Sheila McCarthy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 1, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 112
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
The Good Doctor
2017TV
Rose Babcock
The Umbrella Academy
2019TV
Agnes
The Day After Tomorrow
2004Movie
Judith
Die Hard 2
1990Movie
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Star Trek: Discovery
2017TV
All-Mother
Orphan Black
2013TV
Connie Hendrix, Connie Hendrix (voice)
Filmography
The Voices of Our Mother
2026Movie
Harriet
The Miniature Wife
2026TV
Surfacing
2026Movie
Dawn
The Well
2026Movie
Gabriel
Love Is the Monster
2025Movie
Margaret
Dancing on the Elephant
2025Movie
Nora
All the Lost Ones
2025Movie
Dawn
Women Talking
2022Movie
Greta
Christmas in Rockwell
2022Movie
Juniper
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022Movie
Hologram Alien Scout
The Middle Man
2021Movie
Mrs. Stout
Stroke of Fate
2021Movie
Shirley
Like a House on Fire
2021Movie
Katherine
Happy Place
2020Movie
Joyce
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020Movie
Cheryl Gulliver
Anything for Jackson
2020Movie
Audrey Walsh
Nurses
2020TV
Phillis Bruner
The Christmas Club
2019Movie
Miss Maggie
Christmas 9 to 5
2019Movie
Rose Stark
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019Movie
Ellen
Isabelle
2019Movie
Ann Pelway
The Umbrella Academy
2019TV
Agnes
The Detail
2018TV
Helen Mailer
Level 16
2018Movie
Mrs. Denison
Still/Born
2018Movie
Sheila
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017Movie
Veronica
The Good Doctor
2017TV
Rose Babcock
Star Trek: Discovery
2017TV
All-Mother
Cardinals
2017Movie
Valerie Walker
Conviction
2016TV
Dr. Jane Soto
Milton's Secret
2016Movie
Luz
Private Eyes
2016TV
Shirl Glinski
Brace for Impact
2016Movie
Faradee Gilchrist
Ice Girls
2016Movie
Aunt Ginger
The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
2015Movie
Narrator (voice)
Whatever, Linda
2015TV
Sheila Hardy
A Fighting Man
2014Movie
Rose O'Connor
Algonquin
2014Movie
Rita
Dear Viola
2014Movie
Peggy
Orphan Black
2013TV
Connie Hendrix, Connie Hendrix (voice)
Antiviral
2012Movie
Dev Harvey
Saving Hope
2012TV
Violet Devonshire
Rookie Blue
2010TV
Leigh Senett
Year of the Carnivore
2009Movie
Mrs. Smalls
Breakfast with Scot
2007Movie
Miss Patterson (uncredited)
The Stone Angel
2007Movie
Doris
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007TV
Sarah Hamoudi
Cow Belles
2006Movie
Fran Walker
Bailey's Billion$
2005Movie
Peggy Delaney
Geraldine's Fortune
2004Movie
Tina Larose
Being Julia
2004Movie
Grace Dexter
The Day After Tomorrow
2004Movie
Judith
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004Movie
Mrs. Gerard
This Is Wonderland
2004TV
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004Movie
Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
Full-Court Miracle
2003Movie
Mrs. Klein
Puppets Who Kill
2002TV
The Rats
2002Movie
Miss Paige
Lathe of Heaven
2002Movie
Penny
Duct Tape Forever
2002Movie
Easterbrook (uncredited)
I Was a Rat
2001Movie
Mrs. Tapscrew
Rare Birds
2001Movie
Claire
Haven
2001Movie
Eva
Haven
2001TV
Eva
Super Rupert
2001TV
Aunt Rhonda
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000TV
Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
Custody of the Heart
2000Movie
Alice
Virtual Mom
2000Movie
Holly
You Know My Name
1999Movie
Mrs. Lynn
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999TV
Tammy
Dead Husbands
1998Movie
Jane Armitage
Bad Dog
1998TV
(voice)
More Tales of the City
1998TV
Mildred
Emily of New Moon
1998TV
Laura Murray
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997Movie
Jesse's Mom
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996Movie
Carol Doster
House Arrest
1996Movie
Gwenna Krupp
The Awakening
1995Movie
Nancy
The Possession of Michael D.
1995Movie
Jenny
A Woman of Independent Means
1995TV
Totsie
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994Movie
Jill Lansing
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994Movie
The Troll
The Lotus Eaters
1993Movie
Diana Kingswood
Journey to the Planets
1993Movie
Oracle (voice)
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992Movie
Self
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992Movie
Sophie
Picket Fences
1992TV
Sue Walsh
A Private Matter
1992Movie
Diane Callaghan
Montreal Stories
1991Movie
Ann Stuart
Stepping Out
1991Movie
Andy
Paradise
1991Movie
Sally Pike
The Hidden Room
1991TV
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1991Movie
(voice)
Back to the Beanstalk
1990Movie
Garbanza
Bright Angel
1990Movie
Nina
Pacific Heights
1990Movie
Liz Hamilton
White Room
1990Movie
Zelda
Die Hard 2
1990Movie
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Beautiful Dreamers
1990Movie
Molly Jessop
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989Movie
Kathy
George's Island
1989Movie
Miss Birdwood
Much Ado About Nothing
1988Movie
Margaret
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987Movie
Polly Vandersma
A Nest of Singing Birds
1987Movie
Anna
The Marriage Bed
1986Movie
Lynn Reailly
Really Weird Tales
1986Movie
Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Hot Shots
1986TV
Jenny
9B
1986Movie
Heather
Four on the Floor
1986TV
Love & Larceny
1985Movie
Mary Bigley
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985TV
Debra (Sarah) Hollister
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985TV
Francine