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.
Known for
Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Movie
Women Talking
2022 · Movie
Pacific Heights
1990 · Movie
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022 · Movie
Level 16
2018 · Movie
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020 · Movie
Anything for Jackson
2020 · Movie
Love Is the Monster
2025 · Movie
Antiviral
2012 · Movie
I Was a Rat
2001 · Movie
Being Julia
2004 · Movie
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996 · Movie
Much Ado About Nothing
1988 · Movie
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004 · Movie
Haven
2001 · Movie
The Lotus Eaters
1993 · Movie
The Marriage Bed
1986 · Movie
Cow Belles
2006 · Movie
9B
1986 · Movie
Paradise
1991 · Movie
House Arrest
1996 · Movie
Dear Viola
2014 · Movie
Like a House on Fire
2021 · Movie
Christmas 9 to 5
2019 · Movie
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994 · Movie
Duct Tape Forever
2002 · Movie
The Middle Man
2021 · Movie
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992 · Movie
Stepping Out
1991 · Movie
Surfacing
— · Movie
Bright Angel
1990 · Movie
Breakfast with Scot
2007 · Movie
George's Island
1989 · Movie
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992 · Movie
Still/Born
2018 · Movie
A Fighting Man
2014 · Movie
Full-Court Miracle
2003 · Movie
Ice Girls
2016 · Movie
Brace for Impact
2016 · Movie
Love & Larceny
1985 · Movie
Algonquin
2014 · Movie
The Christmas Club
2019 · Movie
Milton's Secret
2016 · Movie
Rare Birds
2001 · Movie
Bailey's Billion$
2005 · Movie
The Stone Angel
2007 · Movie
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017 · Movie
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004 · Movie
The Possession of Michael D.
1995 · Movie
Lathe of Heaven
2002 · Movie
Really Weird Tales
1986 · Movie
A Private Matter
1992 · Movie
Virtual Mom
2000 · Movie
All the Lost Ones
2025 · Movie
Custody of the Heart
2000 · Movie
The Rats
2002 · Movie
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987 · Movie
Montreal Stories
1991 · Movie
Isabelle
2019 · Movie