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 · Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 as Hologram Alien Scout
- 2021 · The Middle Man as Mrs. Stout
- 2021 · Stroke of Fate as Shirley
- 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 · Considering Love and Other Magic as Veronica
- 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
- 2016 · Ice Girls as Aunt Ginger
- 2014 · Dear Viola as Peggy
- 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 · Little Mosque on the Prairie as Sarah Hamoudi
- 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
- 2001 · Rare Birds as Claire
- 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
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- 1992 · Beethoven Lives Upstairs as Sophie
- 1991 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 1990 · Back to the Beanstalk as Garbanza
- 1990 · Pacific Heights as Liz Hamilton
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- 1990 · Beautiful Dreamers as Molly Jessop
- 1988 · Much Ado About Nothing as Margaret
- 1987 · I've Heard the Mermaids Singing as Polly Vandersma
- 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 · All the Lost Ones as Dawn
- 2022 · Christmas in Rockwell as Juniper
- 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
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Sheila Hardy
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Rose O'Connor
- 2014 · Algonquin as Rita
- 2007 · Breakfast with Scot as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Stone Angel as Doris
- 2006 · Cow Belles as Fran Walker
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 2003 · Full-Court Miracle as Mrs. Klein
- 2002 · The Rats as Miss Paige
- 2002 · Lathe of Heaven as Penny
- 2002 · Duct Tape Forever as Easterbrook (uncredited)
- 2001 · I Was a Rat as Mrs. Tapscrew
- 2001 · Haven as Eva
- 2000 · Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
- 2000 · Custody of the Heart as Alice
- 2000 · Virtual Mom as Holly
- 1998 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 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 · A Private Matter as Diane Callaghan
- 1991 · Montreal Stories as Ann Stuart
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Andy
- 1991 · The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice)
- 1990 · Bright Angel as Nina
- 1990 · White Room as Zelda
- 1989 · Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy
- 1989 · George's Island as Miss Birdwood
- 1986 · The Marriage Bed as Lynn Reailly
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley
- Future · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- Future · Love Is the Monster as