarah E. Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actor,[3] writer, director, producer and political activist. Polley first garnered attention as a child actress for her role as Ramona Quimby in the television series Ramona, based on Beverly Cleary's books. Subsequently this led to her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). She has starred in many feature films, including Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Guinevere (1999), Go (1999), The Weight of Water (2000), My Life Without Me (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Splice (2009), and Mr. Nobody (2009).

Sarah Polley OC
Polley on September 11, 2009
Born	Sarah E. Polley [1][2] January 8, 1979 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor writer director producer political activist
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	David Wharnsby ​ ​ (m. 2003; div. 2008)​ David Sandomierski ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Harry Gulkin (biological father)

Polley made her feature film directorial debut with Away from Her (2006), for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Director and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.[4] Polley's second film, Take This Waltz (2011), premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]

Her first documentary film, Stories We Tell (2012), was awarded the $100,000 prize for best Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association.[6] In 2017, Polley executive produced the film A Better Man (2017),[7] and wrote the miniseries Alias Grace,[8] based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, which Polley began adapting in 2012.[9]

Early life

Polley was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, the youngest of five children born to Diane Elizabeth Polley (née MacMillan). Her siblings are Susy and John Buchan from Diane's first marriage to George Deans-Buchan, and Mark and Joanna Polley from her second marriage to Michael Polley (1933–2018), a British-born actor who became an insurance agent after Diane and he started a family.[10][11]

Her mother was an actress (best known for playing Gloria Beechham in 44 episodes of the Canadian TV series Street Legal) and a casting director. She died of cancer the week of Polley's 11th birthday.[12]

Polley was raised by Diane and Michael.[13] During her childhood, Polley's siblings teased her because she bore no physical resemblance to Michael. Polley discovered as an adult that her biological father was actually Harry Gulkin, with whom her mother had an affair (as chronicled in Polley's film Stories We Tell).[14] Gulkin, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, was a Quebec-born film producer who produced the 1975 Canadian film Lies My Father Told Me, and had met Diane after attending a play in which she acted in Montreal in 1978.[15][16][17] When Polley turned 18, she decided to follow up on suggestions from her mother's friends that her biological father might be Geoff Bowes—one of three castmates from her mother's play in Montreal.[14] Meeting with Gulkin as just someone who could provide information about Diane in Montreal, he informed Polley of his affair with Diane.[14] Bowes and Michael Polley also confirmed, in Stories We Tell, that they had sexual relations with Diane during the run of the Montreal play.[14] Gulkin's paternity was later confirmed by a DNA test.[6][18]

Polley attended Subway Academy II, then Earl Haig Secondary School, but dropped out at age 15.[14] By the age of 15 she was living on her own and credits the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty for housing her and developing her work with activism.[19]

Career

Early career

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

That same year, she played one of the lead characters in Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Polley burst into the public eye in 1990 as Sara Stanley on the popular CBC television series Road to Avonlea. The series made her famous and financially independent, and she was hailed as "Canada's Sweetheart" by the popular press.[20] The show was picked up by the Disney Channel for distribution in the United States. At the age of 12 (around 1991), Polley attended an awards ceremony while wearing a peace sign to protest the first Gulf War. Disney executives asked her to remove it, and she refused. This soured her relationship with Disney, but she continued on Road to Avonlea until 1994.[21] The show ran until 1996; Polley did return as Sara Stanley for an episode in 1995 and for the series finale.

Transition into more adult roles

Polley appeared as Lily on the CBC television series Straight Up. It ran from 1996 to 1998 and she won the Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for her role. Polley's subsequent role as Nicole Burnell in the 1997 film The Sweet Hereafter brought her considerable attention in the United States; she was a favourite at the Sundance Film Festival. Her character in the film was an aspiring singer, and on the film's soundtrack, she performed covers of The Tragically Hip's "Courage" and Jane Siberry's "One More Colour," as well as the film's title track, which she co-wrote with Mychael Danna.[22]

In 1998, Polley appeared in the critically acclaimed film Last Night. The following year, she starred as part of the ensemble cast in the film Go.

Polley at the premiere of Mr. Nobody at the 2009 Venice Film Festival

She was cast in the role of Penny Lane in the big-budget 2000 film Almost Famous, but dropped out of the project to return to Canada for the low-budget The Law of Enclosures. Her role in the 2003 film My Life Without Me garnered the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 2004. In the same year, she starred in a lead role in the remake of Dawn of the Dead, which was a departure from her other indie roles.

In 2005, she starred in The Secret Life of Words, opposite Tim Robbins and Julie Christie. She was nominated as Best European Actress by the European Film Academy for her role as Hanna.[23]

In 2006, Polley took a role on the acclaimed series Slings and Arrows during its third and final season. Polley's father, Michael Polley, was a regular on the show during its entire three-season run. She served as a member of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival jury.[24]

In 2008, Polley appeared as Nabby Adams in the HBO miniseries based on the life of John Adams. Polley played Elise in Jaco Van Dormael's Mr. Nobody, which was released in 2010. Critical response has praised the film's artistry and Polley's acting.[25] Later that year, she also appeared in a cameo role in Bruce MacDonald's film Trigger.

Directing career

In 1999, Polley made her first short film, The Best Day of My Life, for the On the Fly 4 Film Festival. She also made a second short film that year, Don't Think Twice. Polley attended the Canadian Film Centre's directing program in 2001, and won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama in 2003 for her short film I Shout Love.

Polley at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

She made her feature-length film directing debut with Away from Her, which Polley adapted from the Alice Munro short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. The movie, starring Julie Christie (with whom she had played in No Such Thing, 2001, and The Secret Life of Words, 2005), debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2006, as part of the TIFF's Gala showcase.

Away from Her was acquired by Lionsgate for release in the US for the sum of $750,000. It drew rave reviews from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and the three Toronto dailies, both for the performances of Christie and her co-star, Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, and for Polley's direction. It also earned Polley a 2007 Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay,[4] and won the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction. At the 2008 Genies, she was also awarded the Claude Jutra Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement by a first-time feature film director.[26]

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

Her documentary film Stories We Tell premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in competition in the Venice Days category, and its North American premiere followed at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[27] The critically acclaimed documentary examined family secrets in Polley's own childhood.[6]

In late 2012, Polley announced that she would be adapting Margaret Atwood's novel Alias Grace.[9] Polley first wrote to Atwood asking to adapt the novel when she was 17. They held off for 20 years until she was ready to make the show.[28] In August 2014, during a profile of her work as a director, Polley announced that Alias Grace was being adapted into a six-part miniseries.[29] In June 2016, the series was confirmed with Polley writing and producing. The series premiered in 2017 on CBC Television in Canada; it streams on Netflix globally, outside of Canada.[30] It received positive reviews from critics.[8]

In June 2014, it was announced that she would be writing and directing an adaptation of John Green's Looking for Alaska.[31] In March 2015, Polley was hired to write the script for a new adaptation of Little Women, as well as potentially direct;[32] However, Polley's involvement in the project never went beyond initial discussions, despite reports.[33] it was subsequently announced that June that, due to scheduling conflicts Polley would no longer be directing Looking for Alaska.[34][35]

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

I like the feeling of keeping them separate. I find that really gratifying. I can't imagine combining those. For me, I love the feeling of using different parts of my brain separately.[36]

In a 2015 retrospective of the movie Go, Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. Club commented that Polley's decision to go into directing had "deprived the world of many potentially great performances", calling her a "superb actor".[37]

Political and social activism

Following the row with Disney as a twelve year old for wearing a peace sign to protest the Gulf War, Polley dedicated more of her efforts to politics, becoming a prominent member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP), where Ontario legislator Peter Kormos was her political mentor. In 1996, she gave a nomination speech for Kormos at the ONDP leadership convention which she later referred to as the "proudest moment in [her] life".[38]

In 1995, she lost two back teeth after being struck by a riot police officer during a protest against the provincial Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris in Queen's Park.[11][39] She was subsequently involved with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty. She subsequently scaled back her political activism.[39] She was part of a group in 2001 which opposed the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas. The 3rd Summit of the Americas was held in Quebec City in April 2001.[40] In 2003, she was part of former Toronto mayor David Miller's transition advisory team.

In 2009, Polley directed a two-minute short film in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. In advance of the film's airing in Canada during the 82nd Academy Awards, and following news reports that characterized the film as a marketing exercise for the margarine company Becel,[41][42][43] Polley withdrew her association with the film. "In December 2009, I made a film to be aired during the Academy Awards that I believed was to promote the Heart and Stroke Foundation. When I agreed to make this film ["The Heart"], I was thrilled, as I was proud to be associated with the work of this incredible organization. However, I have since learned that my film is also being used to promote a product. Regretfully, I am forced to remove my name from the film and disassociate myself from it. I have never actively promoted any corporate brand, and cannot do so now."[44][45][46] In response, Becel said it was a "founding sponsor" of the Heart Truth campaign and had commissioned the film "to put heart health on the radar of Canadian women".[47]

In January 2012, Polley endorsed Toronto MP Peggy Nash in the 2012 New Democratic Party leadership race to succeed Jack Layton.[48]

On October 15, 2017, Polley wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times detailing her experience with Harvey Weinstein and with Hollywood's treatment of women generally, and making a connection between Hollywood's female problem and Polley's not having acted in years.[49]

Personal life

In 2007, Polley discovered that her father, Michael Polley, who had raised her, was not her biological father. The story of her mother's affair and her biological father Harry Gulkin, producer of the film Lies My Father Told Me (1975), was chronicled in Polley's film Stories We Tell (2012).[14]

On September 10, 2003, Polley married Canadian film editor David Wharnsby, her companion of seven years. They divorced five years later, in 2008.[50]

On August 23, 2011, Polley married David Sandomierski, who at the time was working on his SJD degree (equivalent to a PhD in law) at the University of Toronto, which he would complete six years later, in 2017.[51][52]

On February 7, 2012, Polley and her husband's first daughter, Eve, was born.[51]

In August 2014, Polley revealed that she had given birth to a second daughter.[53]

Polley is an atheist.[54]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	One Magic Christmas	Molly Monaghan
1986	Confidential	Emma
1987	Tomorrow's a Killer	Karla
1987	The Big Town	Christy Donaldson
1987	Blue Monkey	Ellen
1988	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	Sally Salt
1989	Babar: The Movie	Young Celeste (voice)
1994	Exotica	Tracey Brown
1996	Joe's So Mean to Josephine	Josephine
1996	Children First!
1997	The Sweet Hereafter	Nicole Burnell
1997	The Hanging Garden	Rosemary (teen)
1997	The Planet of Junior Brown	Butter
1998	Jerry and Tom	Deb
1998	Last Night	Jennifer 'Jenny' Wheeler
1998	Guinevere	Harper Sloane
1999	Go	Ronna Martin
1999	Existenz	Merle
1999	The Life Before This	Connie
2000	The Weight of Water	Maren Hontvedt
2000	Love Come Down	Sister Sarah
2000	The Law of Enclosures	Beatrice
2000	The Claim	Hope Dillon
2000	This Might Be Good		Short film
2001	No Such Thing	Beatrice
2003	The Event	Dana Shapiro
2003	My Life Without Me	Ann
2003	Dermott's Quest	Gwen	Short film
2003	Luck	Margaret
2004	Dawn of the Dead	Ana Clark
2004	The I Inside	Clair
2004	Sugar	Pregnant Girl
2004	Siblings	Tabby
2005	Don't Come Knocking	Sky
2005	The Secret Life of Words	Hanna
2005	Beowulf & Grendel	Selma
2009	Mr. Nobody	Elise (adult)
2009	Splice	Elsa Kast
2010	Trigger	Hillary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Night Heat	Cindy Keating	Episode: "The Game"
1986	The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood		Starring Dave Thomas, With Valri Bromfield, Jennifer Candy, John Candy, Gillie Fenwick, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Bronson Pinchot, Michael Polley, Martin Short, Ian Thomas
1987	Screen Two		Episode: "Heaven on Earth"
1987	Hands of a Stranger	Suzie Hearn	TV film
1987	Friday the 13th: The Series	Mary	Episode: "The Inheritance"
1988–89	Ramona	Ramona Quimby	Lead role
1989	Lantern Hill	Jody Turner	TV film
1990–1996	Road to Avonlea	Sara Stanley	Main role (seasons 1–5), guest (seasons 6–7)
1991	Johann's Gift to Christmas	Angel	TV short
1993	The Hidden Room	Alice	Episode: "Dangerous Dreams"
1994	Take Another Look	Amy	TV film
1996	Straight Up	Lily	TV series
1998	White Lies	Catherine Chapman	TV film
1999	Made in Canada	Rhonda	Episode: "It's a Science"
2006	Slings & Arrows	Sophie	Regular role (season 3)
2008	John Adams	Abigail Adams Smith	TV miniseries

As writer, director, or producer

Year	Title	Project	Notes
1999	Don't Think Twice	Short film	Director, co-producer, writer
1999	The Best Day of My Life	Short film	Director, writer
2001	I Shout Love	Short film	Director, writer
2002	All I Want for Christmas	Short film	Director
2004	The Shields Stories	TV series, episode "The Harp"	Director, writer
2006	Away from Her	Feature film	Director, screenwriter
2011	Take This Waltz	Feature film	Director, executive producer, writer
2012	Stories We Tell	Documentary	Director, writer
2013	Making a Scene	Short film	Writer
2016	Secret Path	TV film	Executive producer
2017	A Better Man	Documentary	Executive producer
2017	Alias Grace	TV miniseries	Producer, writer
2020	Hey Lady!	TV series, 8 episodes	Director

Awards and nominations

On October 16, 2010, it was announced that she would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.[55] In June 2013, she received the National Arts Centre Award recognizing achievement over the past performance year at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, where she was the subject of a short vignette by Ann Marie Fleming entitled Stories Sarah Tells.[56] Polley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 30, 2013.[57]

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Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2006	ACTRA	ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence		Won
2007	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Director	Away from Her	Nominated
		Best Woman Director		Won
		Best Woman Screenwriter		Nominated
		Women's Image Award	Herself	Won
		Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in 2007		Nominated
		Best Leap from Actress to Director Award		Won
2008	Academy Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Away from Her	Nominated
2007	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series	Slings and Arrows	Nominated
1998		Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series	Straight Up	Won
1998		Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	The Planet of Junior Brown	Nominated
1998		Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	White Lies	Nominated
1994		Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Road to Avonlea	Nominated
1993		Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Road to Avonlea	Nominated
1992		Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Lantern Hill	Won
1990		Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Road to Avonlea	Nominated
1988		Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Ramona	Nominated
2008	Genie Awards	Claude Jutra Award (Special Prize)	Away from Her	Won
2008		Best Director		Won
2008		Best Adapted Screenplay		Won
2004		Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	My Life Without Me	Won
2003		Best Live Action Short Drama	I Shout Love	Won
2002		Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	The Law of Enclosures	Nominated
1997		Best Original Song	The Sweet Hereafter	Nominated
1997		Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	The Sweet Hereafter	Nominated
2000	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Supporting Female	Go	Nominated
2012	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	Rogers Canadian Film Award	Stories We Tell	Won	[6]
		Best Documentary Film Award		Won	[6]
2012	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Woman Director	Take This Waltz	Nominated
Best Woman Screenwriter	Nominated
2013	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Documentary	Stories We Tell	Won
Best Woman Director	Nominated
Best Woman Screenwriter	Nominated
2014	Writers Guild of America Awards	Best Documentary Screenplay	Stories We Tell	Won	[58]

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External links

• Sarah Polley at IMDb
• 2007 Interview with Sarah Polley