Sheila McCarthy
Known for Acting · 107 credits
- Born
- 1956-01-01 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Sheila Catherine McCarthy · Sheila McCartney · 쉘리아 맥카시
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
TV Shows (26)
The Good Doctor
2017
as Rose Babcock
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as All-Mother
Orphan Black
2013
as Connie Hendrix / Connie Hendrix (voice)
Rookie Blue
2010
as Leigh Senett
The Umbrella Academy
2019
as Agnes
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
Private Eyes
2016
as Shirl Glinski
This Is Wonderland
2004
Saving Hope
2012
as Violet Devonshire
Picket Fences
1992
as Sue Walsh
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Francine
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007
as Sarah Hamoudi
The Miniature Wife
2026
Nurses
2020
as Phillis Bruner
Conviction
2016
as Dr. Jane Soto
The Hidden Room
1991
Puppets Who Kill
2002
The Detail
2018
as Helen Mailer
Emily of New Moon
1998
as Laura Murray
More Tales of the City
1998
as Mildred
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Tammy
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Totsie
Bad Dog
1998
as (voice)
Four on the Floor
1986
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000
as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
Whatever, Linda
2015
as Sheila Hardy
Movies (81)
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Judith
Die Hard 2
1990
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Women Talking
2022
as Greta
Pacific Heights
1990
as Liz Hamilton
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
as Cheryl Gulliver
Antiviral
2012
as Dev Harvey
Anything for Jackson
2020
as Audrey Walsh
Level 16
2018
as Mrs. Denison
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
as Mrs. Gerard
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
as Hologram Alien Scout
House Arrest
1996
as Gwenna Krupp
Bright Angel
1990
as Nina
Haven
2001
as Eva
Cow Belles
2006
as Fran Walker
Being Julia
2004
as Grace Dexter
Paradise
1991
as Sally Pike
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
Bailey's Billion$
2005
as Peggy Delaney
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Jill Lansing
Still/Born
2018
as Sheila
The Stone Angel
2007
as Doris
The Possession of Michael D.
1995
as Jenny
The Rats
2002
as Miss Paige
Lathe of Heaven
2002
as Penny
The Middle Man
2021
as Mrs. Stout
I Was a Rat
2001
as Mrs. Tapscrew
Custody of the Heart
2000
as Alice
A Fighting Man
2014
as Rose O'Connor
Duct Tape Forever
2002
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
Stepping Out
1991
as Andy
Isabelle
2019
as Ann Pelway
All the Lost Ones
2025
as Dawn
Milton's Secret
2016
as Luz
The Voices of Our Mother
2026
as Harriet
You Know My Name
1999
as Mrs. Lynn
Breakfast with Scot
2007
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
Christmas 9 to 5
2019
as Rose Stark
Dear Viola
2014
as Peggy
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
as Kathy
White Room
1990
as Zelda
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
as Jesse's Mom
Full-Court Miracle
2003
as Mrs. Klein
Ice Girls
2016
as Aunt Ginger
The Lotus Eaters
1993
as Diana Kingswood
Brace for Impact
2016
as Faradee Gilchrist
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1991
as (voice)
Surfacing
as Dawn
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987
as Polly Vandersma
A Private Matter
1992
as Diane Callaghan
Cardinals
2017
as Valerie Walker
Love & Larceny
1985
as Mary Bigley
Like a House on Fire
2021
as Katherine
The Christmas Club
2019
as Miss Maggie
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019
as Ellen
Really Weird Tales
1986
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
as Molly Jessop
Year of the Carnivore
2009
as Mrs. Smalls
Dead Husbands
1998
as Jane Armitage
Rare Birds
2001
as Claire
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992
as Sophie
Christmas in Rockwell
2022
as Juniper
Much Ado About Nothing
1988
as Margaret
The Well
2026
as Gabriel
The Awakening
1995
as Nancy
Happy Place
2020
as Joyce
George's Island
1989
as Miss Birdwood
Virtual Mom
2000
as Holly
Montreal Stories
1991
as Ann Stuart
Algonquin
2014
as Rita
Love Is the Monster
2025
9B
1986
as Heather
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992
as Self
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017
as Veronica
The Marriage Bed
1986
as Lynn Reailly
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996
as Carol Doster
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
as Tina Larose
Dancing on the Elephant
2025
as Nora
Journey to the Planets
1993
as Oracle (voice)
Stroke of Fate
2021
as Shirley
Back to the Beanstalk
1990
as Garbanza
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994
as The Troll
About Sheila McCarthy
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 nomin… With 107 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Sheila McCarthy has appeared in 81 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sheila McCarthy Movies
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — as Judith
- Die Hard 2 (1990) — as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- Women Talking (2022) — as Greta
- Pacific Heights (1990) — as Liz Hamilton
- The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) — as Cheryl Gulliver
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