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
- 2025 · The Well as Gabriel
- 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 · 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 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 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)
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as
- 2002 · Duct Tape Forever as Easterbrook (uncredited)
- 2001 · Rare Birds as Claire
- 2001 · Haven as Eva
- 2000 · Custody of the Heart as Alice
- 2000 · Virtual Mom as Holly
- 1998 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- 1992 · Beethoven Lives Upstairs as Sophie
- 1992 · A Private Matter as Diane Callaghan
- 1990 · Back to the Beanstalk as Garbanza
- 1990 · Bright Angel as Nina
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 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
- 2003 · Full-Court Miracle as Mrs. Klein
- 2002 · The Rats as Miss Paige
- 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)
- 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 · 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 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
- 1991 · Montreal Stories as Ann Stuart
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Andy
- 1991 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 1990 · Pacific Heights as Liz Hamilton
- Future · Love Is the Monster as
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- 1991 · The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice)
- 1990 · White Room as Zelda
- Future · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora
- 1989 · Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy
- 1988 · Much Ado About Nothing as Margaret
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986 · 9B as Heather
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley