
Cast
Sheila McCarthy
Acting
Cast
Sheila McCarthy
Known for
Acting
Born
1956-01-01
From
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.

The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith

Die Hard 2
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Women Talking
as Greta

Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton

Antiviral
as Dev Harvey

The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Cheryl Gulliver

Anything for Jackson
as Audrey Walsh

Level 16
as Mrs. Denison

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard

House Arrest
as Gwenna Krupp

Haven
as Eva

Being Julia
as Grace Dexter

Paradise
as Sally Pike

Bright Angel
as Nina

Cow Belles
as Fran Walker

The Rats
as Miss Paige

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)

Beautiful Dreamers
as Molly Jessop

Stepping Out
as Andy

The Stone Angel
as Doris

All the Lost Ones
as Dawn

Brace for Impact
as Faradee Gilchrist

A Private Matter
as Diane Callaghan

Christmas 9 to 5
as Rose Stark

I Was a Rat
as Mrs. Tapscrew

Still/Born
as Sheila

The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout

The Possession of Michael D.
as Jenny

Isabelle
as Ann Pelway

Bailey's Billion$
as Peggy Delaney

Lathe of Heaven
as Penny

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jill Lansing

Much Ado About Nothing
as Margaret

Duct Tape Forever
as Easterbrook (uncredited)

Full-Court Miracle
as Mrs. Klein

Love & Larceny
as Mary Bigley

You Know My Name
as Mrs. Lynn

A Fighting Man
as Rose O'Connor

Custody of the Heart
as Alice

Cardinals
as Valerie Walker

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Kathy

The Voices of Our Mother
as Harriet

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
as Jesse's Mom

Milton's Secret
as Luz

Dear Viola
as Peggy

Christmas in Rockwell
as Juniper

The Lotus Eaters
as Diana Kingswood

Ice Girls
as Aunt Ginger

Rare Birds
as Claire

Like a House on Fire
as Katherine

Really Weird Tales
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Happy Place
as Joyce

White Room
as Zelda

Year of the Carnivore
as Mrs. Smalls

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
as Polly Vandersma

Dead Husbands
as Jane Armitage

Breakfast with Scot
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)

Montreal Stories
as Ann Stuart

Virtual Mom
as Holly

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
as Ellen

Beethoven Lives Upstairs
as Sophie

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
as (voice)

The Well
as Gabriel

The Christmas Club
as Miss Maggie

Algonquin
as Rita

Love Is the Monster

Surfacing
as Dawn

The Awakening
as Nancy

Geraldine's Fortune
as Tina Larose

George's Island
as Miss Birdwood

The Marriage Bed
as Lynn Reailly

Considering Love and Other Magic
as Veronica

Dancing on the Elephant
as Nora

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self

9B
as Heather

Back to the Beanstalk
as Garbanza

The Care and Handling of Roses
as Carol Doster

Journey to the Planets
as Oracle (voice)

Stroke of Fate
as Shirley

The Biggest Little Ticket
as The Troll