Sheila McCarthy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Sheila McCarthy (born January 1, 1956) is a Canadian stage, film and television actress, singer and dancer, best known for playing Polly Vandersma in the feature film I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, as well as supporting character Sarah Hamoudi (Cunningham) in the television series Little Mosque on the Prairie. She's a graduate in Theatre and Art History from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In her career, she's won 2 Genie Awards (film), 2 Gemini Awards (television), and 2 Dora Awards (theater), along with multiple nominations.
Known For
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Filmography
The Well
Movie · as Gabriel
The Voices of Our Mother
Movie · as Harriet
Surfacing
Movie · as Dawn
The Spirit of Halloween
Movie · as Ghost Anna
The Miniature Wife
TV · 3 eps
YAGA
TV · as Olena Yaha · 4 eps
Love Is the Monster
Movie · as Margaret
Dancing on the Elephant
Movie · as Nora
All the Lost Ones
Movie · as Dawn
Christmas in Rockwell
Movie · as Juniper
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Movie · as Hologram Alien Scout
Women Talking
Movie · as Greta
Stroke of Fate
Movie · as Shirley
The Middle Man
Movie · as Mrs. Stout
Like a House on Fire
Movie · as Katherine
Anything for Jackson
Movie · as Audrey Walsh
Happy Place
Movie · as Joyce
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Movie · as Cheryl Gulliver
Nurses
TV · as Phillis Bruner · 1 ep
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Movie · as Ellen
Isabelle
Movie · as Ann Pelway
The Christmas Club
Movie · as Miss Maggie
Christmas 9 to 5
Movie · as Rose Stark
The Umbrella Academy
TV · as Agnes · 11 eps
Still/Born
Movie · as Sheila
Level 16
Movie · as Mrs. Denison
The Detail
TV · as Helen Mailer · 3 eps
Cardinals
Movie · as Valerie Walker
Considering Love and Other Magic
Movie · as Veronica
The Good Doctor
TV · as Rose Babcock · 1 ep
Star Trek: Discovery
TV · as All-Mother · 1 ep
Brace for Impact
Movie · as Faradee Gilchrist
Milton's Secret
Movie · as Luz
Ice Girls
Movie · as Aunt Ginger
Private Eyes
TV · as Shirl Glinski · 1 ep
Conviction
TV · as Dr. Jane Soto · 1 ep
The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Whatever, Linda
TV · as Sheila Hardy · 10 eps
Algonquin
Movie · as Rita
A Fighting Man
Movie · as Rose O'Connor
Dear Viola
Movie · as Peggy
Orphan Black
TV · as Connie Hendrix, Connie Hendrix (voice) · 1 ep
Antiviral
Movie · as Dev Harvey
Saving Hope
TV · as Violet Devonshire · 1 ep
Rookie Blue
TV · as Leigh Senett · 1 ep
Year of the Carnivore
Movie · as Mrs. Smalls
The Stone Angel
Movie · as Doris
Breakfast with Scot
Movie · as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
Little Mosque on the Prairie
TV · as Sarah Hamoudi · 90 eps
Cow Belles
Movie · as Fran Walker
Bailey's Billion$
Movie · as Peggy Delaney
Geraldine's Fortune
Movie · as Tina Larose
Being Julia
Movie · as Grace Dexter
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Movie · as Mrs. Gerard
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Movie · as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
The Day After Tomorrow
Movie · as Judith
This Is Wonderland
TV · 1 ep
Full-Court Miracle
Movie · as Mrs. Klein
The Rats
Movie · as Miss Paige
Lathe of Heaven
Movie · as Penny
Duct Tape Forever
Movie · as Easterbrook (uncredited)
Puppets Who Kill
TV · 1 ep
I Was a Rat
Movie · as Mrs. Tapscrew
Haven
Movie · as Eva
Rare Birds
Movie · as Claire
Haven
TV · as Eva · 2 eps
Super Rupert
TV · as Aunt Rhonda · 1 ep
Custody of the Heart
Movie · as Alice
Virtual Mom
Movie · as Holly
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
TV · as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice) · 26 eps
You Know My Name
Movie · as Mrs. Lynn
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
TV · as Tammy · 4 eps
Dead Husbands
Movie · as Jane Armitage
Emily of New Moon
TV · as Laura Murray · 46 eps
Bad Dog
TV · as (voice) · 80 eps
More Tales of the City
TV · as Mildred · 1 ep
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Movie · as Jesse's Mom
House Arrest
Movie · as Gwenna Krupp
The Care and Handling of Roses
Movie · as Carol Doster
The Awakening
Movie · as Nancy
The Possession of Michael D.
Movie · as Jenny
A Woman of Independent Means
TV · as Totsie · 3 eps
The Biggest Little Ticket
Movie · as The Troll
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Movie · as Jill Lansing
The Lotus Eaters
Movie · as Diana Kingswood
Journey to the Planets
Movie · as Oracle (voice)
A Private Matter
Movie · as Diane Callaghan
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Movie · as Sophie
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Movie · as Self
Picket Fences
TV · as Sue Walsh · 4 eps
Stepping Out
Movie · as Andy
Paradise
Movie · as Sally Pike
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
Movie · as (voice)
Montreal Stories
Movie · as Ann Stuart
The Hidden Room
TV · 1 ep
Die Hard 2
Movie · as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Pacific Heights
Movie · as Liz Hamilton
White Room
Movie · as Zelda
Beautiful Dreamers
Movie · as Molly Jessop
Bright Angel
Movie · as Nina
Back to the Beanstalk
Movie · as Garbanza
George's Island
Movie · as Miss Birdwood
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Movie · as Kathy
Much Ado About Nothing
Movie · as Margaret
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Movie · as Polly Vandersma
A Nest of Singing Birds
Movie · as Anna
The Marriage Bed
Movie · as Lynn Reailly
Really Weird Tales
Movie · as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
9B
Movie · as Heather
Four on the Floor
TV · 13 eps
Hot Shots
TV · as Jenny · 1 ep
Love & Larceny
Movie · as Mary Bigley
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Debra (Sarah) Hollister · 1 ep
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV · as Francine · 1 ep