Sheila McCarthy
January 1, 1956 (70 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sheila McCarthy (born January 1, 1956) 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 · 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 · Like a House on Fire as Katherine
- 2020 · The Broken Hearts Gallery as Cheryl Gulliver
- 2020 · Nurses as Phillis Bruner
- 2019 · An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order as Ellen
- 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
- 2016 · Conviction as Dr. Jane Soto
- 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 · 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 · The Day After Tomorrow as Judith
- 2004 · Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Mrs. Gerard
- 2004 · This Is Wonderland as
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as
- 2002 · The Rats as Miss Paige
- 2002 · Duct Tape Forever as Easterbrook (uncredited)
- 2000 · Custody of the Heart as Alice
- 2000 · Virtual Mom as Holly
- 1998 · Dead Husbands as Jane Armitage
- 1998 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Mildred
- 1996 · The Care and Handling of Roses as Carol Doster
- 1995 · The Awakening as Nancy
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- 1993 · The Lotus Eaters as Diana Kingswood
- 1993 · Journey to the Planets as Oracle (voice)
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Sue Walsh
- 1991 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- 1989 · Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy
- 1989 · George's Island as Miss Birdwood
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 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
- 2026 · The Well as Gabriel
- 2025 · Love Is the Monster as
- 2025 · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora
- 2021 · The Middle Man as Mrs. Stout
- 2021 · Stroke of Fate as Shirley
- 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 · Isabelle as Ann Pelway
- 2018 · Still/Born as Sheila
- 2017 · Cardinals as Valerie Walker
- 2016 · Milton's Secret as Luz
- 2016 · Ice Girls as Aunt Ginger
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Sheila Hardy
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Rose O'Connor
- 2014 · Algonquin as Rita
- 2007 · The Stone Angel as Doris
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 2004 · Being Julia as Grace Dexter
- 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 · Lathe of Heaven as Penny
- 2001 · I Was a Rat as Mrs. Tapscrew
- 2001 · Rare Birds as Claire
- 2001 · Haven as Eva
- 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 · Emily of New Moon as Laura Murray
- 1997 · Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework as Jesse's Mom
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1995 · The Possession of Michael D. as Jenny
- 1995 · A Woman of Independent Means as Totsie
- 1994 · The Biggest Little Ticket as The Troll
- 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 · 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 · Beautiful Dreamers as Molly Jessop
- 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 · Four on the Floor as
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley