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Sheila McCarthy

AKA: Sheila Catherine McCarthy
Birthday: 1956-01-01
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada


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.

Filmography

Die Hard 2
Character: Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Pacific Heights
Character: Liz Hamilton
I Was a Rat
Character: Mrs. Tapscrew

Cow Belles
Character: Fran Walker
The Rats
Character: Miss Paige
Stepping Out
Character: Andy

Stroke of Fate
Character: Shirley
Lathe of Heaven
Character: Penny
Paradise
Character: Sally Pike

Geraldine's Fortune
Character: Tina Larose
George's Island
Character: Miss Birdwood
Antiviral
Character: Dev Harvey

A Private Matter
Character: Diane Callaghan
Haven
Character: Eva

The Biggest Little Ticket
Character: The Troll
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Character: Polly Vandersma

Custody of the Heart
Character: Alice
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Character: Kathy
White Room
Character: Zelda

The Awakening
Character: Nancy
The Lotus Eaters
Character: Diana Kingswood

Algonquin
Character: Rita
The Well
Character: Gabriel
The Middle Man
Character: Mrs. Stout

Christmas in Rockwell
Character: Juniper
The Voices of Our Mother
Character: Harriet

You Know My Name
Character: Mrs. Lynn
Dancing on the Elephant
Character: Nora

The Marriage Bed
Character: Lynn Reailly
Surfacing
Character: Dawn
A Fighting Man
Character: Rose O'Connor

Brace for Impact
Character: Faradee Gilchrist
Being Julia
Character: Grace Dexter
All the Lost Ones
Character: Dawn

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Character: Hologram Alien Scout
Still/Born
Character: Sheila
Journey to the Planets
Character: Oracle (voice)

Cardinals
Character: Valerie Walker
Dear Viola
Character: Peggy
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Character: Mrs. Gerard

Beautiful Dreamers
Character: Molly Jessop
Really Weird Tales
Character: Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Character: Polly Vandersma (archive footage)

Isabelle
Character: Ann Pelway
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Character: Jill Lansing
The Day After Tomorrow
Character: Judith

Ice Girls
Character: Aunt Ginger
Duct Tape Forever
Character: Easterbrook (uncredited)

Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Character: Sophie
The Stone Angel
Character: Doris
House Arrest
Character: Gwenna Krupp

Year of the Carnivore
Character: Mrs. Smalls
Milton's Secret
Character: Luz
9B
Character: Heather

Rare Birds
Character: Claire
Bailey's Billion$
Character: Peggy Delaney
Bright Angel
Character: Nina

Full-Court Miracle
Character: Mrs. Klein
Breakfast with Scot
Character: Miss Patterson (uncredited)

The Christmas Club
Character: Miss Maggie
Dead Husbands
Character: Jane Armitage
Christmas 9 to 5
Character: Rose Stark

Level 16
Character: Mrs. Denison
Anything for Jackson
Character: Audrey Walsh
Happy Place
Character: Joyce

The Broken Hearts Gallery
Character: Cheryl Gulliver
Montreal Stories
Character: Ann Stuart
Virtual Mom
Character: Holly

Like a House on Fire
Character: Katherine
Women Talking
Character: Greta
The Care and Handling of Roses
Character: Carol Doster

Russet Season
Job: Director
Virtual Mom
Job: Teleplay
Virtual Mom
Job: Executive Producer