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
- 2020 · The Broken Hearts Gallery as Cheryl Gulliver
- 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
- 2017 · Cardinals as Valerie Walker
- 2016 · Conviction as Dr. Jane Soto
- 2016 · Private Eyes as Shirl Glinski
- 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 · Little Mosque on the Prairie as Sarah Hamoudi
- 2006 · Cow Belles as Fran Walker
- 2004 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 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 · The Rats as Miss Paige
- 2002 · Duct Tape Forever as Easterbrook (uncredited)
- 2001 · I Was a Rat as Mrs. Tapscrew
- 2001 · Rare Birds as Claire
- 2001 · Haven as Eva
- 2000 · Virtual Mom as Holly
- 1998 · Dead Husbands as Jane Armitage
- 1998 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 1997 · Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework as Jesse's Mom
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1995 · The Awakening as Nancy
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Andy
- 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
- 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
- 2021 · Like a House on Fire as Katherine
- 2020 · Happy Place as Joyce
- 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
- 2016 · Milton's Secret as Luz
- 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
- 2007 · The Stone Angel as Doris
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 · Being Julia as Grace Dexter
- 2003 · Full-Court Miracle as Mrs. Klein
- 2002 · Lathe of Heaven as Penny
- 2000 · Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
- 2000 · Custody of the Heart as Alice
- 1999 · You Know My Name as Mrs. Lynn
- 1999 · Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke as Tammy
- 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
- 1995 · The Possession of Michael D. as Jenny
- 1995 · A Woman of Independent Means as Totsie
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- 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 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 1991 · The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice)
- 1990 · Back to the Beanstalk as Garbanza
- 1990 · Pacific Heights as Liz Hamilton
- 1990 · White Room as Zelda
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- 1989 · Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy
- 1988 · Much Ado About Nothing as Margaret
- 1986 · The Marriage Bed as Lynn Reailly
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986 · 9B as Heather
- Future · Love Is the Monster as
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley
- Future · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora