I was concerned about that, because I've always been so specific about doing independent films, but I've never done anything that's so genuinely and ridiculously fun. And that's a great thing, for me to discover that that's possible.

They divorced in 2008. Polley first attained notice in her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea. Early life
Polley the youngest of five siblings was born in Toronto Ontario.

Polley made her feature film directorial debut with Away from Her for which Sarah Polley won a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Her latest film Stories We Tell is her first feature length documentary.