Sheila McCarthy
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.
Acted in
All the Lost Ones
2024
as Dawn
Women Talking
2022
as Greta
Christmas in Rockwell
2022
as Juniper
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
as Hologram Alien Scout
The Middle Man
2021
as Mrs. Stout
Stroke of Fate
2021
as Shirley
Like a House on Fire
2021
as Katherine
Happy Place
2020
as Joyce
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
as Cheryl Gulliver
Anything for Jackson
2020
as Audrey Walsh
Nurses
2020
as Phillis Bruner
The Christmas Club
2019
as Miss Maggie
Christmas 9 to 5
2019
as Rose Stark
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019
as Ellen
Isabelle
2019
as Ann Pelway
The Umbrella Academy
2019
as Agnes
The Detail
2018
as Helen Mailer
Level 16
2018
as Mrs. Denison
Still/Born
2018
as Sheila
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017
as Veronica
The Good Doctor
2017
as Rose Babcock
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as All-Mother
Cardinals
2017
as Valerie Walker
Conviction
2016
as Dr. Jane Soto
Milton's Secret
2016
as Luz
Private Eyes
2016
as Shirl Glinski
Brace for Impact
2016
as Faradee Gilchrist
Ice Girls
2016
as Aunt Ginger
Whatever, Linda
2015
as Sheila Hardy
A Fighting Man
2014
as Rose O'Connor
Algonquin
2014
as Rita
Dear Viola
2014
as Peggy
Orphan Black
2013
as Connie Hendrix
Orphan Black
2013
as Connie Hendrix (voice)
Antiviral
2012
as Dev Harvey
Saving Hope
2012
as Violet Devonshire
Rookie Blue
2010
as Leigh Senett
Year of the Carnivore
2009
as Mrs. Smalls
Breakfast with Scot
2007
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
The Stone Angel
2007
as Doris
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007
as Sarah Hamoudi
Cow Belles
2006
as Fran Walker
Bailey's Billion$
2005
as Peggy Delaney
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
as Tina Larose
Being Julia
2004
as Grace Dexter
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Judith
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
as Mrs. Gerard
This Is Wonderland
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
Full-Court Miracle
2003
as Mrs. Klein
Puppets Who Kill
2002
The Rats
2002
as Miss Paige
Lathe of Heaven
2002
as Penny
Duct Tape Forever
2002
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
I Was a Rat
2001
as Mrs. Tapscrew
Rare Birds
2001
as Claire
Haven
2001
as Eva
Custody of the Heart
2000
as Alice
Virtual Mom
2000
as Holly
You Know My Name
1999
as Mrs. Lynn
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Tammy
Dead Husbands
1998
as Jane Armitage
Bad Dog
1998
More Tales of the City
1998
as Mildred
Emily of New Moon
1998
as Laura Murray
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
as Jesse's Mom
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996
as Carol Doster
House Arrest
1996
as Gwenna Krupp
The Awakening
1995
as Nancy
The Possession of Michael D.
1995
as Jenny
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Totsie
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Jill Lansing
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994
as The Troll
The Lotus Eaters
1993
as Diana Kingswood
Journey to the Planets
1993
as Oracle (voice)
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992
as Self
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992
as Sophie
A Private Matter
1992
as Diane Callaghan
Montreal Stories
1991
as Ann Stuart
Stepping Out
1991
as Andy
Paradise
1991
as Sally Pike
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1991
as (voice)
Bright Angel
1990
as Nina
Pacific Heights
1990
as Liz Hamilton
White Room
1990
as Zelda
Die Hard 2
1990
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
as Molly Jessop
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
as Kathy
George's Island
1989
as Miss Birdwood
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987
as Polly Vandersma
The Marriage Bed
1986
as Lynn Reailly
Really Weird Tales
1986
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
9B
1986
as Heather
Four on the Floor
1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Francine
Love Is the Monster
The Well
as Gabriel
The Voices of Our Mother
as Harriet
Dancing on the Elephant
as Nora
Surfacing
as Dawn