Acting

Sheila McCarthy

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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

The Good Doctor

2017 · Rose Babcock

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Star Trek: Discovery

2017 · All-Mother

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The Umbrella Academy

2019 · Agnes

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Private Eyes

2016 · Shirl Glinski

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Rookie Blue

2010 · Leigh Senett

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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985 · Debra (Sarah) Hollister

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Saving Hope

2012 · Violet Devonshire

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Orphan Black

2013 · Connie Hendrix

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Orphan Black

2013 · Connie Hendrix (voice)

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Picket Fences

1992 · Sue Walsh

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The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985 · Francine

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This Is Wonderland

2004

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The Day After Tomorrow

2004 · Judith

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Die Hard 2

1990 · Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

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The Miniature Wife

2026

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Nurses

2020 · Phillis Bruner

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Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007 · Sarah Hamoudi

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The Hidden Room

1991

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Women Talking

2022 · Greta

Conviction

2016 · Dr. Jane Soto

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

2022 · Hologram Alien Scout

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The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020 · Cheryl Gulliver

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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

2004 · Mrs. Gerard

The Detail

2018 · Helen Mailer

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Pacific Heights

1990 · Liz Hamilton

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Puppets Who Kill

2002

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Bad Dog

1998 · (voice)

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Anything for Jackson

2020 · Audrey Walsh

Emily of New Moon

1998 · Laura Murray

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Level 16

2018 · Mrs. Denison

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999 · Tammy

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Antiviral

2012 · Dev Harvey

More Tales of the City

1998 · Mildred

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Cow Belles

2006 · Fran Walker

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A Fighting Man

2014 · Rose O'Connor

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Being Julia

2004 · Grace Dexter

A Woman of Independent Means

1995 · Totsie

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House Arrest

1996 · Gwenna Krupp

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Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

2000 · Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)

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Haven

2001 · Eva

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Ice Girls

2016 · Aunt Ginger

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Stepping Out

1991 · Andy

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Full-Court Miracle

2003 · Mrs. Klein

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The Middle Man

2021 · Mrs. Stout

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Still/Born

2018 · Sheila

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Paradise

1991 · Sally Pike

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Four on the Floor

1986

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The Stone Angel

2007 · Doris

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Super Rupert

2001 · Aunt Rhonda

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Christmas 9 to 5

2019 · Rose Stark

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Bailey's Billion$

2005 · Peggy Delaney

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All the Lost Ones

2025 · Dawn

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Happy Place

2020 · Joyce

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Bright Angel

1990 · Nina

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Whatever, Linda

2015 · Sheila Hardy

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Love & Larceny

1985 · Mary Bigley

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The Rats

2002 · Miss Paige

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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997 · Jesse's Mom

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Really Weird Tales

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

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Breakfast with Scot

2007 · Miss Patterson (uncredited)

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The Voices of Our Mother

2026 · Harriet

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Lathe of Heaven

2002 · Penny

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You Know My Name

1999 · Mrs. Lynn

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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994 · Jill Lansing

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Isabelle

2019 · Ann Pelway

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Love Is the Monster

2025 · Margaret

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The Well

2026 · Gabriel

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Rare Birds

2001 · Claire

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Like a House on Fire

2021 · Katherine

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Custody of the Heart

2000 · Alice

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Milton's Secret

2016 · Luz

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The Christmas Club

2019 · Miss Maggie

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Dear Viola

2014 · Peggy

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Much Ado About Nothing

1988 · Margaret

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White Room

1990 · Zelda

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Brace for Impact

2016 · Faradee Gilchrist

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The Possession of Michael D.

1995 · Jenny

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George's Island

1989 · Miss Birdwood

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Dead Husbands

1998 · Jane Armitage

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A Nest of Singing Birds

1987 · Anna

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