Sheila McCarthy

Acting

Born: 1956-01-01 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Acting

Die Hard 2

Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Pacific Heights

Liz Hamilton

I Was a Rat

Mrs. Tapscrew

Cow Belles

Fran Walker

The Rats

Miss Paige

Stepping Out

Andy

Stroke of Fate

Shirley

Lathe of Heaven

Penny

Paradise

Sally Pike

Geraldine's Fortune

Tina Larose

George's Island

Miss Birdwood

Antiviral

Dev Harvey

A Private Matter

Diane Callaghan

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Jesse's Mom

Haven

Eva

The Biggest Little Ticket

The Troll

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Polly Vandersma

Love Is the Monster

Custody of the Heart

Alice

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

Kathy

White Room

Zelda

The Awakening

Nancy

The Lotus Eaters

Diana Kingswood

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

(voice)

Algonquin

Rita

The Well

Gabriel

The Middle Man

Mrs. Stout

Christmas in Rockwell

Juniper

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

Ellen

The Voices of Our Mother

Harriet

You Know My Name

Mrs. Lynn

Dancing on the Elephant

Nora

The Possession of Michael D.

Jenny

The Marriage Bed

Lynn Reailly

Surfacing

Dawn

A Fighting Man

Rose O'Connor

Brace for Impact

Faradee Gilchrist

Being Julia

Grace Dexter

All the Lost Ones

Dawn

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

Hologram Alien Scout

Still/Born

Sheila

Journey to the Planets

Oracle (voice)

Cardinals

Valerie Walker

Dear Viola

Peggy

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Mrs. Gerard

Beautiful Dreamers

Molly Jessop

Really Weird Tales

Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

Polly Vandersma (archive footage)

Isabelle

Ann Pelway

Bright Angel

Nina

House Arrest

Gwenna Krupp

Milton's Secret

Luz

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

Sophie

The Stone Angel

Doris

Heather

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Jill Lansing

The Day After Tomorrow

Judith

Considering Love and Other Magic

Veronica

Breakfast with Scot

Miss Patterson (uncredited)

Bailey's Billion$

Peggy Delaney

Year of the Carnivore

Mrs. Smalls

Duct Tape Forever

Easterbrook (uncredited)

Rare Birds

Claire

Ice Girls

Aunt Ginger

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Self

Full-Court Miracle

Mrs. Klein

The Christmas Club

Miss Maggie

Dead Husbands

Jane Armitage

Christmas 9 to 5

Rose Stark

Level 16

Mrs. Denison

Anything for Jackson

Audrey Walsh

Happy Place

Joyce

The Broken Hearts Gallery

Cheryl Gulliver

Montreal Stories

Ann Stuart

Virtual Mom

Holly

Like a House on Fire

Katherine

Women Talking

Greta

The Care and Handling of Roses

Carol Doster

Much Ado About Nothing

Margaret

Back to the Beanstalk

Garbanza

Love & Larceny

Mary Bigley

Die Hard 2

Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Pacific Heights

Liz Hamilton

I Was a Rat

Mrs. Tapscrew

Cow Belles

Fran Walker

The Rats

Miss Paige

Stepping Out

Andy

Stroke of Fate

Shirley

Lathe of Heaven

Penny

Paradise

Sally Pike

Geraldine's Fortune

Tina Larose

George's Island

Miss Birdwood

Antiviral

Dev Harvey

A Private Matter

Diane Callaghan

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Jesse's Mom

Haven

Eva

The Biggest Little Ticket

The Troll

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Polly Vandersma

Love Is the Monster

Custody of the Heart

Alice

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

Kathy

White Room

Zelda

The Awakening

Nancy

The Lotus Eaters

Diana Kingswood

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

(voice)

Algonquin

Rita

The Well

Gabriel

The Middle Man

Mrs. Stout

Christmas in Rockwell

Juniper

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

Ellen

The Voices of Our Mother

Harriet

You Know My Name

Mrs. Lynn

Dancing on the Elephant

Nora

The Possession of Michael D.

Jenny

The Marriage Bed

Lynn Reailly

Surfacing

Dawn

A Fighting Man

Rose O'Connor

Brace for Impact

Faradee Gilchrist

Being Julia

Grace Dexter

All the Lost Ones

Dawn

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

Hologram Alien Scout

Still/Born

Sheila

Journey to the Planets

Oracle (voice)

Cardinals

Valerie Walker

Dear Viola

Peggy

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Mrs. Gerard

Beautiful Dreamers

Molly Jessop

Really Weird Tales

Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

Polly Vandersma (archive footage)

Isabelle

Ann Pelway

Bright Angel

Nina

House Arrest

Gwenna Krupp

Milton's Secret

Luz

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

Sophie

The Stone Angel

Doris

Heather

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Jill Lansing

The Day After Tomorrow

Judith

Considering Love and Other Magic

Veronica

Breakfast with Scot

Miss Patterson (uncredited)

Bailey's Billion$

Peggy Delaney

Year of the Carnivore

Mrs. Smalls

Duct Tape Forever

Easterbrook (uncredited)

Rare Birds

Claire

Ice Girls

Aunt Ginger

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Self

Full-Court Miracle

Mrs. Klein

The Christmas Club

Miss Maggie

Dead Husbands

Jane Armitage

Christmas 9 to 5

Rose Stark

Level 16

Mrs. Denison

Anything for Jackson

Audrey Walsh

Happy Place

Joyce

The Broken Hearts Gallery

Cheryl Gulliver

Montreal Stories

Ann Stuart

Virtual Mom

Holly

Like a House on Fire

Katherine

Women Talking

Greta

The Care and Handling of Roses

Carol Doster

Much Ado About Nothing

Margaret

Back to the Beanstalk

Garbanza

Love & Larceny

Mary Bigley

Director

Russet Season

Director

Russet Season

Director

Other Credits

Virtual Mom

Teleplay

Virtual Mom

Executive Producer

Virtual Mom

Teleplay

Virtual Mom

Executive Producer