Polley's second film, Take This Waltz (2011), premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. 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. She has starred in many feature films, including The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Guinevere (1999), Go (1999), The Weight of Water (2000), No Such Thing (2001), My Life Without Me (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Splice (2009), and Mr. Subsequently this led to her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). 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.
Sarah Ellen Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress, writer, director, producer and political activist.
