Johanna Polley was born in Berlin in 1992. She made first acting experiences appearing in the short "Close" (GB 2007) and attending the Academy Bühnenkunstschule. From 2013 until 2017, she studied acting at the Filmuniversität Konrad Wolf. During that period, she starred in several shorts and TV productions.
Johanna Polley had her first leading role in a theatrical release in "Es war einmal Indianerland" ("Once Upon A Time In Indian Country", 2016).