Sheila McCarthy
January 1, 1956 (69 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 (theater), along with multiple nominations.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Women Talking as Greta
- 2022 · Christmas in Rockwell as Juniper
- 2022 · Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 as Hologram Alien Scout
- 2021 · The Middle Man as Mrs. Stout
- 2021 · Like a House on Fire as Katherine
- 2020 · Nurses as Phillis Bruner
- 2019 · The Christmas Club as Miss Maggie
- 2019 · Isabelle as Ann Pelway
- 2019 · The Umbrella Academy as Agnes
- 2018 · The Detail as Helen Mailer
- 2018 · Level 16 as Mrs. Denison
- 2017 · The Good Doctor as Rose Babcock
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as All-Mother
- 2016 · Conviction as Dr. Jane Soto
- 2016 · Milton's Secret as Luz
- 2016 · Private Eyes as Shirl Glinski
- 2016 · Brace for Impact as Faradee Gilchrist
- 2013 · Orphan Black as Connie Hendrix
- 2013 · Orphan Black as Connie Hendrix (voice)
- 2012 · Antiviral as Dev Harvey
- 2012 · Saving Hope as Violet Devonshire
- 2010 · Rookie Blue as Leigh Senett
- 2009 · Year of the Carnivore as Mrs. Smalls
- 2007 · Breakfast with Scot as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
- 2007 · Little Mosque on the Prairie as Sarah Hamoudi
- 2006 · Cow Belles as Fran Walker
- 2004 · Being Julia as Grace Dexter
- 2004 · The Day After Tomorrow as Judith
- 2004 · Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Mrs. Gerard
- 2004 · This Is Wonderland as
- 2003 · Full-Court Miracle as Mrs. Klein
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as
- 2002 · The Rats as Miss Paige
- 2002 · Duct Tape Forever as Easterbrook (uncredited)
- 2001 · Rare Birds as Claire
- 2001 · Haven as Eva
- 2000 · Custody of the Heart as Alice
- 1998 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Mildred
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Andy
- 1991 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 1990 · Bright Angel as Nina
- 1990 · Pacific Heights as Liz Hamilton
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- 1990 · Beautiful Dreamers as Molly Jessop
- 1989 · George's Island as Miss Birdwood
- 1987 · I've Heard the Mermaids Singing as Polly Vandersma
- 1986 · The Marriage Bed as Lynn Reailly
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Francine
- Future · Surfacing as Dawn
- 2025 · The Well as Gabriel
- 2025 · All the Lost Ones as Dawn
- 2021 · Stroke of Fate as Shirley
- 2020 · Happy Place as Joyce
- 2020 · The Broken Hearts Gallery as Cheryl Gulliver
- 2020 · Anything for Jackson as Audrey Walsh
- 2019 · Christmas 9 to 5 as Rose Stark
- 2019 · An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order as Ellen
- 2018 · Still/Born as Sheila
- 2017 · Considering Love and Other Magic as Veronica
- 2017 · Cardinals as Valerie Walker
- 2016 · Ice Girls as Aunt Ginger
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Sheila Hardy
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Rose O'Connor
- 2014 · Algonquin as Rita
- 2014 · Dear Viola as Peggy
- 2007 · The Stone Angel as Doris
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 2004 · Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
- 2002 · Lathe of Heaven as Penny
- 2001 · I Was a Rat as Mrs. Tapscrew
- 2000 · Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
- 2000 · Virtual Mom as Holly
- 1999 · You Know My Name as Mrs. Lynn
- 1999 · Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke as Tammy
- 1998 · Dead Husbands as Jane Armitage
- 1998 · Emily of New Moon as Laura Murray
- 1997 · Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework as Jesse's Mom
- 1996 · The Care and Handling of Roses as Carol Doster
- 1995 · The Awakening as Nancy
- 1995 · The Possession of Michael D. as Jenny
- 1995 · A Woman of Independent Means as Totsie
- 1994 · The Biggest Little Ticket as The Troll
- 1993 · The Lotus Eaters as Diana Kingswood
- 1993 · Journey to the Planets as Oracle (voice)
- 1992 · Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 1992 · Beethoven Lives Upstairs as Sophie
- 1992 · A Private Matter as Diane Callaghan
- 1991 · Montreal Stories as Ann Stuart
- 1991 · The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice)
- 1990 · Back to the Beanstalk as Garbanza
- 1990 · White Room as Zelda
- 1989 · Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy
- 1988 · Much Ado About Nothing as Margaret
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- Future · Love Is the Monster as
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- 1986 · 9B as Heather
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley
- Future · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora