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
- 2026 · The Miniature Wife as
- 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 · The Broken Hearts Gallery as Cheryl Gulliver
- 2020 · Anything for Jackson as Audrey Walsh
- 2020 · Nurses as Phillis Bruner
- 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
- 2016 · Conviction as Dr. Jane Soto
- 2016 · Private Eyes as Shirl Glinski
- 2016 · Brace for Impact as Faradee Gilchrist
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Rose O'Connor
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as
- 2001 · Rare Birds as Claire
- 2001 · Haven as Eva
- 2000 · Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
- 2000 · Custody of the Heart as Alice
- 2000 · Virtual Mom as Holly
- 1999 · Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke as Tammy
- 1998 · Bad Dog as (voice)
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Mildred
- 1998 · Emily of New Moon as Laura Murray
- 1996 · House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp
- 1995 · A Woman of Independent Means as Totsie
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Sue Walsh
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Andy
- 1991 · Paradise as Sally Pike
- 1991 · The Hidden Room as
- 1990 · Bright Angel as Nina
- 1990 · Pacific Heights as Liz Hamilton
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- 1986 · Four on the Floor as
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2017 · Considering Love and Other Magic as Veronica
- 2017 · Cardinals as Valerie Walker
- 2016 · Milton's Secret as Luz
- 2016 · Ice Girls as Aunt Ginger
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Sheila Hardy
- 2014 · Algonquin as Rita
- 2009 · Year of the Carnivore as Mrs. Smalls
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 · Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose
- 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 · 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
- 1999 · You Know My Name as Mrs. Lynn
- 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 · The Possession of Michael D. as Jenny
- 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 · The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice)
- 1990 · Back to the Beanstalk as Garbanza
- 1990 · White Room as Zelda
- 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 · Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986 · 9B as Heather
- 1985 · Love & Larceny as Mary Bigley
- Future · The Voices of Our Mother as Harriet