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
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022 · Movie
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020 · Movie
Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
Women Talking
2022 · Movie
Level 16
2018 · Movie
Anything for Jackson
2020 · Movie
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Movie
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992 · Movie
Christmas 9 to 5
2019 · Movie
Being Julia
2004 · Movie
Ice Girls
2016 · Movie
Dear Viola
2014 · Movie
Like a House on Fire
2021 · Movie
Pacific Heights
1990 · Movie
Haven
2001 · Movie
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992 · Movie
The Lotus Eaters
1993 · Movie
The Marriage Bed
1986 · Movie
The Christmas Club
2019 · Movie
George's Island
1989 · Movie
Much Ado About Nothing
1988 · Movie
I Was a Rat
2001 · Movie
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996 · Movie
Duct Tape Forever
2002 · Movie
Paradise
1991 · Movie
9B
1986 · Movie
Algonquin
2014 · Movie
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994 · Movie
The Voices of Our Mother
2026 · Movie
Love Is the Monster
2025 · Movie
Love & Larceny
1985 · Movie
Breakfast with Scot
2007 · Movie
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017 · Movie
Dancing on the Elephant
2025 · Movie
A Nest of Singing Birds
1987 · Movie
Stroke of Fate
2021 · Movie
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019 · Movie
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994 · Movie
Virtual Mom
2000 · Movie
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004 · Movie
The Middle Man
2021 · Movie
Happy Place
2020 · Movie
Surfacing
2026 · Movie
Christmas in Rockwell
2022 · Movie
Really Weird Tales
1986 · Movie
Lathe of Heaven
2002 · Movie
White Room
1990 · Movie
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997 · Movie
The Possession of Michael D.
1995 · Movie
A Private Matter
1992 · Movie
Stepping Out
1991 · Movie
The Well
2026 · Movie
Dead Husbands
1998 · Movie
Custody of the Heart
2000 · Movie
Bailey's Billion$
2005 · Movie
Cardinals
2017 · Movie
Antiviral
2012 · Movie
All the Lost Ones
2025 · Movie
Beautiful Dreamers
1990 · Movie
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987 · Movie