Sarah Polley

Actress-writer-director Sarah Polley's diverse career took her from child star in her native Canada, to an acclaimed adult performer and filmmaker, whose refusal to conform to Hollywood conventions allowed her a creative freedom enjoyed by few of her contemporaries. An actress since age four, a traumatic experience under director Terry Gilliam in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988), a growing disillusionment with the industry, and a …