Sheila McCarthy
Acting
Born January 1, 1956 · 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.
Filmography50+ titles
A Woman of Independent Means
The Care and Handling of Roses
Emily of New Moon
The Umbrella Academy
The Good Doctor
This Is Wonderland
Orphan Black
Rookie Blue
Picket Fences
Like a House on Fire
The Miniature Wife
Zombies 3
Nurses
Private Eyes
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Surfacing
Star Trek: Discovery
Saving Hope
Die Hard 2
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Women Talking
Conviction
Dear Viola
Haven
Anything for Jackson
Christmas 9 to 5
Level 16
Ice Girls
Little Mosque on the Prairie
The Day After Tomorrow
Puppets Who Kill
Being Julia
The Christmas Club
Pacific Heights
Breakfast with Scot
Paradise
The Middle Man
Antiviral
Stepping Out
Still/Born
Cardinals
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Full-Court Miracle
White Room
Brace for Impact
A Fighting Man
Cow Belles
Custody of the Heart