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.
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Die Hard 2
Liz Hamilton
Pacific Heights
Mrs. Tapscrew
I Was a Rat
Fran Walker
Cow Belles
Miss Paige
The Rats
Andy
Stepping Out
Shirley
Stroke of Fate
Penny
Lathe of Heaven
Sally Pike
Paradise
Tina Larose
Geraldine's Fortune
Miss Birdwood
George's Island
Dev Harvey
Antiviral
Diane Callaghan
A Private Matter
Jesse's Mom
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Eva
Haven
The Troll
The Biggest Little Ticket
Polly Vandersma
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Love Is the Monster
Alice
Custody of the Heart
Kathy
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Zelda
White Room
Nancy
The Awakening
Diana Kingswood
The Lotus Eaters
(voice)
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
Rita
Algonquin
Gabriel
The Well
Mrs. Stout
The Middle Man
Juniper
Christmas in Rockwell
Ellen
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Harriet
The Voices of Our Mother
Mrs. Lynn
You Know My Name
Nora
Dancing on the Elephant
Jenny
The Possession of Michael D.
Lynn Reailly
The Marriage Bed
Dawn
Surfacing
Rose O'Connor
A Fighting Man
Faradee Gilchrist
Brace for Impact
Grace Dexter
Being Julia
Dawn
All the Lost Ones
Hologram Alien Scout
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Sheila
Still/Born
Oracle (voice)
Journey to the Planets
Valerie Walker
Cardinals
Peggy
Dear Viola
Mrs. Gerard
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Molly Jessop
Beautiful Dreamers
Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Really Weird Tales
Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Ann Pelway
Isabelle
Jill Lansing
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Judith
The Day After Tomorrow
Aunt Ginger
Ice Girls
Veronica
Considering Love and Other Magic
Easterbrook (uncredited)
Duct Tape Forever
Sophie
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Doris
The Stone Angel
Gwenna Krupp
House Arrest
Mrs. Smalls
Year of the Carnivore
Luz
Milton's Secret
Heather
9B
Claire
Rare Birds
Peggy Delaney
Bailey's Billion$
Nina
Bright Angel
Self
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Mrs. Klein
Full-Court Miracle
Miss Patterson (uncredited)
Breakfast with Scot
Miss Maggie
The Christmas Club
Jane Armitage
Dead Husbands
Rose Stark
Christmas 9 to 5
Mrs. Denison
Level 16
Audrey Walsh
Anything for Jackson
Joyce
Happy Place
Cheryl Gulliver
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Ann Stuart
Montréal vu par…
Holly
Virtual Mom
Katherine
Like a House on Fire
Greta
Women Talking
Carol Doster
The Care and Handling of Roses
Margaret
Much Ado About Nothing
Garbanza
Back to the Beanstalk
Mary Bigley
Love and Larceny
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
81
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-01-01
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Sheila Catherine McCarthy