Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Date of Birth:

Jan 01, 1956

Place of Birth:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

filmography:

Beethoven Lives Upstairs Beethoven Lives Upstairs

1992

Bright Angel Bright Angel

1990

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

1992

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994

House Arrest House Arrest

1996

Full-Court Miracle Full-Court Miracle

2003

Duct Tape Forever Duct Tape Forever

2002

Rare Birds Rare Birds

2001

9B 9B

1986

Isabelle Isabelle

2019

Cardinals Cardinals

2017

Journey to the Planets Journey to the Planets

1993

Still/Born Still/Born

2018

Dear Viola Dear Viola

2014

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

2004

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2004

Really Weird Tales Really Weird Tales

1986

Beautiful Dreamers Beautiful Dreamers

1990

The Day After Tomorrow The Day After Tomorrow

2004

Bailey's Billion$ Bailey's Billion$

2005

The Broken Hearts Gallery The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020

Happy Place Happy Place

2020

Anything for Jackson Anything for Jackson

2020

Montreal Stories Montreal Stories

1991

Virtual Mom Virtual Mom

2000

The Care and Handling of Roses The Care and Handling of Roses

1996

Women Talking Women Talking

2022

Like a House on Fire Like a House on Fire

2021

Level 16 Level 16

2018

Christmas 9 to 5 Christmas 9 to 5

2019

Year of the Carnivore Year of the Carnivore

2009

The Stone Angel The Stone Angel

2007

Breakfast with Scot Breakfast with Scot

2007

Ice Girls Ice Girls

2016

Milton's Secret Milton's Secret

2016

Dead Husbands Dead Husbands

1998

The Christmas Club The Christmas Club

2019

Considering Love and Other Magic Considering Love and Other Magic

2017

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

2022

All the Lost Ones All the Lost Ones

2024

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997

A Private Matter A Private Matter

1992

Antiviral Antiviral

2012

Haven Haven

2001

The Biggest Little Ticket The Biggest Little Ticket

1994

Custody of the Heart Custody of the Heart

2000

Love Is the Monster Love Is the Monster

1970

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

1987

George's Island George's Island

1989

Geraldine's Fortune Geraldine's Fortune

2004

Cow Belles Cow Belles

2006

I Was a Rat I Was a Rat

2001

Pacific Heights Pacific Heights

1990

The Rats The Rats

2002

Stepping Out Stepping Out

1991

Paradise Paradise

1991

Lathe of Heaven Lathe of Heaven

2002

Stroke of Fate Stroke of Fate

2021

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

1989

White Room White Room

1990

The Possession of Michael D. The Possession of Michael D.

1995

Dancing on the Elephant Dancing on the Elephant

1970

You Know My Name You Know My Name

1999

The Marriage Bed The Marriage Bed

1986

Surfacing Surfacing

1970

Being Julia Being Julia

2004

Brace for Impact Brace for Impact

2016

A Fighting Man A Fighting Man

2014

The Voices of Our Mother The Voices of Our Mother

1970

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

2019

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

1991

The Lotus Eaters The Lotus Eaters

1993

The Awakening The Awakening

1995

Algonquin Algonquin

2014

The Well The Well

1970

Christmas in Rockwell Christmas in Rockwell

2022

The Middle Man The Middle Man

2021

Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2

1990

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