Sheila McCarthy
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Biography
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...
Known For
Filmography
The Well
2026
as Gabriel
The Voices of Our Mother
2026
as Harriet
Surfacing
2026
as Dawn
The Miniature Wife
2026
Love Is the Monster
2025
as Margaret
Dancing on the Elephant
2025
as Nora
All the Lost Ones
2025
as Dawn
Christmas in Rockwell
2022
as Juniper
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
as Hologram Alien Scout
Women Talking
2022
as Greta
Stroke of Fate
2021
as Shirley
The Middle Man
2021
as Mrs. Stout
Like a House on Fire
2021
as Katherine
Anything for Jackson
2020
as Audrey Walsh
Happy Place
2020
as Joyce
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
as Cheryl Gulliver
Nurses
2020
as Phillis Bruner
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019
as Ellen
Isabelle
2019
as Ann Pelway
The Christmas Club
2019
as Miss Maggie
Christmas 9 to 5
2019
as Rose Stark
The Umbrella Academy
2019
as Agnes
Still/Born
2018
as Sheila
Level 16
2018
as Mrs. Denison
The Detail
2018
as Helen Mailer
Cardinals
2017
as Valerie Walker
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017
as Veronica
The Good Doctor
2017
as Rose Babcock
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as All-Mother
Brace for Impact
2016
as Faradee Gilchrist
Ice Girls
2016
as Aunt Ginger
Milton's Secret
2016
as Luz
Private Eyes
2016
as Shirl Glinski
Conviction
2016
as Dr. Jane Soto
The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Whatever, Linda
2015
as Sheila Hardy
Algonquin
2014
as Rita
A Fighting Man
2014
as Rose O'Connor
Dear Viola
2014
as Peggy
Orphan Black
2013
as Connie Hendrix
Orphan Black
2013
as Connie Hendrix (voice)
Antiviral
2012
as Dev Harvey
Saving Hope
2012
as Violet Devonshire
Rookie Blue
2010
as Leigh Senett
Year of the Carnivore
2009
as Mrs. Smalls
Breakfast with Scot
2007
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
The Stone Angel
2007
as Doris
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007
as Sarah Hamoudi
Cow Belles
2006
as Fran Walker
Bailey's Billion$
2005
as Peggy Delaney
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
as Tina Larose
Being Julia
2004
as Grace Dexter
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
as Mrs. Gerard
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Judith
This Is Wonderland
2004
Full-Court Miracle
2003
as Mrs. Klein
The Rats
2002
as Miss Paige
Lathe of Heaven
2002
as Penny
Duct Tape Forever
2002
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
Puppets Who Kill
2002
I Was a Rat
2001
as Mrs. Tapscrew
Haven
2001
as Eva
Rare Birds
2001
as Claire
Haven
2001
as Eva
Super Rupert
2001
as Aunt Rhonda
Custody of the Heart
2000
as Alice
Virtual Mom
2000
as Holly
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000
as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
You Know My Name
1999
as Mrs. Lynn
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Tammy
Dead Husbands
1998
as Jane Armitage
Emily of New Moon
1998
as Laura Murray
Bad Dog
1998
as (voice)
More Tales of the City
1998
as Mildred
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
as Jesse's Mom
House Arrest
1996
as Gwenna Krupp
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996
as Carol Doster
The Awakening
1995
as Nancy
The Possession of Michael D.
1995
as Jenny
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Totsie
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994
as The Troll
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Jill Lansing
The Lotus Eaters
1993
as Diana Kingswood
Journey to the Planets
1993
as Oracle (voice)
A Private Matter
1992
as Diane Callaghan
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992
as Self
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992
as Sophie
Picket Fences
1992
as Sue Walsh
Stepping Out
1991
as Andy
Paradise
1991
as Sally Pike
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1991
as (voice)
Montreal Stories
1991
as Ann Stuart
The Hidden Room
1991
Die Hard 2
1990
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Pacific Heights
1990
as Liz Hamilton
White Room
1990
as Zelda
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
as Molly Jessop
Bright Angel
1990
as Nina
Back to the Beanstalk
1990
as Garbanza
George's Island
1989
as Miss Birdwood
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
as Kathy
Much Ado About Nothing
1988
as Margaret
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987
as Polly Vandersma
A Nest of Singing Birds
1987
as Anna
The Marriage Bed
1986
as Lynn Reailly
Really Weird Tales
1986
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
9B
1986
as Heather
Four on the Floor
1986
Hot Shots
1986
as Jenny
Love & Larceny
1985
as Mary Bigley
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Francine