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 · 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
- 2020 · Nurses as Phillis Bruner
- 2019 · The Christmas Club as Miss Maggie
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Little Mosque on the Prairie as Sarah Hamoudi
- 2006 · Cow Belles as Fran Walker
- 2004 · Being Julia as Grace Dexter
- 2004 · The Day After Tomorrow as Judith
- 2004 · This Is Wonderland as
- 2003 · Full-Court Miracle as Mrs. Klein
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as
- 2001 · Rare Birds as Claire
- 2001 · Haven as Eva
- 1998 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Mildred
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1995 · The Possession of Michael D. as Jenny
- 1994 · The Biggest Little Ticket as The Troll
- 1992 · Beethoven Lives Upstairs as Sophie
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Sue Walsh
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Andy
- 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
- 1989 · George's Island as Miss Birdwood
- 1988 · Much Ado About Nothing as Margaret
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Francine
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet
- 2025 · Love Is the Monster as
- 2025 · All the Lost Ones as Dawn
- 2022 · Christmas in Rockwell as Juniper
- 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
- 2019 · Christmas 9 to 5 as Rose Stark
- 2019 · An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order as Ellen
- 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
- 2007 · Breakfast with Scot as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Stone Angel as Doris
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 2004 · Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Mrs. Gerard
- 2004 · Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
- 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
- 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 · Emily of New Moon as Laura Murray
- 1993 · Journey to the Planets as Oracle (voice)
- Future · Dancing on the Elephant as Nora
- 2000 · Virtual Mom as Holly
- 1998 · Dead Husbands as Jane Armitage
- 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 · A Woman of Independent Means as Totsie
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing
- 1993 · The Lotus Eaters as Diana Kingswood
- 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 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 1991 · The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice)
- 1990 · Beautiful Dreamers as Molly Jessop
- 1989 · Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy
- 1987 · I've Heard the Mermaids Singing as Polly Vandersma
- 1986 · The Marriage Bed as Lynn Reailly
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986 · 9B as Heather
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley
- Future · Surfacing as Dawn