Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

  • Birthday: 1956-01-01
  • Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Also know as: Sheila Catherine 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.

Filmography

Die Hard 2

1990

As Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Pacific Heights

1990

As Liz Hamilton

Cow Belles

2006

As Fran Walker

The Rats

2002

As Miss Paige

Stepping Out

1991

As Andy

Lathe of Heaven

2002

As Penny

Paradise

1991

As Sally Pike

Geraldine's Fortune

2004

As Tina Larose

George's Island

1989

As Miss Birdwood

Antiviral

2012

As Dev Harvey

A Private Matter

1992

As Diane Callaghan

Haven

2001

As Eva

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

1987

As Polly Vandersma

Custody of the Heart

2000

As Alice

The Awakening

1995

As Nancy

The Lotus Eaters

1993

As Diana Kingswood

Algonquin

2014

As Rita

White Room

1990

As Zelda

You Know My Name

1999

As Mrs. Lynn

The Marriage Bed

1986

As Lynn Reailly

A Fighting Man

2014

As Rose O'Connor

Brace for Impact

2016

As Faradee Gilchrist

Being Julia

2004

As Grace Dexter

Still/Born

2018

As Sheila

Cardinals

2017

As Valerie Walker

Dear Viola

2014

As Peggy

Beautiful Dreamers

1990

As Molly Jessop

Really Weird Tales

1986

As Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Isabelle

2019

As Ann Pelway

Bright Angel

1990

As Nina

Breakfast with Scot

2007

As Miss Patterson (uncredited)

Rare Birds

2001

As Claire

Duct Tape Forever

2002

As Easterbrook (uncredited)

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

As Judith

Ice Girls

2016

As Aunt Ginger

House Arrest

1996

As Gwenna Krupp

Milton's Secret

2016

As Luz

9B

1986

As Heather

Bailey's Billion$

2005

As Peggy Delaney

The Stone Angel

2007

As Doris

Full-Court Miracle

2003

As Mrs. Klein

Year of the Carnivore

2009

As Mrs. Smalls

The Christmas Club

2019

As Miss Maggie

Dead Husbands

1998

As Jane Armitage

Christmas 9 to 5

2019

As Rose Stark

Level 16

2018

As Mrs. Denison

Anything for Jackson

2020

As Audrey Walsh

Happy Place

2020

As Joyce

The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020

As Cheryl Gulliver

Montreal Stories

1991

As Ann Stuart

Virtual Mom

2000

As Holly

Like a House on Fire

2021

As Katherine

Women Talking

2022

As Greta

The Care and Handling of Roses

1996

As Carol Doster

I Was a Rat

2001

As Mrs. Tapscrew

The Biggest Little Ticket

1994

As The Troll

The Middle Man

2021

As Mrs. Stout

Christmas in Rockwell

2022

As Juniper

Stroke of Fate

2021

As Shirley

The Well

0000

As Gabriel

The Voices of Our Mother

0000

As Harriet

Production

Virtual Mom

2000

As Teleplay

Virtual Mom

2000

As Executive Producer

Russet Season

0000

As Director

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