Sheila McCarthy
Sheila McCarthy 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 (theatre), along with multiple nominations.
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- Born:
- Jan 1, 1956 In Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 74
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Voices of Our Mother
- Latest Project:
- Movie Women Talking 2022-12-23
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Well | Gabriel | 2025 |
| Movie | Dancing on the Elephant | Nora | 2025 |
| Movie | The Voices of Our Mother | Harriet | 2025 |
| Movie | Women Talking | Greta | 2022-12-23 |
| Movie | Christmas in Rockwell | Juniper | 2022-12-11 |
| Movie | Like a House on Fire | Katherine | 2021-03-26 |
| Movie | The Broken Hearts Gallery | Cheryl Gulliver | 2020-09-11 |
| Movie | Anything for Jackson | Audrey Walsh | 2020-04-04 |
| Movie | The Christmas Club | Miss Maggie | 2019-11-27 |
| Movie | Christmas 9 to 5 | Rose Stark | 2019-11-24 |
| Movie | Isabelle | Ann Pelway | 2019-05-24 |
| Series | The Umbrella Academy | Agnes | 2019-02-15 |
| Movie | Level 16 | Mrs. Denison | 2018-02-20 |
| Movie | Still/Born | Sheila | 2018-02-09 |
| Movie | Considering Love and Other Magic | Veronica | 2017-11-17 |
| Movie | Cardinals | Valerie Walker | 2017-09-07 |
| Movie | Ice Girls | Aunt Ginger | 2016-03-11 |
| Movie | Brace for Impact | Faradee Gilchrist | 2016-04-03 |
| Movie | Milton's Secret | Luz | 2016-09-30 |
| Movie | Algonquin | Rita | 2014-04-11 |
| Movie | A Fighting Man | Rose O'Connor | 2014-04-24 |
| Movie | Dear Viola | Peggy | 2014-03-16 |
| Series | Orphan Black | Connie Hendrix (voice) | 2013-03-30 |
| Movie | Antiviral | Dev Harvey | 2012-09-19 |
| Movie | Year of the Carnivore | Mrs. Smalls | 2009-05-01 |
| Movie | The Stone Angel | Doris | 2007-09-12 |
| Movie | Breakfast with Scot | Miss Patterson (uncredited) | 2007-11-16 |
| Series | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Sarah Hamoudi | 2007-01-09 |
| Movie | Cow Belles | Fran Walker | 2006-03-24 |
| Movie | Bailey's Billion$ | Peggy Delaney | 2005-08-05 |
| Movie | Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche | Polly Vandersma (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Geraldine's Fortune | Tina Larose | 2004-10-22 |
| Movie | Being Julia | Grace Dexter | 2004-09-03 |
| Movie | The Day After Tomorrow | Judith | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Mrs. Gerard | 2004-02-17 |
| Movie | Full-Court Miracle | Mrs. Klein | 2003-11-21 |
| Movie | Duct Tape Forever | Easterbrook (uncredited) | 2002-04-12 |
| Movie | Lathe of Heaven | Penny | 2002-09-08 |
| Series | Puppets Who Kill | Unknown | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | The Rats | Miss Paige | 2002-09-17 |
| Movie | Rare Birds | Claire | 2001-09-09 |
| Movie | Haven | Eva | 2001-02-11 |
| Movie | Virtual Mom | Holly | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Custody of the Heart | Alice | 2000-08-28 |
| Series | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Tammy | 1999-02-21 |
| Movie | You Know My Name | Mrs. Lynn | 1999-08-22 |
| Movie | Dead Husbands | Jane Armitage | 1998-12-02 |
| Series | Emily of New Moon | Laura Murray | 1998-01-04 |
| Movie | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Jesse's Mom | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | House Arrest | Gwenna Krupp | 1996-08-14 |
| Movie | The Possession of Michael D. | Jenny | 1995-05-02 |
| Movie | The Awakening | Nancy | 1995-11-04 |
| Movie | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jill Lansing | 1994-05-22 |
| Movie | The Lotus Eaters | Diana Kingswood | 1993-09-12 |
| Movie | A Private Matter | Diane Callaghan | 1992-06-20 |
| Movie | Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall | Self | 1992-12-06 |
| Movie | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Sophie | 1992-09-30 |
| Movie | Stepping Out | Andy | 1991-10-11 |
| Movie | Paradise | Sally Pike | 1991-09-18 |
| Movie | Montreal Stories | Ann Stuart | 1991-11-08 |
| Movie | Bright Angel | Nina | 1990-11-01 |
| Movie | Beautiful Dreamers | Molly Jessop | 1990-06-05 |
| Movie | White Room | Zelda | 1990-09-06 |
| Movie | Die Hard 2 | Samantha 'Sam' Coleman | 1990-07-03 |
| Movie | Pacific Heights | Liz Hamilton | 1990-09-28 |
| Movie | Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics | Kathy | 1989-11-10 |
| Movie | George's Island | Miss Birdwood | 1989-08-15 |
| Movie | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | Polly Vandersma | 1987-09-11 |
| Movie | The Marriage Bed | Lynn Reailly | 1986-12-22 |
| Movie | Really Weird Tales | Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma") | 1986-10-04 |
| Movie | 9B | Heather | 1986-09-06 |
| Series | Four on the Floor | 1986-06-13 | |
| Series | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Unknown | 1985-05-21 |
| Series | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1985-09-29 |