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