Sheila McCarthy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

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

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • The Umbrella Academy

    The Umbrella Academy

  • Orphan Black

    Orphan Black

  • Orphan Black

    Orphan Black

  • Rookie Blue

    Rookie Blue

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Private Eyes

    Private Eyes

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Saving Hope

    Saving Hope

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Level 16

    Level 16

  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

    Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Rare Birds

    Rare Birds

  • This Is Wonderland

    This Is Wonderland

  • Nurses

    Nurses

  • Surfacing

    Surfacing

  • House Arrest

    House Arrest

  • Women Talking

    Women Talking

  • Algonquin

    Algonquin

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • Little Mosque on the Prairie

    Little Mosque on the Prairie

  • Being Julia

    Being Julia

  • Cow Belles

    Cow Belles

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Virtual Mom

    Virtual Mom

  • Antiviral

    Antiviral

  • Isabelle

    Isabelle

  • Still/Born

    Still/Born

  • White Room

    White Room

  • Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

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

  • Bright Angel

    Bright Angel

  • The Well

    The Well

  • Pacific Heights

    Pacific Heights

  • The Detail

    The Detail

  • Puppets Who Kill

    Puppets Who Kill

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • Beautiful Dreamers

    Beautiful Dreamers

  • A Fighting Man

    A Fighting Man

  • Like a House on Fire

    Like a House on Fire

  • Dear Viola

    Dear Viola

  • All the Lost Ones

    All the Lost Ones

  • Cardinals

    Cardinals

  • Full-Court Miracle

    Full-Court Miracle

  • The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

    The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

  • The Possession of Michael D.

    The Possession of Michael D.

  • Milton's Secret

    Milton's Secret

  • I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

  • The Broken Hearts Gallery

    The Broken Hearts Gallery

  • Bad Dog

    Bad Dog

  • The Christmas Club

    The Christmas Club

  • Brace for Impact

    Brace for Impact

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

    Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • Love & Larceny

    Love & Larceny

  • Geraldine's Fortune

    Geraldine's Fortune

  • George's Island

    George's Island

  • Christmas in Rockwell

    Christmas in Rockwell

  • You Know My Name

    You Know My Name

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • Lathe of Heaven

    Lathe of Heaven

  • Dancing on the Elephant

    Dancing on the Elephant

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

    Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

  • The Middle Man

    The Middle Man

  • Custody of the Heart

    Custody of the Heart

  • Breakfast with Scot

    Breakfast with Scot

  • The Voices of Our Mother

    The Voices of Our Mother

  • Emily of New Moon

    Emily of New Moon

  • I Was a Rat

    I Was a Rat

  • Beethoven Lives Upstairs

    Beethoven Lives Upstairs

  • Duct Tape Forever

    Duct Tape Forever

  • Anything for Jackson

    Anything for Jackson

  • Happy Place

    Happy Place

  • An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

    An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

  • Ice Girls

    Ice Girls

  • Considering Love and Other Magic

    Considering Love and Other Magic

  • Year of the Carnivore

    Year of the Carnivore

  • Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

    Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

  • Montreal Stories

    Montreal Stories

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Really Weird Tales

    Really Weird Tales

  • Back to the Beanstalk

    Back to the Beanstalk

  • Love Is the Monster

    Love Is the Monster

  • The Biggest Little Ticket

    The Biggest Little Ticket

  • Journey to the Planets

    Journey to the Planets

  • The Stone Angel

    The Stone Angel

  • Four on the Floor

    Four on the Floor

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

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

  • Christmas 9 to 5

    Christmas 9 to 5

  • A Woman of Independent Means

    A Woman of Independent Means

  • Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

    Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • Whatever, Linda

    Whatever, Linda

  • The Care and Handling of Roses

    The Care and Handling of Roses

  • Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

    Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

  • The Lotus Eaters

    The Lotus Eaters

  • The Rats

    The Rats

  • Bailey's Billion$

    Bailey's Billion$

  • Dead Husbands

    Dead Husbands

  • The Marriage Bed

    The Marriage Bed

  • 9B

    9B

  • Stroke of Fate

    Stroke of Fate

  • Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

    Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall