Sheila McCarthy
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.
Filmography
The Well
Love Is the Monster
Dancing on the Elephant
All the Lost Ones
Women Talking
Christmas in Rockwell
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
The Middle Man
Stroke of Fate
Like a House on Fire
Happy Place
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Anything for Jackson
The Christmas Club
Christmas 9 to 5
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Isabelle
Level 16
Still/Born
Considering Love and Other Magic
Cardinals
Milton's Secret
Brace for Impact
Ice Girls
A Fighting Man
Algonquin
Dear Viola
Antiviral
Year of the Carnivore
Breakfast with Scot
The Stone Angel
Cow Belles
Bailey's Billion$
Geraldine's Fortune
Being Julia
The Day After Tomorrow
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
No Image
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Full-Court Miracle
The Rats
Lathe of Heaven
Duct Tape Forever
I Was a Rat
Rare Birds
Haven
Custody of the Heart
Virtual Mom
You Know My Name
Dead Husbands
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
The Care and Handling of Roses
House Arrest
The Awakening
The Possession of Michael D.
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
The Biggest Little Ticket
The Lotus Eaters
No Image
Journey to the Planets
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
A Private Matter
Montreal Stories
Stepping Out
Paradise
No Image
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
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Back to the Beanstalk
Bright Angel
Pacific Heights
White Room
Die Hard 2
Beautiful Dreamers
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
George's Island
Much Ado About Nothing
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
The Marriage Bed
Really Weird Tales
9B
Love & Larceny
No Image
The Voices of Our Mother
Surfacing