Sarah Polley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sarah Polley
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Jan 8, 1979(1979-01-08)
Age	45
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Capricorn

Sarah Polley Biography

Sarah Polley is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on January 8, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian TV screenwriter, actress film director and a singer who earned notoriety for her work in the TV show Road to Avonlea.

She was in the movie Dawn of the Dead which was the remake film based on She starred in the film Dawn of the Dead which was a remake of George A. Romero‘s 1978 film.’s 1978 film.

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). 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.

Sarah Ellen Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress, 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).

She got married to David Wharnsby in September of 2003. They split five years after. She then got married to David Sandomierski in 2011. The couple had two daughters in the years 2012 and 2014.

Sarah Polley Net Worth

Sarah Polley is one of the richest Movie Actress from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarah Polley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was on her first Disney movie One Magic Christmas at the age of four.

Her name was included in the nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for her script Away From Her, which was also her feature- length directorial debut.

Polley was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, the youngest of five children born to Diane Elizabeth (née MacMillan), an actress (Street Legal) and casting director, who died of cancer the week of Polley’s 11th birthday. Polley was raised by Diane and her second husband, Michael Polley (1933–2018), a British- born actor who became an insurance agent after Diane and he started a family. Her siblings are Mark and Joanna, both older, and, from her mother’s first marriage, Susy and John Buchan. Her mother, Diane, had Scottish ancestry.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sarah Polley Dating?

According to our records, Sarah Polley married to David Sandomierski , David Wharnsby. As of December 1, 2023, Sarah Polley’s is not dating anyone.

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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.

Facts & Trivia

Sarah Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Sarah Polley celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.

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.

Why did Sarah Polley stop acting?

Polley, who picked up a second Gemini Award for her performance in the TV series Straight Up (1996), subsequently quit acting and high school to turn her attention to politics , positioning herself on the extreme left of Canada’s left-of-center New Democratic Party.

What happened to Sarah Polley on Road to Avonlea?

After her run on Road to Avonlea, Polley began to take on more adult roles. She appeared in films like The Sweet Hereafter, Last Night and the 2004 remake of The Dawn of the Dead. Eventually Polley decided to make a slight career change, to become a director.

Who is Sarah polleys husband?

Husband

Who is Sarah Polley's biological father?

Harry Gulkin

How did Sarah Polley get a concussion?

Polley explains that she was injured six years ago when a large fire extinguisher, which was hung on the wall, fell on her head as she bent over a lost-and-found box at a Toronto community centre. The result was a never- ending concussion.