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
- 2025 · All the Lost Ones as Dawn
- 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 · Stroke of Fate as Shirley
- 2021 · Like a House on Fire as Katherine
- 2020 · Happy Place as Joyce
- 2020 · The Broken Hearts Gallery as Cheryl Gulliver
- 2020 · Anything for Jackson as Audrey Walsh
- 2020 · Nurses as Phillis Bruner
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Sheila Hardy
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Rose O'Connor
- 2014 · Algonquin as Rita
- 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 · Breakfast with Scot as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Stone Angel as Doris
- 2007 · Little Mosque on the Prairie as Sarah Hamoudi
- 2006 · Cow Belles as Fran Walker
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2002 · The Rats as Miss Paige
- 2002 · Lathe of Heaven as Penny
- 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 · Dead Husbands as Jane Armitage
- 1997 · Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework as Jesse's Mom
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- 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)
- 2003 · Full-Court Miracle as Mrs. Klein
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as
- 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 · Bad Dog as
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Mildred
- 1998 · Emily of New Moon as Laura Murray
- 1996 · The Care and Handling of Roses as Carol Doster
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 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 · 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 · Bright Angel as Nina
- 1990 · Pacific Heights as Liz Hamilton
- 1990 · White Room as Zelda
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- 1990 · Beautiful Dreamers as Molly Jessop
- 1989 · Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy
- 1989 · George's Island as Miss Birdwood
- 1988 · Much Ado About Nothing as Margaret
- 1987 · I've Heard the Mermaids Singing as Polly Vandersma
- 1986 · The Marriage Bed as Lynn Reailly
- 1986 · 9B as Heather
- 1985 · Love and Larceny as Mary Bigley
- Future · Surfacing as Dawn
- Future · Love Is the Monster as
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Francine
- Future · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora