Sheila McCarthy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

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

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Rookie Blue

    Rookie Blue

  • Private Eyes

    Private Eyes

  • Saving Hope

    Saving Hope

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • This Is Wonderland

    This Is Wonderland

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Nurses

    Nurses

  • Bad Dog

    Bad Dog

  • Rare Birds

    Rare Birds

  • The Middle Man

    The Middle Man

  • House Arrest

    House Arrest

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • Antiviral

    Antiviral

  • Year of the Carnivore

    Year of the Carnivore

  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

    Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

  • Little Mosque on the Prairie

    Little Mosque on the Prairie

  • Being Julia

    Being Julia

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

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

  • Christmas in Rockwell

    Christmas in Rockwell

  • George's Island

    George's Island

  • Breakfast with Scot

    Breakfast with Scot

  • Level 16

    Level 16

  • Surfacing

    Surfacing

  • Puppets Who Kill

    Puppets Who Kill

  • The Well

    The Well

  • Beautiful Dreamers

    Beautiful Dreamers

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

    Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

  • Duct Tape Forever

    Duct Tape Forever

  • Custody of the Heart

    Custody of the Heart

  • Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

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

  • Milton's Secret

    Milton's Secret

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • Isabelle

    Isabelle

  • Brace for Impact

    Brace for Impact

  • I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

  • The Detail

    The Detail

  • Beethoven Lives Upstairs

    Beethoven Lives Upstairs

  • Virtual Mom

    Virtual Mom

  • Bright Angel

    Bright Angel

  • Back to the Beanstalk

    Back to the Beanstalk

  • Geraldine's Fortune

    Geraldine's Fortune

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

    Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

  • Cow Belles

    Cow Belles

  • The Marriage Bed

    The Marriage Bed

  • Like a House on Fire

    Like a House on Fire

  • Women Talking

    Women Talking

  • Journey to the Planets

    Journey to the Planets

  • The Christmas Club

    The Christmas Club

  • Dead Husbands

    Dead Husbands

  • The Rats

    The Rats

  • Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

    Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

  • The Broken Hearts Gallery

    The Broken Hearts Gallery

  • Emily of New Moon

    Emily of New Moon

  • Algonquin

    Algonquin

  • Pacific Heights

    Pacific Heights

  • Lathe of Heaven

    Lathe of Heaven

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • Dear Viola

    Dear Viola

  • Full-Court Miracle

    Full-Court Miracle

  • I Was a Rat

    I Was a Rat

  • A Fighting Man

    A Fighting Man

  • Cardinals

    Cardinals

  • A Woman of Independent Means

    A Woman of Independent Means

  • Still/Born

    Still/Born

  • The Voices of Our Mother

    The Voices of Our Mother

  • White Room

    White Room

  • Four on the Floor

    Four on the Floor

  • Anything for Jackson

    Anything for Jackson

  • Montreal Stories

    Montreal Stories

  • Love Is the Monster

    Love Is the Monster

  • The Lotus Eaters

    The Lotus Eaters

  • Really Weird Tales

    Really Weird Tales

  • The Possession of Michael D.

    The Possession of Michael D.

  • All the Lost Ones

    All the Lost Ones

  • An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

    An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

  • Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

    Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

  • The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

    The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

  • Bailey's Billion$

    Bailey's Billion$

  • The Biggest Little Ticket

    The Biggest Little Ticket

  • Dancing on the Elephant

    Dancing on the Elephant

  • Whatever, Linda

    Whatever, Linda

  • Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

    Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • The Stone Angel

    The Stone Angel

  • Love & Larceny

    Love & Larceny

  • Stroke of Fate

    Stroke of Fate

  • Considering Love and Other Magic

    Considering Love and Other Magic

  • Ice Girls

    Ice Girls

  • You Know My Name

    You Know My Name

  • Happy Place

    Happy Place

  • Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

    Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

  • Christmas 9 to 5

    Christmas 9 to 5

  • The Care and Handling of Roses

    The Care and Handling of Roses

  • 9B

    9B