Nickname:	Sarah Polley / Sara Polley
Known for:	Dawn of the Dead / Go / My Life Without Me
Birthday:	8 January 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:	5' 2" (1.57 m)
Available Photos	112
Video Clips	5
Wallpapers	13

She has the talent to keep us glued to the movie screen, and the looks to make any movie she’s starring in a pleasure to watch. For us, Sarah’s wit and independence are just icing on an already delicious cake. Sarah Polley first became famous as a child star on the TV show Road to Avonlea in Canada. But she has long since built a reputation as an actress in The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Go (1999) and Dawn of the Dead (2004), and as a director in Away from Her (2006).
Actress-turned-director Sarah Polley is to be honored by the Canadian film industry for her directorial debut Away From Her.


Actress-turned-director SARAH POLLEY is to be honoured by the Canadian film industry for her directorial debut AWAY FROM HER.Polley - who is also up for a screenwriting Oscar this weekend (24Feb08) will receive the coveted Claude Jutra Award at next month’s (Mar08) Genie Awards, which recognises outstanding achievement by a first-time director.Away From Her is
Actress-turned-filmmaker Sarah Polley emerged the big winner at the 2008 Directors Guild Of Canada Awards on Saturday - her movie Away From Her took home three honors, including Best Director.


Away From Her presents an intriguing paradox: In quiet, understated ways, it marks the debut of a powerfully talented new director. Sarah Polley, the 28-year-old Canadian actress best known for roles in Go and The Sweet Hereafter, steps behind the camera for her first feature with the confidence and precision of a seasoned veteran.


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Becoming big in Hollywood has never been Sarah Polley's agenda. It shows in her acting choices, almost exclusively small, intimate tales made far outside the American studio system. And it shows in the actress' directing debut with Away From Her, a mature, thoughtful but downbeat drama about a woman (Julie Christie) succumbing to Alzheimer's and the impact it has on her husband (Gordon Pinsent).


Away From Her is the lyrical screenplay adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came Over The Mountain, a beautifully moving love story that deals with memory and its circuitous, enigmatic paths over the course of a long marriage. Beloved by critics and audiences alike when it premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, the film marks the arrival of an exciting new female filmmaker in Canadian actress Sarah Polley, here making her feature screenwriting and directorial debut.

Site: Imdb.com ? Site type: multicelebrity site:

Description: Celebrity Main Details » imdb.com: Sarah Polley