Sheila McCarthy
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1956
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Filmography
85 movies · 28 TV shows, newest first
6.4
The Voices of Our Mother
2026
7.1
The Miniature Wife
2026
5.7
Surfacing
2026
3.8
The Well
2026
6.5
Love Is the Monster
2025
NR
Dancing on the Elephant
2025
4.8
All the Lost Ones
2025
6.8
Women Talking
2022
5.5
Christmas in Rockwell
2022
7.3
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
6.1
The Middle Man
2021
NR
Stroke of Fate
2021
6.6
Like a House on Fire
2021
5.0
Happy Place
2020
7.1
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
6.7
Anything for Jackson
2020
7.3
Nurses
2020
6.3
The Christmas Club
2019
6.7
Christmas 9 to 5
2019
NR
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019
5.1
Isabelle
2019
8.5
The Umbrella Academy
2019
6.4
The Detail
2018
6.7
Level 16
2018
5.8
Still/Born
2018
6.5
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017
8.5
The Good Doctor
2017
6.9
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
5.8
Cardinals
2017
2.3
The Definites
2017
NR
Russet Season
2017
6.8
Conviction
2016
5.2
Milton's Secret
2016
7.3
Private Eyes
2016
5.5
Brace for Impact
2016
6.7
Ice Girls
2016
NR
The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
2015NR
Whatever, Linda
2015
5.5
A Fighting Man
2014
7.0
Algonquin
2014
6.8
Dear Viola
2014
7.8
Orphan Black
2013
5.9
Antiviral
2012
7.0
Saving Hope
2012
7.7
Rookie Blue
2010
4.8
Year of the Carnivore
2009
6.1
Breakfast with Scot
2007
5.4
The Stone Angel
2007
6.6
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007
5.5
Cow Belles
2006
5.9
Bailey's Billion$
2005
3.3
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
6.4
Being Julia
2004
6.6
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
5.7
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
8.0
This Is Wonderland
2004
6.0
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
5.8
Full-Court Miracle
2003
6.6
Puppets Who Kill
2002
5.4
The Rats
2002
6.0
Lathe of Heaven
2002
6.2
Duct Tape Forever
2002
9.0
I Was a Rat
2001
5.3
Rare Birds
2001
6.8
Haven
2001
7.0
Haven
2001
7.0
Super Rupert
2001
7.3
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000
5.4
Custody of the Heart
2000
6.0
Virtual Mom
2000
4.8
You Know My Name
1999
5.5
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
5.7
Dead Husbands
1998
7.0
Bad Dog
1998
7.3
More Tales of the City
1998
8.8
Emily of New Moon
1998
5.8
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
9.0
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996
5.4
House Arrest
1996
4.8
The Awakening
1995
5.4
The Possession of Michael D.
1995
10.0
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
6.5
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
NR
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994
8.5
The Lotus Eaters
19938.0
Journey to the Planets
1993
7.3
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992
7.3
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992
7.4
Picket Fences
1992
5.5
A Private Matter
1992
5.0
Montreal Stories
1991
5.9
Stepping Out
1991
6.2
Paradise
1991
6.0
The Hidden Room
1991
6.0
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
199110.0
Back to the Beanstalk
1990
4.8
Bright Angel
1990
6.3
Pacific Heights
1990
5.7
White Room
1990
7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
5.0
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
3.0
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
7.3
George's Island
1989
9.0
Much Ado About Nothing
1988
5.7
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987
NR
A Nest of Singing Birds
1987
8.5
The Marriage Bed
1986
5.8
Really Weird Tales
1986
8.0
9B
1986
6.8
Four on the Floor
1986
7.0
Love & Larceny
1985
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
6.9
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985