Sheila McCarthy
84 movies · 29 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 1, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Sheila Catherine McCarthy · Sheila McCartney · 쉘리아 맥카시
Biography
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
Sheila McCarthy: movies and TV shows
Acting (111)
- 2026 The Voices of Our Mother
as Harriet
- 2026
- 2026 Surfacing
as Dawn
- 2026 The Well
as Gabriel
- 2025 Love Is the Monster
as Margaret
- 2025 Dancing on the Elephant
as Nora
- 2025 All the Lost Ones
as Dawn
- 2022 Women Talking
as Greta
- 2022 Christmas in Rockwell
as Juniper
- 2022 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
- 2021 The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout
- 2021 Stroke of Fate
as Shirley
- 2021 Like a House on Fire
as Katherine
- 2020 Happy Place
as Joyce
- 2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Cheryl Gulliver
- 2020 Anything for Jackson
as Audrey Walsh
- 2020
- 2019 The Christmas Club
as Miss Maggie
- 2019 Christmas 9 to 5
as Rose Stark
- 2019
- 2019 Isabelle
as Ann Pelway
- 2019
- 2018
- 2018 Level 16
as Mrs. Denison
- 2018 Still/Born
as Sheila
- 2017 Considering Love and Other Magic
as Veronica
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Cardinals
as Valerie Walker
- 2016
- 2016 Milton's Secret
as Luz
- 2016
- 2016 Brace for Impact
as Faradee Gilchrist
- 2016 Ice Girls
as Aunt Ginger
- 2015 The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
as Narrator (voice)
- 2015
- 2014 A Fighting Man
as Rose O'Connor
- 2014 Algonquin
as Rita
- 2014 Dear Viola
as Peggy
- 2013
- 2012 Antiviral
as Dev Harvey
- 2012
- 2010
- 2009 Year of the Carnivore
as Mrs. Smalls
- 2007 Breakfast with Scot
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
- 2007 The Stone Angel
as Doris
- 2007
- 2006 Cow Belles
as Fran Walker
- 2005 Bailey's Billion$
as Peggy Delaney
- 2004 Geraldine's Fortune
as Tina Larose
- 2004 Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
- 2004 The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith
- 2004 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
- 2004
- 2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
- 2003 Full-Court Miracle
as Mrs. Klein
- 2002
- 2002 The Rats
as Miss Paige
- 2002 Lathe of Heaven
as Penny
- 2002 Duct Tape Forever
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
- 2001 I Was a Rat
as Mrs. Tapscrew
- 2001 Rare Birds
as Claire
- 2001 Haven
as Eva
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Custody of the Heart
as Alice
- 2000 Virtual Mom
as Holly
- 1999 You Know My Name
as Mrs. Lynn
- 1999
- 1998 Dead Husbands
as Jane Armitage
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997 Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
as Jesse's Mom
- 1996 The Care and Handling of Roses
as Carol Doster
- 1996 House Arrest
as Gwenna Krupp
- 1995 The Awakening
as Nancy
- 1995 The Possession of Michael D.
as Jenny
- 1995
- 1994 Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jill Lansing
- 1994 The Biggest Little Ticket
as The Troll
- 1993 The Lotus Eaters
as Diana Kingswood
- 1993 Journey to the Planets
as Oracle (voice)
- 1992 Beethoven Lives Upstairs
as Sophie
- 1992
- 1992 A Private Matter
as Diane Callaghan
- 1991 Montreal Stories
as Ann Stuart
- 1991 Stepping Out
as Andy
- 1991 Paradise
as Sally Pike
- 1991
- 1991 The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
as (voice)
- 1990 Back to the Beanstalk
as Garbanza
- 1990 Bright Angel
as Nina
- 1990 Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton
- 1990 White Room
as Zelda
- 1990 Die Hard 2
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- 1990 Beautiful Dreamers
as Molly Jessop
- 1989 Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Kathy
- 1989 George's Island
as Miss Birdwood
- 1988 Much Ado About Nothing
as Margaret
- 1987 I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
as Polly Vandersma
- 1987 A Nest of Singing Birds
as Anna
- 1986 The Marriage Bed
as Lynn Reailly
- 1986 Really Weird Tales
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986
- 1986 9B
as Heather
- 1986
- 1985 Love & Larceny
as Mary Bigley
- 1985
- 1985
Behind the camera (3)
- 2017 The Definites
Executive Producer
- 2017 Russet Season
Director
- 2000 Virtual Mom
Teleplay, Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1992