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Sheila McCarthy

Acting · Born 1956-01-01 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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The Voices of Our Mother

2026 · Harriet

The Miniature Wife

2026 · Gabriel

Love Is the Monster

2025 · Margaret

All the Lost Ones

Christmas in Rockwell

2022 · Juniper

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

2022 · Hologram Alien Scout

2021 · Mrs. Stout

Like a House on Fire

2021 · Katherine

The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020 · Cheryl Gulliver

Anything for Jackson

2020 · Audrey Walsh

2020 · Phillis Bruner

The Christmas Club

2019 · Miss Maggie

Christmas 9 to 5

2019 · Rose Stark

2019 · Ann Pelway

The Umbrella Academy

2018 · Helen Mailer

2018 · Mrs. Denison

Considering Love and Other Magic

2017 · Veronica

The Good Doctor

2017 · Rose Babcock

Star Trek: Discovery

2017 · All-Mother

2017 · Valerie Walker

2017 · Executive Producer

2016 · Dr. Jane Soto

Milton's Secret

2016 · Shirl Glinski

Brace for Impact

2016 · Faradee Gilchrist

2016 · Aunt Ginger

Whatever, Linda

Whatever, Linda

2015 · Sheila Hardy

2014 · Rose O'Connor

2013 · Connie Hendrix

2012 · Dev Harvey

2012 · Violet Devonshire

2010 · Leigh Senett

Year of the Carnivore

2009 · Mrs. Smalls

Breakfast with Scot

2007 · Miss Patterson (uncredited)

The Stone Angel

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007 · Sarah Hamoudi

2006 · Fran Walker

Bailey's Billion$

2005 · Peggy Delaney

Geraldine's Fortune

2004 · Tina Larose

2004 · Grace Dexter

The Day After Tomorrow

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

2004 · Mrs. Gerard

This Is Wonderland

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

2004 · Polly Vandersma (archive footage)

Full-Court Miracle

2003 · Mrs. Klein

Puppets Who Kill

2002 · Miss Paige

Lathe of Heaven

Duct Tape Forever

2002 · Easterbrook (uncredited)

2001 · Mrs. Tapscrew

2001 · Aunt Rhonda

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

2000 · Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)

Custody of the Heart

You Know My Name

1999 · Mrs. Lynn

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1998 · Jane Armitage

1998 · (voice)

More Tales of the City

1998 · Mildred

Emily of New Moon

1998 · Laura Murray

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997 · Jesse's Mom

The Care and Handling of Roses

1996 · Carol Doster

1996 · Gwenna Krupp

The Possession of Michael D.

A Woman of Independent Means

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994 · Jill Lansing

The Lotus Eaters

1993 · Diana Kingswood

Journey to the Planets

Journey to the Planets

1993 · Oracle (voice)

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

1992 · Sue Walsh

A Private Matter

1992 · Diane Callaghan

Montreal Stories

1991 · Ann Stuart

1991 · Sally Pike

The Hidden Room

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

1991 · (voice)

Back to the Beanstalk

Back to the Beanstalk

1990 · Garbanza

Pacific Heights

1990 · Liz Hamilton

1990 · Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Beautiful Dreamers

1990 · Molly Jessop

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

George's Island

1989 · Miss Birdwood

Much Ado About Nothing

1988 · Margaret

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

1987 · Polly Vandersma

The Marriage Bed

1986 · Lynn Reailly

Really Weird Tales

1986 · Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

1986 · Heather

Four on the Floor

1985 · Mary Bigley

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985 · Debra (Sarah) Hollister

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985 · Francine

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