Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley began acting at age four, but it was Atom Egoyan’s The Sweet Hereafter in 1997 that marked her breakthrough into adult roles. Her performance in that movie earned Sarah her first Best Actress Genie Award nomination, as well as Best Supporting Actress awards from the Boston and Chicago Societies of Film Critics. After appearing in numerous film productions, Sarah made her feature film directorial debut with the 2006 drama Away From Her, for which she also wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay. Away From Her was a gala selection at the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals and numerous awards throughout North America. Most recently, Polley starred along side Adrien Brody in the extremely well-received sci-fi film SPLICE, directed by Vincenco Natali. As a filmmaker, Sarah is in pre-production to direct her original screenplay Take This Waltz starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen, which begin shooting this July in Canada.