Sheila McCarthy
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1 January 1956 (70 years old)
Place of birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Known credits114
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.
The Voices of Our Mother
2026 · Harriet
The Miniature Wife
2026
Surfacing
2026 · Dawn
The Well
2026 · Gabriel
Love Is the Monster
2025 · Margaret
Dancing on the Elephant
2025 · Nora
All the Lost Ones
2025 · Dawn
Women Talking
2022 · Greta
Christmas in Rockwell
2022 · Juniper
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022 · Hologram Alien Scout
The Middle Man
2021 · Mrs. Stout
Stroke of Fate
2021 · Shirley
Like a House on Fire
2021 · Katherine
Happy Place
2020 · Joyce
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020 · Cheryl Gulliver
Anything for Jackson
2020 · Audrey Walsh
Nurses
2020 · Phillis Bruner
The Christmas Club
2019 · Miss Maggie
Christmas 9 to 5
2019 · Rose Stark
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019 · Ellen
Isabelle
2019 · Ann Pelway
The Umbrella Academy
2019 · Agnes
The Detail
2018 · Helen Mailer
Level 16
2018 · Mrs. Denison
Still/Born
2018 · Sheila
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017 · Veronica
The Good Doctor
2017 · Rose Babcock
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · All-Mother
Cardinals
2017 · Valerie Walker
The Definites
2017 · Executive Producer
Russet Season
2017 · Director
Conviction
2016 · Dr. Jane Soto
Milton's Secret
2016 · Luz
Private Eyes
2016 · Shirl Glinski
Brace for Impact
2016 · Faradee Gilchrist
Ice Girls
2016 · Aunt Ginger
The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Whatever, Linda
2015 · Sheila Hardy
A Fighting Man
2014 · Rose O'Connor
Algonquin
2014 · Rita
Dear Viola
2014 · Peggy
Orphan Black
2013 · Connie Hendrix
Orphan Black
2013 · Connie Hendrix (voice)
Antiviral
2012 · Dev Harvey
Saving Hope
2012 · Violet Devonshire
Rookie Blue
2010 · Leigh Senett
Year of the Carnivore
2009 · Mrs. Smalls
Breakfast with Scot
2007 · Miss Patterson (uncredited)
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