Sarah Polley had left Avonlea as a teenager because she felt unsafe and that her life was in danger on set.
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“I became very aware of people being three-dimensional, and having motives and angles”, she had once said.
What happened to Sarah Polley on Road to Avonlea?
Polley had taken up activism during the Gulf War and had worn a peace sign to an American awards ceremony.
Disney, which was Road to Avonlea’s distributor had asked her to remove it but she declined.
Who Is Sarah Polley?
Sarah Polley is a filmmaker, political activist and former actress, known for the film Women Talking.
Born on January 8, 1979, in Ontario, Canada, Polley began acting as a child and became known for playing the role of Ramona Quimby in the TV series Ramona.
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As far back as 1990, Sarah began to star in many TV series and films such as Road to Avonlea, 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. Nobody (2009).
In 2006, Polley directed her first feature film Away from Her, which earned her the Canadian Screen Award for Best Director.
Polley went on to make other films such as Take This Waltz (2011), Stories We Tell (2012), and Women Talking (2022).
Women Talking had won Polley an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards. The film also earned a nomination for Best Picture.
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