Sheila McCarthy
Acting
- Born:
- 1956-01-01
- Place of birth:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Dora Awards (theater), along with multiple nominations.
Known For
Filmography
YAGA
The Spirit of Halloween
The Voices of Our Mother
The Miniature Wife
Surfacing
The Well
Love Is the Monster
Dancing on the Elephant
All the Lost Ones
Women Talking
Christmas in Rockwell
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
The Middle Man
Stroke of Fate
Like a House on Fire
Happy Place
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Anything for Jackson
Nurses
The Christmas Club
Christmas 9 to 5
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Isabelle
The Umbrella Academy
The Detail
Level 16
Still/Born
Considering Love and Other Magic
The Good Doctor
Star Trek: Discovery
Cardinals
Conviction
Milton's Secret
Private Eyes
Brace for Impact
Ice Girls
The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
Whatever, Linda
A Fighting Man
Algonquin
Dear Viola
Orphan Black
Antiviral
Saving Hope
Rookie Blue
Year of the Carnivore
Breakfast with Scot
The Stone Angel
Little Mosque on the Prairie
Cow Belles
Bailey's Billion$
Geraldine's Fortune
Being Julia
The Day After Tomorrow
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
This Is Wonderland
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Full-Court Miracle
Puppets Who Kill
The Rats
Lathe of Heaven
Duct Tape Forever
I Was a Rat
Rare Birds
Haven
Haven
Super Rupert
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
Custody of the Heart
Virtual Mom
You Know My Name
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Dead Husbands
Bad Dog
More Tales of the City
Emily of New Moon
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
The Care and Handling of Roses
House Arrest
The Awakening
The Possession of Michael D.
A Woman of Independent Means
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
The Biggest Little Ticket
The Lotus Eaters
Journey to the Planets
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Picket Fences
A Private Matter
Montreal Stories
Stepping Out
Paradise
The Hidden Room
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
Back to the Beanstalk
Bright Angel
Pacific Heights
White Room
Die Hard 2
Beautiful Dreamers
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
George's Island
Much Ado About Nothing
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
A Nest of Singing Birds
The Marriage Bed
Really Weird Tales
Hot Shots
9B
Four on the Floor
Love & Larceny
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Ray Bradbury Theater