Sheila McCarthy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-01-01 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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

  • Saving Hope

    Saving Hope

  • Rookie Blue

    Rookie Blue

  • Private Eyes

    Private Eyes

  • Being Julia

    Being Julia

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Algonquin

    Algonquin

  • White Room

    White Room

  • Pacific Heights

    Pacific Heights

  • Love & Larceny

    Love & Larceny

  • Beautiful Dreamers

    Beautiful Dreamers

  • Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

    Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

  • Nurses

    Nurses

  • Rare Birds

    Rare Birds

  • I Was a Rat

    I Was a Rat

  • Haven

    Haven

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • Little Mosque on the Prairie

    Little Mosque on the Prairie

  • This Is Wonderland

    This Is Wonderland

  • Isabelle

    Isabelle

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • The Stone Angel

    The Stone Angel

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • Lathe of Heaven

    Lathe of Heaven

  • Anything for Jackson

    Anything for Jackson

  • Puppets Who Kill

    Puppets Who Kill

  • The Detail

    The Detail

  • Women Talking

    Women Talking

  • Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

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

  • Happy Place

    Happy Place

  • Emily of New Moon

    Emily of New Moon

  • Geraldine's Fortune

    Geraldine's Fortune

  • Level 16

    Level 16

  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

    Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

  • I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

  • Cow Belles

    Cow Belles

  • The Broken Hearts Gallery

    The Broken Hearts Gallery

  • Christmas 9 to 5

    Christmas 9 to 5

  • The Well

    The Well

  • Bad Dog

    Bad Dog

  • Cardinals

    Cardinals

  • Love Is the Monster

    Love Is the Monster

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

    Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

  • House Arrest

    House Arrest

  • The Middle Man

    The Middle Man

  • Antiviral

    Antiviral

  • A Woman of Independent Means

    A Woman of Independent Means

  • Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

    Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

  • Ice Girls

    Ice Girls

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • Full-Court Miracle

    Full-Court Miracle

  • Bright Angel

    Bright Angel

  • Bailey's Billion$

    Bailey's Billion$

  • Four on the Floor

    Four on the Floor

  • Whatever, Linda

    Whatever, Linda

  • Still/Born

    Still/Born

  • Really Weird Tales

    Really Weird Tales

  • The Rats

    The Rats

  • Custody of the Heart

    Custody of the Heart

  • A Fighting Man

    A Fighting Man

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

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

  • Dear Viola

    Dear Viola

  • Breakfast with Scot

    Breakfast with Scot

  • The Lotus Eaters

    The Lotus Eaters

  • The Possession of Michael D.

    The Possession of Michael D.

  • The Voices of Our Mother

    The Voices of Our Mother

  • Duct Tape Forever

    Duct Tape Forever

  • Brace for Impact

    Brace for Impact

  • You Know My Name

    You Know My Name

  • Stroke of Fate

    Stroke of Fate

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Christmas in Rockwell

    Christmas in Rockwell

  • Year of the Carnivore

    Year of the Carnivore

  • All the Lost Ones

    All the Lost Ones

  • Like a House on Fire

    Like a House on Fire

  • Surfacing

    Surfacing

  • The Care and Handling of Roses

    The Care and Handling of Roses

  • Milton's Secret

    Milton's Secret

  • Virtual Mom

    Virtual Mom

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

    Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

  • The Christmas Club

    The Christmas Club

  • Beethoven Lives Upstairs

    Beethoven Lives Upstairs

  • Montreal Stories

    Montreal Stories

  • George's Island

    George's Island

  • 9B

    9B

  • The Marriage Bed

    The Marriage Bed

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • Dancing on the Elephant

    Dancing on the Elephant

  • Dead Husbands

    Dead Husbands

  • Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

    Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

  • Journey to the Planets

    Journey to the Planets

  • The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

    The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

  • Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

    Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

  • Considering Love and Other Magic

    Considering Love and Other Magic

  • An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

    An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

  • Back to the Beanstalk

    Back to the Beanstalk

  • The Biggest Little Ticket

    The Biggest Little Ticket