Sarah Polley: movies and TV shows
Sarah Polley has 96 credits in the archive: 77 films and 19 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: Road to Avonlea (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 1999 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | & Sons | Film | — | 47 | |
| 2025 | The Studio | Sarah Polley | TV | 7.7 | 46 |
| 2025 | Seven Veils | Film | 5.7 | 46 | |
| 2024 | Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity | Film | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Film | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Film | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 2021 | Directors on Directors | Self | TV | — | 42 |
| 2020 | Hey Lady! | TV | 1.0 | 41 | |
| 2020 | Hey Lady! | TV | 1.0 | 41 | |
| 2019 | Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | TV | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | TV | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | TV | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | TV | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 2016 | The Secret Path | Film | 5.0 | 37 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 36 |
| 2014 | Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | Self | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 2012 | Stories We Tell | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 33 |
| 2012 | Stories We Tell | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 2012 | Stories We Tell | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 2011 | Take This Waltz | Film | 6.4 | 32 | |
| 2011 | Take This Waltz | Film | 6.4 | 32 | |
| 2011 | Take This Waltz | Film | 6.4 | 32 | |
| 2010 | Splice | Elsa | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 2010 | Trigger | Hillary | Film | 4.8 | 31 |
| 2009 | Mr. Nobody | Adult Elise | Film | 7.8 | 30 |
| 2008 | John Adams | Abigail Adams Smith | TV | 7.7 | 29 |
| 2008 | The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | Self - 'Sally Salt' | Film | 7.8 | 29 |
| 2007 | Wrath of Gods | Self | Film | 5.0 | 28 |
| 2007 | Away from Her | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 2007 | Away from Her | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 2005 | Beowulf & Grendel | Selma | Film | 5.6 | 26 |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Sky | Film | 6.2 | 26 |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Words | Hanna | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Ana | Film | 7.1 | 25 |
| 2004 | The I Inside | Clair | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 2004 | Sugar | Pregnant Girl | Film | 5.0 | 25 |
| 2004 | Siblings | Tabby | Film | 5.1 | 25 |
| 2004 | Luck | Margaret | Film | 5.9 | 25 |
| 2003 | Slings & Arrows | Sophie | TV | 7.3 | 24 |
| 2003 | My Life Without Me | Ann | Film | 6.1 | 24 |
| 2003 | Dermott's Quest | Gwen | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 2003 | The Event | Dana Shapiro | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 2002 | No Such Thing | Beatrice | Film | 6.0 | 23 |
| 2002 | I Shout Love | Film | 5.3 | 23 | |
| 2002 | I Shout Love | Film | 5.3 | 23 | |
| 2001 | The Weight of Water | Maren Hontvedt | Film | 5.5 | 22 |
| 2000 | Preludes | Film | — | 21 | |
| 2000 | Love Come Down | Sister Sarah | Film | 5.6 | 21 |
| 2000 | The Claim | Hope Burn | Film | 6.0 | 21 |
| 2000 | The Law of Enclosures | Beatty 'Beatrice' | Film | 4.9 | 21 |
| 2000 | This Might Be Good | Film | 6.5 | 21 | |
| 1999 | Go | Ronna Martin | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1999 | eXistenZ | Merle | Film | 6.8 | 20 |
| 1999 | Guinevere | Harper Sloane | Film | 5.7 | 20 |
| 1999 | The Life Before This | Connie | Film | 5.0 | 20 |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV | 9.1 | 20 |
| 1999 | Don't Think Twice | Film | 5.0 | 20 | |
| 1999 | Don't Think Twice | Film | 5.0 | 20 | |
| 1999 | Don't Think Twice | Film | 5.0 | 20 | |
| 1999 | The Best Day of My Life | Film | 5.0 | 20 | |
| 1999 | The Best Day of My Life | Film | 5.0 | 20 | |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom | Deb | Film | 6.3 | 19 |
| 1998 | Last Night | Jennifer Wheeler | Film | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1998 | White Lies | Catherine | Film | 5.6 | 19 |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Nicole Burnell | Film | 6.9 | 18 |
| 1997 | Joe's So Mean to Josephine | Josephine | Film | 5.6 | 18 |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown | Butter | Film | 4.5 | 18 |
| 1997 | The Hanging Garden | Teen Rosemary | Film | 6.2 | 18 |
| 1996 | Children First! | Host | Film | 10.0 | 17 |
| 1994 | Exotica | Tracey | Film | 6.6 | 15 |
| 1992 | Johann's Gift to Christmas | The Angel | Film | 7.0 | 13 |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | Alice | TV | 6.0 | 12 |
| 1990 | Road to Avonlea | Sara Stanley | TV | 8.2 | 11 |
| 1990 | Road to Avonlea: The Movie | Film | 9.0 | 11 | |
| 1989 | Lantern Hill | Jody Turner | Film | 8.0 | 10 |
| 1989 | Babar: The Movie | Young Celeste | Film | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Sally Salt | Film | 7.0 | 9 |
| 1988 | Ramona | Ramona | TV | 6.0 | 9 |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Mary | TV | 7.3 | 8 |
| 1987 | The Big Town | Christy Donaldson | Film | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1987 | Hands of a Stranger | Suzie Hearn | Film | 4.9 | 8 |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey | Ellen | Film | 5.0 | 8 |
| 1987 | Pretty Kill | Karla | Film | 2.4 | 8 |
| 1987 | Heaven On Earth | Becky Hawthorne | Film | 8.0 | 8 |
| 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Film | 5.5 | 7 | |
| 1986 | Confidential | Emma (child) | Film | 3.3 | 7 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Becky Hawthorne | TV | 7.1 | 6 |
| 1985 | One Magic Christmas | Molly Monaghan | Film | 5.9 | 6 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 34 |
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