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:
- 76
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Surfacing
- Latest Project:
- Movie Women Talking 2022-12-23
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Dancing on the Elephant | Nora | 2025 |
| Movie | The Well | Gabriel | 2025 |
| Movie | Surfacing | Dawn | 2025 |
| Movie | Women Talking | Greta | 2022-12-23 |
| Movie | Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 | Hologram Alien Scout | 2022-07-09 |
| 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 | Cardinals | Valerie Walker | 2017-09-07 |
| Movie | Brace for Impact | Faradee Gilchrist | 2016-04-03 |
| Movie | Milton's Secret | Luz | 2016-09-30 |
| Movie | Ice Girls | Aunt Ginger | 2016-03-11 |
| 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 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Mrs. Gerard | 2004-02-17 |
| Movie | Being Julia | Grace Dexter | 2004-09-03 |
| Movie | Geraldine's Fortune | Tina Larose | 2004-10-22 |
| Movie | The Day After Tomorrow | Judith | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | Full-Court Miracle | Mrs. Klein | 2003-11-21 |
| 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 | Duct Tape Forever | Easterbrook (uncredited) | 2002-04-12 |
| Movie | I Was a Rat | Mrs. Tapscrew | 2001-12-09 |
| Movie | Rare Birds | Claire | 2001-09-09 |
| Movie | Haven | Eva | 2001-02-11 |
| Movie | Custody of the Heart | Alice | 2000-08-28 |
| Movie | Virtual Mom | Holly | 2000-01-01 |
| Series | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Tammy | 1999-02-21 |
| Movie | You Know My Name | Mrs. Lynn | 1999-08-22 |
| Series | Emily of New Moon | Laura Murray | 1998-01-04 |
| Movie | Dead Husbands | Jane Armitage | 1998-12-02 |
| 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 |
| Series | A Woman of Independent Means | Totsie | 1995-02-19 |
| 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 | Paradise | Sally Pike | 1991-09-18 |
| Movie | Stepping Out | Andy | 1991-10-11 |
| 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 |