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