Personal Info
Birthday
January 1, 1956
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting
Sheila McCarthy
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.
Directed Movies (1)
Acting Filmography (106)
6.4
The Voices of Our Mother
Movie2026
7.5
The Miniature Wife
TV Series2026
5.7
Surfacing
Movie2026
4.0
The Well
Movie2026
6.5
Love Is the Monster
Movie2025
0.0
Dancing on the Elephant
Movie2025
4.8
All the Lost Ones
Movie2025
6.8
Women Talking
Movie2022
5.5
Christmas in Rockwell
Movie2022
7.3
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Movie2022
6.1
The Middle Man
Movie2021
No Backdrop
0.0
Stroke of Fate
Movie2021
7.4
Like a House on Fire
Movie2021
No Backdrop
5.0
Happy Place
Movie2020
7.1
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Movie2020
6.7
Anything for Jackson
Movie2020
7.3
Nurses
TV Series2020
6.3
The Christmas Club
Movie2019
6.7
Christmas 9 to 5
Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Movie2019
5.1
Isabelle
Movie2019
8.5
The Umbrella Academy
TV Series2019
6.4
The Detail
TV Series2018
6.7
Level 16
Movie2018
5.8
Still/Born
Movie2018
No Backdrop
6.5
Considering Love and Other Magic
Movie2017
8.5
The Good Doctor
TV Series2017
7.0
Star Trek: Discovery
TV Series2017
5.8
Cardinals
Movie2017
6.8
Conviction
TV Series2016
5.2
Milton's Secret
Movie2016
7.3
Private Eyes
TV Series2016
5.5
Brace for Impact
Movie2016
6.7
Ice Girls
Movie2016
5.5
A Fighting Man
Movie2014
7.0
Algonquin
Movie2014
6.8
Dear Viola
Movie2014
7.8
Orphan Black
TV Series2013
6.0
Antiviral
Movie2012
7.0
Saving Hope
TV Series2012
7.6
Rookie Blue
TV Series2010
4.8
Year of the Carnivore
Movie2009
6.2
Breakfast with Scot
Movie2007
5.4
The Stone Angel
Movie2007
6.6
Little Mosque on the Prairie
TV Series2007
5.5
Cow Belles
Movie2006
5.9
Bailey's Billion$
Movie2005
No Backdrop
3.3
Geraldine's Fortune
Movie2004
6.4
Being Julia
Movie2004
6.6
The Day After Tomorrow
Movie2004
5.7
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Movie2004
No Backdrop
8.0
This Is Wonderland
TV Series2004
No Backdrop
6.0
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Movie2004
5.7
Full-Court Miracle
Movie2003
6.6
Puppets Who Kill
TV Series2002
5.4
The Rats
Movie2002
6.0
Lathe of Heaven
Movie2002
6.8
Duct Tape Forever
Movie2002
9.0
I Was a Rat
Movie2001
5.3
Rare Birds
Movie2001
No Backdrop
6.8
Haven
Movie2001
No Backdrop
0.0
Haven
TV Series2001
7.0
Super Rupert
TV Series2001
7.3
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
TV Series2000
5.4
Custody of the Heart
Movie2000
No Backdrop
6.0
Virtual Mom
Movie2000
4.8
You Know My Name
Movie1999
5.5
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
TV Series1999
5.2
Dead Husbands
Movie1998
7.0
Bad Dog
TV Series1998
7.3
More Tales of the City
TV Series1998
8.8
Emily of New Moon
TV Series1998
5.8
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Movie1997
No Backdrop
9.0
The Care and Handling of Roses
Movie1996
5.3
House Arrest
Movie1996
No Backdrop
4.8
The Awakening
Movie1995
No Backdrop
5.4
The Possession of Michael D.
Movie1995
10.0
A Woman of Independent Means
TV Series1995
6.3
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Movie1994
No Backdrop
0.0
The Biggest Little Ticket
Movie1994
8.5
The Lotus Eaters
Movie1993
7.3
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Movie1992
No Backdrop
7.3
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Movie1992
7.5
Picket Fences
TV Series1992
5.5
A Private Matter
Movie1992
5.0
Montreal Stories
Movie1991
5.9
Stepping Out
Movie1991
6.2
Paradise
Movie1991
No Backdrop
6.0
The Hidden Room
TV Series1991
4.9
Bright Angel
Movie1990
6.3
Pacific Heights
Movie1990
5.7
White Room
Movie1990
7.0
Die Hard 2
Movie1990
No Backdrop
5.0
Beautiful Dreamers
Movie1990
3.0
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Movie1989
No Backdrop
7.3
George's Island
Movie1989
No Backdrop
9.0
Much Ado About Nothing
Movie1988
5.8
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
A Nest of Singing Birds
Movie1987
No Backdrop
8.5
The Marriage Bed
Movie1986
No Backdrop
5.8
Really Weird Tales
Movie1986
No Backdrop
8.0
9B
Movie1986
6.3
Four on the Floor
TV Series1986
No Backdrop
7.0
Love & Larceny
Movie1985
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV Series1985
6.9
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV Series1985