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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Películas (86)

The Spirit of Halloween
2026 · Ghost Anna

The Voices of Our Mother
2026 · Harriet

Surfacing
2026 · Dawn

The Well
2026 · Gabriel

Love Is the Monster
2025 · Margaret

Dancing on the Elephant
2025 · Nora

All the Lost Ones
2025 · Dawn

Women Talking
2022 · Greta

Christmas in Rockwell
2022 · Juniper

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022 · Hologram Alien Scout

The Middle Man
2021 · Mrs. Stout

Stroke of Fate
2021 · Shirley

Like a House on Fire
2021 · Katherine

Happy Place
2020 · Joyce

The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020 · Cheryl Gulliver

Anything for Jackson
2020 · Audrey Walsh

The Christmas Club
2019 · Miss Maggie

Christmas 9 to 5
2019 · Rose Stark

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019 · Ellen

Isabelle
2019 · Ann Pelway

Level 16
2018 · Mrs. Denison

Still/Born
2018 · Sheila

Considering Love and Other Magic
2017 · Veronica

Cardinals
2017 · Valerie Walker

The Definites
2017 · Executive Producer

Russet Season
2017 · Director

Milton's Secret
2016 · Luz

Brace for Impact
2016 · Faradee Gilchrist

Ice Girls
2016 · Aunt Ginger

The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
2015 · Narrator (voice)

A Fighting Man
2014 · Rose O'Connor

Algonquin
2014 · Rita

Dear Viola
2014 · Peggy

Antiviral
2012 · Dev Harvey

Year of the Carnivore
2009 · Mrs. Smalls

Breakfast with Scot
2007 · Miss Patterson (uncredited)

The Stone Angel
2007 · Doris

Cow Belles
2006 · Fran Walker

Bailey's Billion$
2005 · Peggy Delaney

Geraldine's Fortune
2004 · Tina Larose

Being Julia
2004 · Grace Dexter

The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Judith

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004 · Mrs. Gerard

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004 · Polly Vandersma (archive footage)

Full-Court Miracle
2003 · Mrs. Klein

The Rats
2002 · Miss Paige

Lathe of Heaven
2002 · Penny

Duct Tape Forever
2002 · Easterbrook (uncredited)

I Was a Rat
2001 · Mrs. Tapscrew

Rare Birds
2001 · Claire

Haven
2001 · Eva

Custody of the Heart
2000 · Alice

Virtual Mom
2000 · Holly, Teleplay, Executive Producer

You Know My Name
1999 · Mrs. Lynn

Dead Husbands
1998 · Jane Armitage

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997 · Jesse's Mom

The Care and Handling of Roses
1996 · Carol Doster

House Arrest
1996 · Gwenna Krupp

The Awakening
1995 · Nancy

The Possession of Michael D.
1995 · Jenny

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994 · Jill Lansing

The Biggest Little Ticket
1994 · The Troll

The Lotus Eaters
1993 · Diana Kingswood

Journey to the Planets
1993 · Oracle (voice)

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992 · Self

Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992 · Sophie

A Private Matter
1992 · Diane Callaghan

Montreal Stories
1991 · Ann Stuart

Stepping Out
1991 · Andy

Paradise
1991 · Sally Pike

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1991 · (voice)
Back to the Beanstalk
1990 · Garbanza

Bright Angel
1990 · Nina

Pacific Heights
1990 · Liz Hamilton

White Room
1990 · Zelda

Die Hard 2
1990 · Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Beautiful Dreamers
1990 · Molly Jessop

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989 · Kathy

George's Island
1989 · Miss Birdwood

Much Ado About Nothing
1988 · Margaret

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987 · Polly Vandersma

A Nest of Singing Birds
1987 · Anna

The Marriage Bed
1986 · Lynn Reailly

Really Weird Tales
1986 · Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

9B
1986 · Heather

Love & Larceny
1985 · Mary Bigley
Series (30)

Yaga
2026 · Olena Yaha

The Miniature Wife
2026

Nurses
2020 · Phillis Bruner

The Umbrella Academy
2019 · Agnes

The Detail
2018 · Helen Mailer

The Good Doctor
2017 · Rose Babcock

Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · All-Mother

Conviction
2016 · Dr. Jane Soto

Private Eyes
2016 · Shirl Glinski
Whatever, Linda
2015 · Sheila Hardy

Orphan Black
2013 · Connie Hendrix, Connie Hendrix (voice)

Saving Hope
2012 · Violet Devonshire

Rookie Blue
2010 · Leigh Senett

Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007 · Sarah Hamoudi

This Is Wonderland
2004

Puppets Who Kill
2002

Haven
2001 · Eva

Super Rupert
2001 · Aunt Rhonda

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000 · Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999 · Tammy

Bad Dog
1998 · (voice)

More Tales of the City
1998 · Mildred

Emily of New Moon
1998 · Laura Murray

A Woman of Independent Means
1995 · Totsie

Picket Fences
1992 · Sue Walsh

The Hidden Room
1991

Hot Shots
1986 · Jenny

Four on the Floor
1986

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Debra (Sarah) Hollister

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · Francine

