
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

Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007 · TV

Bad Dog
1998 · TV

Emily of New Moon
1998 · TV

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000 · TV

The Umbrella Academy
2019 · TV

Four on the Floor
1986 · TV

The Good Doctor
2017 · TV

Picket Fences
1992 · TV

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999 · TV

A Woman of Independent Means
1995 · TV

The Miniature Wife
2026 · TV

The Detail
2018 · TV

Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · TV

Rookie Blue
2010 · TV

Orphan Black
2013 · TV

Private Eyes
2016 · TV

This Is Wonderland
2004 · TV

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · TV

Saving Hope
2012 · TV

Nurses
2020 · TV

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · TV

Conviction
2016 · TV

More Tales of the City
1998 · TV

Puppets Who Kill
2002 · TV

The Hidden Room
1991 · TV