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 nominations.
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The Voices of Our Mother
as Harriet
The Miniature Wife
as Unknown
Surfacing
as Dawn
The Well
as Gabriel
Love Is the Monster
as Margaret
Dancing on the Elephant
as Nora
All the Lost Ones
as Dawn
Women Talking
as Greta
Christmas in Rockwell
as Juniper
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout
Stroke of Fate
as Shirley
Like a House on Fire
as Katherine
Happy Place
as Joyce
The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Cheryl Gulliver
Anything for Jackson
as Audrey Walsh
Nurses
as Phillis Bruner
The Christmas Club
as Miss Maggie
Christmas 9 to 5
as Rose Stark
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
as Ellen
Isabelle
as Ann Pelway
The Umbrella Academy
as Agnes
The Detail
as Helen Mailer
Level 16
as Mrs. Denison
Still/Born
as Sheila
Considering Love and Other Magic
as Veronica
The Good Doctor
as Rose Babcock
Star Trek: Discovery
as All-Mother
Cardinals
as Valerie Walker
Conviction
as Dr. Jane Soto
Milton's Secret
as Luz
Private Eyes
as Shirl Glinski
Brace for Impact
as Faradee Gilchrist
Ice Girls
as Aunt Ginger
The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
as Narrator (voice)
A Fighting Man
as Rose O'Connor
Algonquin
as Rita
Dear Viola
as Peggy
Orphan Black
as Connie Hendrix
Orphan Black
as Connie Hendrix (voice)
Antiviral
as Dev Harvey
Saving Hope
as Violet Devonshire
Rookie Blue
as Leigh Senett
Year of the Carnivore
as Mrs. Smalls
Breakfast with Scot
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
The Stone Angel
as Doris
Little Mosque on the Prairie
as Sarah Hamoudi
Cow Belles
as Fran Walker
Bailey's Billion$
as Peggy Delaney
Geraldine's Fortune
as Tina Larose
Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
This Is Wonderland
as Unknown
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
Full-Court Miracle
as Mrs. Klein
Puppets Who Kill
as Unknown
The Rats
as Miss Paige
Lathe of Heaven
as Penny
Duct Tape Forever
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
I Was a Rat
as Mrs. Tapscrew
Rare Birds
as Claire
Haven
as Eva
Haven
as Eva
Super Rupert
as Aunt Rhonda
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
Custody of the Heart
as Alice
Virtual Mom
as Holly
You Know My Name
as Mrs. Lynn
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Tammy
Dead Husbands
as Jane Armitage
Bad Dog
as (voice)
More Tales of the City
as Mildred
Emily of New Moon
as Laura Murray
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
as Jesse's Mom
The Care and Handling of Roses
as Carol Doster
House Arrest
as Gwenna Krupp
The Awakening
as Nancy
The Possession of Michael D.
as Jenny
A Woman of Independent Means
as Totsie
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jill Lansing
The Biggest Little Ticket
as The Troll
The Lotus Eaters
as Diana Kingswood
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
as Sophie
Picket Fences
as Sue Walsh
A Private Matter
as Diane Callaghan
Montreal Stories
as Ann Stuart
Stepping Out
as Andy
Paradise
as Sally Pike
The Hidden Room
as Unknown
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
as (voice)
Bright Angel
as Nina
Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton
White Room
as Zelda
Die Hard 2
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Beautiful Dreamers
as Molly Jessop
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Kathy
George's Island
as Miss Birdwood
Much Ado About Nothing
as Margaret
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
as Polly Vandersma
A Nest of Singing Birds
as Anna
The Marriage Bed
as Lynn Reailly
Really Weird Tales
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Hot Shots
as Jenny
9B
as Heather
Four on the Floor
as Unknown
Love & Larceny
as Mary Bigley
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Francine