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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1956
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Sheila Catherine McCarthy
- Sheila McCartney
- 쉘리아 맥카시
Sheila McCarthy
1.3 Popularity
Biography
Sheila McCarthy 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
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Dawn
All the Lost Ones
2025
6.9
Greta
Women Talking
2022
5.0
Juniper
Christmas in Rockwell
2022
7.4
Hologram Alien Scout
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
6.0
Mrs. Stout
The Middle Man
2021
0.0
Shirley
Stroke of Fate
2021
7.2
Katherine
Like a House on Fire
2021
5.0
Joyce
Happy Place
2020
7.2
Cheryl Gulliver
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
6.7
Audrey Walsh
Anything for Jackson
2020
Credits
All the Lost Ones
as Dawn
2025
0.0
Women Talking
as Greta
2022
6.9
Christmas in Rockwell
as Juniper
2022
5.0
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
2022
7.4
The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout
2021
6.0
Stroke of Fate
as Shirley
2021
0.0
Like a House on Fire
as Katherine
2021
7.2
Happy Place
as Joyce
2020
5.0
The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Cheryl Gulliver
2020
7.2
Anything for Jackson
as Audrey Walsh
2020
6.7
Nurses
as Phillis Bruner
2020
7.3
The Christmas Club
as Miss Maggie
2019
6.3
Christmas 9 to 5
as Rose Stark
2019
6.8
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
as Ellen
2019
0.0
Isabelle
as Ann Pelway
2019
5.2
The Umbrella Academy
as Agnes
2019
8.5
The Detail
as Helen Mailer
2018
6.4
Level 16
as Mrs. Denison
2018
6.8
Still/Born
as Sheila
2018
5.8
Considering Love and Other Magic
as Veronica
2017
6.5
The Good Doctor
as Rose Babcock
2017
8.5
Star Trek: Discovery
as All-Mother
2017
7.0
Cardinals
as Valerie Walker
2017
5.6
Conviction
as Dr. Jane Soto
2016
6.8
Milton's Secret
as Luz
2016
5.1
Private Eyes
as Shirl Glinski
2016
7.3
Brace for Impact
as Faradee Gilchrist
2016
5.4
Ice Girls
as Aunt Ginger
2016
6.5
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Whatever, Linda
as Sheila Hardy
2015
0.0
A Fighting Man
as Rose O'Connor
2014
5.4
Algonquin
as Rita
2014
7.0
Dear Viola
as Peggy
2014
6.5
Orphan Black
as Connie Hendrix
2013
7.8
Orphan Black
as Connie Hendrix (voice)
2013
7.8
Antiviral
as Dev Harvey
2012
6.0
Saving Hope
as Violet Devonshire
2012
7.0
Rookie Blue
as Leigh Senett
2010
7.6
Year of the Carnivore
as Mrs. Smalls
2009
5.0
Breakfast with Scot
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
2007
6.3
The Stone Angel
as Doris
2007
5.3
Little Mosque on the Prairie
as Sarah Hamoudi
2007
6.7
Cow Belles
as Fran Walker
2006
5.5
Bailey's Billion$
as Peggy Delaney
2005
5.8
Geraldine's Fortune
as Tina Larose
2004
1.0
Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
2004
6.5
The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith
2004
6.5
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
2004
5.7
This Is Wonderland
2004
9.0
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
2004
5.0
Full-Court Miracle
as Mrs. Klein
2003
5.6
Puppets Who Kill
2002
6.5
The Rats
as Miss Paige
2002
5.5
Lathe of Heaven
as Penny
2002
5.9
Duct Tape Forever
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
2002
6.7
I Was a Rat
as Mrs. Tapscrew
2001
0.0
Rare Birds
as Claire
2001
5.4
Haven
as Eva
2001
6.8
Custody of the Heart
as Alice
2000
4.2
Virtual Mom
as Holly
2000
5.0
You Know My Name
as Mrs. Lynn
1999
4.5
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Tammy
1999
2.0
Dead Husbands
as Jane Armitage
1998
4.8
Bad Dog
1998
6.0
More Tales of the City
as Mildred
1998
7.5
Emily of New Moon
as Laura Murray
1998
8.8
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
as Jesse's Mom
1997
4.8
The Care and Handling of Roses
as Carol Doster
1996
0.0
House Arrest
as Gwenna Krupp
1996
5.3
The Awakening
as Nancy
1995
4.8
The Possession of Michael D.
as Jenny
1995
4.8
A Woman of Independent Means
as Totsie
1995
10.0
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jill Lansing
1994
5.7
The Biggest Little Ticket
as The Troll
1994
0.0
The Lotus Eaters
as Diana Kingswood
1993
7.0
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Journey to the Planets
as Oracle (voice)
1993
0.0
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self
1992
7.0
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
as Sophie
1992
7.2
A Private Matter
as Diane Callaghan
1992
4.8
Montreal Stories
as Ann Stuart
1991
5.0
Stepping Out
as Andy
1991
5.8
Paradise
as Sally Pike
1991
6.2
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The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
as (voice)
1991
5.0
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Back to the Beanstalk
as Garbanza
1990
0.0
Bright Angel
as Nina
1990
4.8
Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton
1990
6.3
White Room
as Zelda
1990
5.0
Die Hard 2
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
1990
7.0
Beautiful Dreamers
as Molly Jessop
1990
5.2
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Kathy
1989
2.0
George's Island
as Miss Birdwood
1989
6.5
Much Ado About Nothing
as Margaret
1988
0.0
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
as Polly Vandersma
1987
5.8
The Marriage Bed
as Lynn Reailly
1986
7.0
Really Weird Tales
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986
6.0
9B
as Heather
1986
0.0
Four on the Floor
1986
6.0
Love and Larceny
as Mary Bigley
1985
0.0
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
1985
7.2
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Francine
1985
6.9
🎬
The Voices of Our Mother
as Harriet
N/A
0.0
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Surfacing
as Dawn
N/A
0.0
🎬
Love Is the Monster
N/A
0.0
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The Well
as Gabriel
N/A
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Dancing on the Elephant
as Nora
N/A
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