People
Sheila McCarthy
Biography:
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.
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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All the Lost Ones as Dawn | 2024-09-19 |
Women Talking as Greta | 2022-12-23 |
Christmas in Rockwell as Juniper | 2022-12-11 |
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 as Hologram Alien Scout | 2022-07-09 |
The Middle Man as Mrs. Stout | 2021-09-17 |
Stroke of Fate as Shirley | 2021-07-15 |
Like a House on Fire as Katherine | 2021-03-26 |
Happy Place as Joyce | 2020-09-27 |
The Broken Hearts Gallery as Cheryl Gulliver | 2020-09-11 |
Anything for Jackson as Audrey Walsh | 2020-04-04 |
The Christmas Club as Miss Maggie | 2019-11-27 |
Christmas 9 to 5 as Rose Stark | 2019-11-24 |
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order as Ellen | 2019-11-01 |
Isabelle as Ann Pelway | 2019-05-24 |
Level 16 as Mrs. Denison | 2018-02-20 |
Still/Born as Sheila | 2018-02-09 |
Considering Love and Other Magic as Veronica | 2017-11-17 |
Cardinals as Valerie Walker | 2017-09-07 |
Milton's Secret as Luz | 2016-09-30 |
Brace for Impact as Faradee Gilchrist | 2016-04-03 |
Ice Girls as Aunt Ginger | 2016-03-11 |
A Fighting Man as Rose O'Connor | 2014-04-24 |
Algonquin as Rita | 2014-04-11 |
Dear Viola as Peggy | 2014-03-16 |
Antiviral as Dev Harvey | 2012-09-19 |
Year of the Carnivore as Mrs. Smalls | 2009-05-01 |
Breakfast with Scot as Miss Patterson (uncredited) | 2007-11-16 |
The Stone Angel as Doris | 2007-09-12 |
Cow Belles as Fran Walker | 2006-03-24 |
Bailey's Billion$ as Peggy Delaney | 2005-08-05 |
Geraldine's Fortune as Tina Larose | 2004-10-22 |
Being Julia as Grace Dexter | 2004-09-03 |
The Day After Tomorrow as Judith | 2004-05-26 |
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Mrs. Gerard | 2004-02-17 |
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Polly Vandersma (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
Full-Court Miracle as Mrs. Klein | 2003-11-21 |
The Rats as Miss Paige | 2002-09-17 |
Lathe of Heaven as Penny | 2002-09-08 |
Duct Tape Forever as Easterbrook (uncredited) | 2002-04-12 |
I Was a Rat as Mrs. Tapscrew | 2001-12-09 |
Rare Birds as Claire | 2001-09-09 |
Haven as Eva | 2001-02-11 |
Custody of the Heart as Alice | 2000-08-28 |
Virtual Mom as Holly | 2000-01-01 |
You Know My Name as Mrs. Lynn | 1999-08-22 |
Dead Husbands as Jane Armitage | 1998-12-02 |
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework as Jesse's Mom | 1997-01-01 |
The Care and Handling of Roses as Carol Doster | 1996-10-08 |
House Arrest as Gwenna Krupp | 1996-08-14 |
The Awakening as Nancy | 1995-11-04 |
The Possession of Michael D. as Jenny | 1995-05-02 |
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jill Lansing | 1994-05-22 |
The Biggest Little Ticket as The Troll | 1994-04-01 |
The Lotus Eaters as Diana Kingswood | 1993-09-12 |
Journey to the Planets as Oracle (voice) | 1993-01-01 |
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self | 1992-12-06 |
Beethoven Lives Upstairs as Sophie | 1992-09-30 |
A Private Matter as Diane Callaghan | 1992-06-20 |
Montreal Stories as Ann Stuart | 1991-11-08 |
Stepping Out as Andy | 1991-10-11 |
Paradise as Sally Pike | 1991-09-18 |
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light as (voice) | 1991-01-01 |
Bright Angel as Nina | 1990-11-01 |
Pacific Heights as Liz Hamilton | 1990-09-28 |
White Room as Zelda | 1990-09-06 |
Die Hard 2 as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman | 1990-07-03 |
Beautiful Dreamers as Molly Jessop | 1990-06-05 |
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Kathy | 1989-11-10 |
George's Island as Miss Birdwood | 1989-08-15 |
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing as Polly Vandersma | 1987-09-11 |
The Marriage Bed as Lynn Reailly | 1986-12-22 |
Really Weird Tales as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma") | 1986-10-04 |
9B as Heather | 1986-09-06 |