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.
Movies (78)
The Voices of Our Mother
2026
The Well
2026
Love Is the Monster
2025
Dancing on the Elephant
2025
All the Lost Ones
2025
Women Talking
2022
Christmas in Rockwell
2022
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
The Middle Man
2021
Stroke of Fate
2021
Like a House on Fire
2021
Happy Place
2020
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
Anything for Jackson
2020
The Christmas Club
2019
Christmas 9 to 5
2019
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019
Isabelle
2019
Level 16
2018
Still/Born
2018
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017
Cardinals
2017
Milton's Secret
2016
Brace for Impact
2016
Ice Girls
2016
A Fighting Man
2014
Algonquin
2014
Dear Viola
2014
Antiviral
2012
Year of the Carnivore
2009
Breakfast with Scot
2007
The Stone Angel
2007
Cow Belles
2006
Bailey's Billion$
2005
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
Being Julia
2004
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
Full-Court Miracle
2003
The Rats
2002
Lathe of Heaven
2002
Duct Tape Forever
2002
I Was a Rat
2001
Rare Birds
2001
Haven
2001
Custody of the Heart
2000
Virtual Mom
2000
You Know My Name
1999
Dead Husbands
1998
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996
House Arrest
1996
The Awakening
1995
The Possession of Michael D.
1995
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994
The Lotus Eaters
1993
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992
A Private Matter
1992
Montreal Stories
1991
Stepping Out
1991
Paradise
1991
Bright Angel
1990
Pacific Heights
1990
White Room
1990
Die Hard 2
1990
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
George's Island
1989
Much Ado About Nothing
1988
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987
The Marriage Bed
1986
Really Weird Tales
1986
9B
1986
Love & Larceny
1985
Surfacing
TV Shows (26)
The Miniature Wife
2026
Nurses
2020
The Umbrella Academy
2019
The Detail
2018
The Good Doctor
2017
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
Conviction
2016
Private Eyes
2016
Orphan Black
2013
Orphan Black
2013
Saving Hope
2012
Rookie Blue
2010
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007
This Is Wonderland
2004
Puppets Who Kill
2002
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
Bad Dog
1998
More Tales of the City
1998
Emily of New Moon
1998
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
Picket Fences
1992
The Hidden Room
1991
Four on the Floor
1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985