Sheila McCarthy
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-01-01 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Acting
Surfacing
as Dawn
The Voices of Our Mother
as Harriet
Dancing on the Elephant
as Nora
(2025)
The Well
as Gabriel
(2025)
All the Lost Ones
as Dawn
(2022)
Christmas in Rockwell
as Juniper
(2022)
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
(2022)
Women Talking
as Greta
(2021)
The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout
(2021)
Like a House on Fire
as Katherine
(2021)
Stroke of Fate
as Shirley
(2020)
The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Cheryl Gulliver
(2020)
Anything for Jackson
as Audrey Walsh
(2020)
Happy Place
as Joyce
(2019)
Isabelle
as Ann Pelway
(2019)
The Christmas Club
as Miss Maggie
(2019)
(2019)
Christmas 9 to 5
as Rose Stark
(2018)
Level 16
as Mrs. Denison
(2018)
Still/Born
as Sheila
(2017)
Cardinals
as Valerie Walker
(2017)
Considering Love and Other Magic
as Veronica
(2016)
Brace for Impact
as Faradee Gilchrist
(2016)
Milton's Secret
as Luz
(2016)
Ice Girls
as Aunt Ginger
(2014)
Dear Viola
as Peggy
(2014)
Algonquin
as Rita
(2014)
A Fighting Man
as Rose O'Connor
(2012)
Antiviral
as Dev Harvey
(2009)
Year of the Carnivore
as Mrs. Smalls
(2007)
Breakfast with Scot
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
(2007)
The Stone Angel
as Doris
(2006)
Cow Belles
as Fran Walker
(2005)
Bailey's Billion$
as Peggy Delaney
(2004)
The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith
(2004)
Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
(2004)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
(2004)
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
(2004)
Geraldine's Fortune
as Tina Larose
(2003)
Full-Court Miracle
as Mrs. Klein
(2002)
Duct Tape Forever
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
(2002)
The Rats
as Miss Paige
(2002)
Lathe of Heaven
as Penny
(2001)
Rare Birds
as Claire
(2001)
Haven
as Eva
(2001)
I Was a Rat
as Mrs. Tapscrew
(2000)
Custody of the Heart
as Alice
(2000)
Virtual Mom
as Holly
(1999)
You Know My Name
as Mrs. Lynn
(1998)
Dead Husbands
as Jane Armitage
(1997)
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
as Jesse's Mom
(1996)
House Arrest
as Gwenna Krupp
(1996)
The Care and Handling of Roses
as Carol Doster
(1995)
The Awakening
as Nancy
(1995)
The Possession of Michael D.
as Jenny
(1994)
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jill Lansing
(1994)
The Biggest Little Ticket
as The Troll
(1993)
Journey to the Planets
as Oracle (voice)
(1993)
The Lotus Eaters
as Diana Kingswood
(1992)
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
as Sophie
(1992)
A Private Matter
as Diane Callaghan
(1992)
(1991)
Stepping Out
as Andy
(1991)
Paradise
as Sally Pike
(1991)
Montreal Stories
as Ann Stuart
(1991)
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
as (voice)
(1990)
Die Hard 2
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
(1990)
Beautiful Dreamers
as Molly Jessop
(1990)
Bright Angel
as Nina
(1990)
Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton
(1990)
Back to the Beanstalk
as Garbanza
(1990)
White Room
as Zelda
(1989)
George's Island
as Miss Birdwood
(1989)
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Kathy
(1988)
Much Ado About Nothing
as Margaret
(1987)
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
as Polly Vandersma
(1986)
9B
as Heather
(1986)
The Marriage Bed
as Lynn Reailly
(1986)
Really Weird Tales
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
(1985)
Love & Larceny
as Mary Bigley
Crew
Russet Season
Director
(2000)
Virtual Mom
Teleplay, Executive Producer