Sheila McCarthy
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.
Filmography (110)
The Miniature Wife
The Voices of Our Mother
Surfacing
The Well
Love Is the Monster
All the Lost Ones
Dancing on the Elephant
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Women Talking
Christmas in Rockwell
Like a House on Fire
The Middle Man
Stroke of Fate
Nurses
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Anything for Jackson
Happy Place
The Umbrella Academy
Christmas 9 to 5
The Christmas Club
Isabelle
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Level 16
The Detail
Still/Born
The Good Doctor
Star Trek: Discovery
Considering Love and Other Magic
Cardinals
Private Eyes
Conviction
Ice Girls
Brace for Impact
Milton's Secret- Whatever, Linda
Algonquin
Dear Viola
A Fighting Man
Orphan Black
Saving Hope
Antiviral
Rookie Blue
Year of the Carnivore
Little Mosque on the Prairie
Breakfast with Scot
The Stone Angel
Cow Belles
Bailey's Billion$
This Is Wonderland
The Day After Tomorrow
Being Julia
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Geraldine's Fortune
Full-Court Miracle
Duct Tape Forever
Puppets Who Kill
Lathe of Heaven
The Rats
I Was a Rat
Super Rupert
Haven
Rare Birds
Haven
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
Virtual Mom
Custody of the Heart
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
You Know My Name
Emily of New Moon
More Tales of the City
Bad Dog
Dead Husbands
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
The Care and Handling of Roses
House Arrest
A Woman of Independent Means
The Possession of Michael D.
The Awakening
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
The Biggest Little Ticket
The Lotus Eaters- Journey to the Planets
Picket Fences
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
A Private Matter
Paradise- The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
The Hidden Room
Stepping Out
Montreal Stories- Back to the Beanstalk
Die Hard 2
Pacific Heights
White Room
Beautiful Dreamers
Bright Angel
George's Island
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Much Ado About Nothing
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
A Nest of Singing Birds
The Marriage Bed
9B
Four on the Floor
Really Weird Tales
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Love & Larceny
The Ray Bradbury Theater