Sarah Polley siblings: Meet Mark Polley, John Buchan, Joanna Polley and Susy Buchan

Sarah Polley was born fifth of all her siblings – Mark Polley, John Buchan, Joanna Polley and Susy Buchan.

Mark Polley

Mark Polley is an actor known for the films The Virgin Suicides (1999), A Gift to Last (1978) and E.N.G. (1989).

John Buchan

John is a casting director known for the movies In the Shadow of the Moon (2019), Women Talking (2022) and Spotlight (2015).

Joanna Polley

Joanna is an actress known for the movies Bait (2000), The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Urban Legend (1998).

Susy Buchan

Susy is one of Polley’s half siblings and had been featured on Polley’s Stories We Tell in 2012.

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.

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.