Sheila McCarthy

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.

Cast

Die Hard 2

(Samantha 'Sam' Coleman)

Pacific Heights

(Liz Hamilton)

I Was a Rat

(Mrs. Tapscrew)

Cow Belles

(Fran Walker)

The Rats

(Miss Paige)

Stepping Out

(Andy)

Stroke of Fate

(Shirley)

Lathe of Heaven

(Penny)

Paradise

(Sally Pike)

Geraldine's Fortune

(Tina Larose)

George's Island

(Miss Birdwood)

Antiviral

(Dev Harvey)

A Private Matter

(Diane Callaghan)

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

(Jesse's Mom)

Haven

(Eva)

The Biggest Little Ticket

(The Troll)

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

(Polly Vandersma)

Love Is the Monster

Custody of the Heart

(Alice)

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

(Kathy)

White Room

(Zelda)

The Awakening

(Nancy)

The Lotus Eaters

(Diana Kingswood)

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

((voice))

Algonquin

(Rita)

The Well

(Gabriel)

The Middle Man

(Mrs. Stout)

Christmas in Rockwell

(Juniper)

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

(Ellen)

The Voices of Our Mother

(Harriet)

You Know My Name

(Mrs. Lynn)

Dancing on the Elephant

(Nora)

The Possession of Michael D.

(Jenny)

The Marriage Bed

(Lynn Reailly)

Surfacing

(Dawn)

A Fighting Man

(Rose O'Connor)

Brace for Impact

(Faradee Gilchrist)

Being Julia

(Grace Dexter)

All the Lost Ones

(Dawn)

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

(Hologram Alien Scout)

Still/Born

(Sheila)

Journey to the Planets

(Oracle (voice))

Cardinals

(Valerie Walker)

Dear Viola

(Peggy)

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

(Mrs. Gerard)

Beautiful Dreamers

(Molly Jessop)

Really Weird Tales

(Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma"))

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

(Polly Vandersma (archive footage))

Isabelle

(Ann Pelway)

Bright Angel

(Nina)

House Arrest

(Gwenna Krupp)

Milton's Secret

(Luz)

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

(Sophie)

The Stone Angel

(Doris)

9B

(Heather)

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

(Jill Lansing)

The Day After Tomorrow

(Judith)

Considering Love and Other Magic

(Veronica)

Breakfast with Scot

(Miss Patterson (uncredited))

Bailey's Billion$

(Peggy Delaney)

Year of the Carnivore

(Mrs. Smalls)

Duct Tape Forever

(Easterbrook (uncredited))

Rare Birds

(Claire)

Ice Girls

(Aunt Ginger)

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

(Self)

Full-Court Miracle

(Mrs. Klein)

The Christmas Club

(Miss Maggie)

Dead Husbands

(Jane Armitage)

Christmas 9 to 5

(Rose Stark)

Level 16

(Mrs. Denison)

Anything for Jackson

(Audrey Walsh)

Happy Place

(Joyce)

The Broken Hearts Gallery

(Cheryl Gulliver)

Montreal Stories

(Ann Stuart)

Virtual Mom

(Holly)

Like a House on Fire

(Katherine)

Women Talking

(Greta)

The Care and Handling of Roses

(Carol Doster)

The Good Doctor

(Rose Babcock)

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Debra (Sarah) Hollister)

Little Mosque on the Prairie

(Sarah Hamoudi)

Puppets Who Kill

The Ray Bradbury Theater

(Francine)

The Umbrella Academy

(Agnes)

Emily of New Moon

(Laura Murray)

Whatever, Linda

(Sheila Hardy)

Nurses

(Phillis Bruner)

Orphan Black

(Connie Hendrix)

Orphan Black

(Connie Hendrix (voice))

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

(Tammy)

The Detail

(Helen Mailer)

Bad Dog

Four on the Floor

Star Trek: Discovery

(All-Mother)

Saving Hope

(Violet Devonshire)

A Woman of Independent Means

(Totsie)

Private Eyes

(Shirl Glinski)

More Tales of the City

(Mildred)

Conviction

(Dr. Jane Soto)

Rookie Blue

(Leigh Senett)

This Is Wonderland