Sarah Polley, at exactly 5ft 2 (157.5 cm), embodies a petite yet commanding presence in Canadian cinema. Her compact stature enhances her versatile roles in films like Dawn of the Dead (2004), Go, Splice, and Mr. Nobody, where she often portrays resilient characters defying physical limitations. Transitioning to directing and writing, she executive produced A Better Man (2017) and adapted Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace into a acclaimed miniseries, proving her height belies her towering creative influence.