Sheila McCarthy
Acting
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.
Born: January 1, 1956 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Filmography (63)
Women Talking
2022
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
The Middle Man
2021
Like a House on Fire
2021
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
Anything for Jackson
2020
Nurses
2020
The Christmas Club
2019
Christmas 9 to 5
2019
Isabelle
2019
The Umbrella Academy
2019
The Detail
2018
Level 16
2018
Still/Born
2018
The Good Doctor
2017
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
Cardinals
2017
Conviction
2016
Milton's Secret
2016
Private Eyes
2016
Brace for Impact
2016
Ice Girls
2016
A Fighting Man
2014
Dear Viola
2014
Orphan Black
2013
Antiviral
2012
Saving Hope
2012
Rookie Blue
2010
Year of the Carnivore
2009
Breakfast with Scot
2007
The Stone Angel
2007
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007
Cow Belles
2006
Bailey's Billion$
2005
Being Julia
2004
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
This Is Wonderland
2004
Full-Court Miracle
2003
Puppets Who Kill
2002
The Rats
2002
Lathe of Heaven
2002
Rare Birds
2001
Haven
2001
You Know My Name
1999
Bad Dog
1998
More Tales of the City
1998
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
House Arrest
1996
The Awakening
1995
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992
Picket Fences
1992
Montreal Stories
1991
Stepping Out
1991
Paradise
1991
Bright Angel
1990
Pacific Heights
1990
Die Hard 2
1990
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985