Sheila McCarthy
Born: 1956-01-01
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
Die Hard 2
1990★ 7.0
The Day After Tomorrow
2004★ 6.5
Pacific Heights
1990★ 6.2
Bright Angel
1990★ 4.5
Being Julia
2004★ 6.4
Dear Viola
2014★ 6.8
Isabelle
2019★ 5.1
Antiviral
2012★ 6.0
Stepping Out
1991★ 5.9
Still/Born
2018★ 5.8
Cardinals
2017★ 5.8
Algonquin
2014★ 7.0
Cow Belles
2006★ 5.5
Haven
2001★ 6.8
The Well
2025★ 0.0
White Room
1990★ 4.4
House Arrest
1996★ 5.3
Women Talking
2022★ 6.9
Rare Birds
2001★ 5.3
Level 16
2018★ 6.8
A Fighting Man
2014★ 5.4
Ice Girls
2016★ 6.5
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022★ 7.3
Beautiful Dreamers
1990★ 5.2
Happy Place
2020★ 5.0
Love & Larceny
1985★ 0.0
The Possession of Michael D.
1995★ 4.8
Year of the Carnivore
2009★ 4.8
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004★ 5.7
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020★ 7.1
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994★ 0.0
I Was a Rat
2001★ 0.0
The Middle Man
2021★ 6.0
The Christmas Club
2019★ 6.3
Montreal Stories
1991★ 4.7
Anything for Jackson
2020★ 6.7
Full-Court Miracle
2003★ 5.6
Much Ado About Nothing
1988★ 0.0
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992★ 7.2
George's Island
1989★ 6.5
Christmas 9 to 5
2019★ 6.7
The Stone Angel
2007★ 5.4
Paradise
1991★ 6.2
Dancing on the Elephant
N/A★ 0.0
The Rats
2002★ 5.4
All the Lost Ones
2025★ 4.3
Lathe of Heaven
2002★ 5.7
Brace for Impact
2016★ 5.5
Christmas in Rockwell
2022★ 5.0
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997★ 4.8
You Know My Name
1999★ 4.5
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987★ 5.6
Breakfast with Scot
2007★ 6.2
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994★ 6.1
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989★ 1.8
Bailey's Billion$
2005★ 5.8
Custody of the Heart
2000★ 4.2
Geraldine's Fortune
2004★ 1.0
Milton's Secret
2016★ 5.1
Dead Husbands
1998★ 4.8
The Awakening
1995★ 4.1
9B
1986★ 0.0
Like a House on Fire
2021★ 7.2
Duct Tape Forever
2002★ 6.7
Love Is the Monster
2025★ 10.0
Really Weird Tales
1986★ 4.0
The Lotus Eaters
1993★ 7.0
A Private Matter
1992★ 4.8
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996★ 0.0
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017★ 6.5
Virtual Mom
2000★ 5.0
The Marriage Bed
1986★ 7.0
Stroke of Fate
2021★ 0.0
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992★ 7.0
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019★ 0.0