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   Sarah Polley is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, political activist and retired actress. She is known for her roles in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Dawn of the Dead, Away from Her and Stories We Tell, among others.

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3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001631Sarah Polley - IMDb

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   IMDb profile of Sarah Polley, a Canadian actress, director and writer known for her roles in The Sweet Hereafter, Dawn of the Dead and Stories We Tell. Learn about her early career, political activism, awards and personal life.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Height: 1.57 m

   • Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4. www.cbc.ca › radio › thecurrentSarah Polley breaks silence about traumatic encounter with ...

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   Feb 28, 2022 · The Canadian filmmaker and Oscar-nominated screenwriter shares her story of alleged sexual violence by the former CBC radio host in Run Towards the Danger, a collection of essays. Polley says she struggled with memory and fear of re-traumatization after Ghomeshi's acquittal in 2016.

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   • Author: Yvette Brend

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     Sarah Polley Shares The True Story Behind Her Film, “Women Talking”

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     Director Sarah Polley on the significance of her new film 'Women Talking'

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6. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-new-yorkerThe Stories Sarah Polley Couldn’t Tell - The New Yorker

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   Mar 13, 2022 · The Stories Sarah Polley Couldn’t Tell. The director spent years recovering from a head injury, raising a family, and facing the traumas of her past. In a new book, she tells us what she’s ...

   • Author: Alexandra Schwartz

7. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2022/11/21Sarah Polley’s Journey from Child Star to Feminist Auteur

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   Nov 14, 2022 · Polley had become famous as a child actor—by her early teens, she was a household name in her native Canada, starring in “Road to Avonlea,” a nostalgic television series inspired by the...

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   Who is Sarah Polley?

   • Toronto Star. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013. ^ "Sarah Polley, Blue Rodeo founders join Order of Canada". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013. ^ "2008 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Academy Awards. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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   Why is Polley so popular?

   • Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her sensitive portraits of wounded and conflicted young women in independent films.

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   What happened to Sarah Polley?

   • Illustration by Nicholas Konrad / The New Yorker In the fall of 2015, the filmmaker Sarah Polley was at a swimming pool near her home in Toronto, rummaging through a lost-and-found bin for her hair dryer, when a jostled fire extinguisher fell on her head. Polley’s vision went blurry; the world tilted and slowed.

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   Who are Polley's parents?

   • She was born into a show business family: her stepfather, Michael Polley, appeared with her in the movie The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) and on the television series Avonlea (1990); and her mother, Diane Polley, was an actress and casting director.

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9. www.britannica.com › biography › Sarah-PolleySarah Polley | Biography, Movies, Oscar, & Facts | Britannica

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   Aug 16, 2024 · Sarah Polley (born January 8, 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor, director, writer, and producer who first won acclaim as a child actor, noted for her natural and unaffected performances in Atom Egoyan’s Exotica (1994) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997), among other credits.

10. www.npr.org › 2022/03/02 › 1084033913Sarah Polley on the medical advice that inspired her to ... - NPR

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    Mar 2, 2022 · NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with actress, director and writer Sarah Polley about her new book, Run Towards the Danger.