Sheila McCarthy

Biography

Sheila McCarthy 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. show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

0.7

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Birthday

January 01, 1956

Known for

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

1990
7.0
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

1990
6.3
I Was a Rat

I Was a Rat

2001
0.0
Cow Belles

Cow Belles

2006
5.5
The Rats

The Rats

2002
5.4
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

1991
5.9
Stroke of Fate

Stroke of Fate

2021
0.0
Lathe of Heaven

Lathe of Heaven

2002
5.7
Paradise

Paradise

1991
6.2
Geraldine's Fortune

Geraldine's Fortune

2004
1.0
George's Island

George's Island

1989
6.5
Antiviral

Antiviral

2012
6.0
A Private Matter

A Private Matter

1992
4.8
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997
4.8
Haven

Haven

2001
6.8
The Biggest Little Ticket

The Biggest Little Ticket

1994
0.0
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

1987
5.6
Love Is the Monster

Love Is the Monster

2025
10.0
Custody of the Heart

Custody of the Heart

2000
4.2
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

1989
1.8
White Room

White Room

1990
4.4
The Awakening

The Awakening

1995
4.2
The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters

1993
7.0
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

1991
5.0
Algonquin

Algonquin

2014
7.0
The Well

The Well

2025
0.0
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021
6.0
Christmas in Rockwell

Christmas in Rockwell

2022
5.0
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

2019
0.0
The Voices of Our Mother

The Voices of Our Mother

...
0.0
You Know My Name

You Know My Name

1999
4.5
Dancing on the Elephant

Dancing on the Elephant

...
0.0
The Possession of Michael D.

The Possession of Michael D.

1995
4.8
The Marriage Bed

The Marriage Bed

1986
7.0
Surfacing

Surfacing

...
0.0
A Fighting Man

A Fighting Man

2014
5.4
Brace for Impact

Brace for Impact

2016
5.5
Being Julia

Being Julia

2004
6.4
All the Lost Ones

All the Lost Ones

2025
4.3
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

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

2022
7.3
Still/Born

Still/Born

2018
5.8
Journey to the Planets

Journey to the Planets

1993
0.0
Cardinals

Cardinals

2017
5.8
Dear Viola

Dear Viola

2014
6.8
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

2004
5.7
Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers

1990
5.2
Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

1986
4.0
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2004
5.0
Isabelle

Isabelle

2019
5.1
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994
6.1
The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004
6.5
Ice Girls

Ice Girls

2016
6.5
Considering Love and Other Magic

Considering Love and Other Magic

2017
6.5
Duct Tape Forever

Duct Tape Forever

2002
6.7
Beethoven Lives Upstairs

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

1992
7.2
The Stone Angel

The Stone Angel

2007
5.4
House Arrest

House Arrest

1996
5.3
Year of the Carnivore

Year of the Carnivore

2009
4.8
Milton's Secret

Milton's Secret

2016
5.1
9B

9B

1986
0.0
Rare Birds

Rare Birds

2001
5.3
Bailey's Billion$

Bailey's Billion$

2005
5.8
Bright Angel

Bright Angel

1990
4.5
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

1992
7.0
Full-Court Miracle

Full-Court Miracle

2003
5.6
Breakfast with Scot

Breakfast with Scot

2007
6.2
The Christmas Club

The Christmas Club

2019
6.3
Dead Husbands

Dead Husbands

1998
4.8
Christmas 9 to 5

Christmas 9 to 5

2019
6.8
Level 16

Level 16

2018
6.8
Anything for Jackson

Anything for Jackson

2020
6.7
Happy Place

Happy Place

2020
5.0
The Broken Hearts Gallery

The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020
7.1
Montreal Stories

Montreal Stories

1991
4.7
Virtual Mom

Virtual Mom

2000
5.0
Like a House on Fire

Like a House on Fire

2021
7.2
Women Talking

Women Talking

2022
6.9
The Care and Handling of Roses

The Care and Handling of Roses

1996
0.0
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1988
0.0
Back to the Beanstalk

Back to the Beanstalk

1990
0.0
Love & Larceny

Love & Larceny

1985
0.0
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

2017
8.5
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985
7.2
Little Mosque on the Prairie

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007
6.7
Puppets Who Kill

Puppets Who Kill

2002
6.5
The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985
6.8
The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy

2019
8.5
Emily of New Moon

Emily of New Moon

1998
8.8
Whatever, Linda

Whatever, Linda

2015
0.0
Nurses

Nurses

2020
7.3
Orphan Black

Orphan Black

2013
7.8
Orphan Black

Orphan Black

2013
7.8
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999
2.0
The Detail

The Detail

2018
6.4
Bad Dog

Bad Dog

1998
6.0
Four on the Floor

Four on the Floor

1986
6.0
Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery

2017
7.0
Saving Hope

Saving Hope

2012
7.0
A Woman of Independent Means

A Woman of Independent Means

1995
10.0
Private Eyes

Private Eyes

2016
7.3
More Tales of the City

More Tales of the City

1998
7.2
Conviction

Conviction

2016
6.8
Rookie Blue

Rookie Blue

2010
7.7
This Is Wonderland

This Is Wonderland

2004
9.0
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

2000
7.0
Picket Fences

Picket Fences

1992
7.4

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