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 · 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 · Isabelle as Ann Pelway
- 2019 · The Umbrella Academy as Agnes
- 2018 · The Detail as Helen Mailer
- 2018 · Level 16 as Mrs. Denison
- 2018 · Still/Born as Sheila
- 2017 · The Good Doctor as Rose Babcock
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as All-Mother
- 2017 · Cardinals as Valerie Walker
- 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
- 2014 · Dear Viola as Peggy
- 2013 · Orphan Black as Connie Hendrix
- 2013 · Orphan Black as Connie Hendrix (voice)
- 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)
- 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
- 2004 · Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
- 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 · Dead Husbands as Jane Armitage
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1995 · The Awakening as Nancy
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- 1993 · The Lotus Eaters as Diana Kingswood
- 1992 · Beethoven Lives Upstairs as Sophie
- 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
- 1986 · The Marriage Bed as Lynn Reailly
- 1986 · 9B as Heather
- 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
- 2022 · Women Talking as Greta
- 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 · The Christmas Club as Miss Maggie
- 2019 · Christmas 9 to 5 as Rose Stark
- 2019 · An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order as Ellen
- 2017 · Considering Love and Other Magic as Veronica
- 2016 · Ice Girls as Aunt Ginger
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Sheila Hardy
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Rose O'Connor
- 2014 · Algonquin as Rita
- 2012 · Antiviral as Dev Harvey
- 2007 · The Stone Angel as Doris
- 2007 · Little Mosque on the Prairie as Sarah Hamoudi
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 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 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Mildred
- 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 Possession of Michael D. as Jenny
- 1995 · A Woman of Independent Means as Totsie
- 1994 · The Biggest Little Ticket as The Troll
- 1993 · Journey to the Planets as Oracle (voice)
- 1992 · Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 1992 · A Private Matter as Diane Callaghan
- 1991 · Montreal Stories as Ann Stuart
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Andy
- 1991 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 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
- 1987 · I've Heard the Mermaids Singing as Polly Vandersma
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- Future · Love Is the Monster as
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- Future · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley