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.
Known For
Acting
Surfacing
as Dawn
The Well
as Gabriel
The Voices of Our Mother
as Harriet
Dancing on the Elephant
as Nora
(2025)
All the Lost Ones
as Dawn
(2022)
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
(2022)
Women Talking
as Greta
(2022)
Christmas in Rockwell
as Juniper
(2021)
Like a House on Fire
as Katherine
(2021)
The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout
(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)
Christmas 9 to 5
as Rose Stark
(2019)
(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)
Milton's Secret
as Luz
(2016)
Brace for Impact
as Faradee Gilchrist
(2016)
Ice Girls
as Aunt Ginger
(2014)
A Fighting Man
as Rose O'Connor
(2014)
Dear Viola
as Peggy
(2014)
Algonquin
as Rita
(2012)
Antiviral
as Dev Harvey
(2009)
Year of the Carnivore
as Mrs. Smalls
(2007)
The Stone Angel
as Doris
(2007)
Breakfast with Scot
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
(2006)
Cow Belles
as Fran Walker
(2005)
Bailey's Billion$
as Peggy Delaney
(2004)
The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith
(2004)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
(2004)
Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
(2004)
Geraldine's Fortune
as Tina Larose
(2004)
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
(2003)
Full-Court Miracle
as Mrs. Klein
(2002)
The Rats
as Miss Paige
(2002)
Lathe of Heaven
as Penny
(2002)
Duct Tape Forever
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
(2001)
Haven
as Eva
(2001)
Rare Birds
as Claire
(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)
The Lotus Eaters
as Diana Kingswood
(1993)
Journey to the Planets
as Oracle (voice)
(1992)
(1992)
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
as Sophie
(1992)
A Private Matter
as Diane Callaghan
(1991)
Paradise
as Sally Pike
(1991)
Stepping Out
as Andy
(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)
Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton
(1990)
Bright Angel
as Nina
(1990)
White Room
as Zelda
(1990)
Beautiful Dreamers
as Molly Jessop
(1990)
Back to the Beanstalk
as Garbanza
(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)
Really Weird Tales
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
(1986)
The Marriage Bed
as Lynn Reailly
(1985)
Love and Larceny
as Mary Bigley
Crew
Russet Season
Director
(2000)
Virtual Mom
Teleplay, Executive Producer