Sarah Polley

Biography

Born 01/08/1979

A professional actress since the age of four, Sarah Polley’s diverse career took her from child star in her native Canada, to an acclaimed adult performer whose fiercely independent streak applied to both her demeanor and her choice of films. Along the way, she impressed audiences in features...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2008, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film
In 2007, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature
In 2007, received Los Angeles Film Critics Award for New Generation

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Premiere Photos

Sarah Polley, The Claim (2000)

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Highlights

In 2007, Feature directing debut, "Away From Her" starring Julie Christie and based on the Alice Munro short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain; also adapted the screenplay; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
In 2006, Cast in Wim Wenders' neo-Western "Don't Come Knocking" starring Sam Shepard
In 2005, Starred in "The Secret Life of Words," opposite Tim Robbins and Julie Christie

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Family & Companions

David Wharnsby: husband (Canadian; married Sep. 10, 2003 )
Michael Polley: father (British)
Diane Polley: mother (Died of cancer Jan. 10, 1990, two days after Polley's eleventh birthday)

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