Sarah Gadon
Biography
Sarah Gadon is a Canadian actress who started acting as a child, making her screen debut at 11 on La Femme Nikita in 1998. Born in Toronto, she took early television guest spots on Mutant X, Dark Oracle, and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, then voiced characters on animated shows including Ruby Gloom, Total Drama, and Friends and Heroes. David Cronenberg cast her in A Dangerous Method (2011), Cosmopolis (2012), and Maps to the Stars (2014), and she also appeared in Belle (2013) and Dracula Untold (2014). In A Royal Night Out (2015) she portrayed a young Elizabeth II. Her later credits include Indignation (2016), The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016), the miniseries 11.22.63, the lead in Alias Grace, and the third season of True Detective. Her three Canadian Screen Awards recognized her performances in Enemy, Alias Grace, and The Great Darkened Days. She earned ACTRA's Award of Excellence in 2016 and made her directorial debut on Reelside.
39years old
Turns 40 on April 4in 172 days
- Born Toronto
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Sarah Lynn Gadon (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 25 years2000 to 2025
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First role
Gadon's first acting role came at age 11, when she played Julia in an episode of La Femme Nikita in 1998.
Behind the camera
Gadon signed on in September 2022 to make her directorial debut with a feature adaptation of Lullabies for Little Criminals, Heather O'Neill's 2006 novel.
Sarah Gadon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Cronenberg directed three of these films. Martin Roach appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Martin Roach's page
Joe Pingue's page
Paul Giamatti's page
Emily Watson's page
Marton Csokas's page
Molly Parker's page
All films by David Cronenberg
Also two films together9 more actors
- Robert PattinsonMaps to the Stars (2014) and Cosmopolis (2012)
- Billy MagnussenA Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) and Coup! (2024)
- Alison PillAll My Puny Sorrows (2022) and The Other Me (2000)
- Christy Carlson RomanoThe Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream (2008) and Cadet Kelly (2002)
- Gregory SmithDream House (2011) and Leslie, My Name Is Evil (2009)
- Emily HampshireThe Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018) and Cosmopolis (2012)
- Dawn GreenhalghMaps to the Stars (2014) and Antiviral (2012)
- Scott McCordThe Nut Job (2014) and The Other Me (2000)
- Annick ObonsawinThe Nut Job (2014) and Charlie Bartlett (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Sarah Gadon's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
19 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 19 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$717M58.3% of the total
- 2$217M17.6% of the total
- 3$121M9.8% of the total
- 4$40M3.2% of the total
- 5$39M3.2% of the total
- 6$27M2.2% of the total
- 7$22M1.8% of the total
- 8$17M1.3% of the total
$30.0 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Enemy | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.