Sheila McCarthy

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1956-01-01 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As Sheila Catherine McCarthy, Sheila McCartney, 쉘리아 맥카시

Sheila 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.

Known For

Actor

The Well

as Gabriel

Surfacing

as Dawn

2024
2022
Women Talking

as Greta

2022
2022
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

as Hologram Alien Scout

2021
The Middle Man

as Mrs. Stout

2021
Stroke of Fate

as Shirley

2021
2020
Happy Place

as Joyce

2020
The Broken Hearts Gallery

as Cheryl Gulliver

2020
Anything for Jackson

as Audrey Walsh

2020
Nurses

as Phillis Bruner

2019
The Christmas Club

as Miss Maggie

2019
Christmas 9 to 5

as Rose Stark

2019
Isabelle

as Ann Pelway

2018
Level 16

as Mrs. Denison

2018
Still/Born

as Sheila

2018
The Detail

as Helen Mailer

2017
Cardinals

as Valerie Walker

2017
The Good Doctor

as Rose Babcock

2017
Star Trek: Discovery

as All-Mother

2016
2016
Brace for Impact

as Faradee Gilchrist

2016
Ice Girls

as Aunt Ginger

2016
Conviction

as Dr. Jane Soto

2016
Private Eyes

as Shirl Glinski

2015
Whatever, Linda

as Sheila Hardy

2014
A Fighting Man

as Rose O'Connor

2014
Algonquin

as Rita

2014
Dear Viola

as Peggy

2013
Orphan Black

as Connie Hendrix

2013
Orphan Black

as Connie Hendrix (voice)

2012
Antiviral

as Dev Harvey

2012
Saving Hope

as Violet Devonshire

2010
Rookie Blue

as Leigh Senett

2009
Year of the Carnivore

as Mrs. Smalls

2007
Breakfast with Scot

as Miss Patterson (uncredited)

2007
2007
2006
Cow Belles

as Fran Walker

2005
Bailey's Billion$

as Peggy Delaney

2004
Geraldine's Fortune

as Tina Larose

2004
Being Julia

as Grace Dexter

2003
Full-Court Miracle

as Mrs. Klein

2002
The Rats

as Miss Paige

2002
2002
Duct Tape Forever

as Easterbrook (uncredited)

2001
I Was a Rat

as Mrs. Tapscrew

2001
Rare Birds

as Claire

2001
Haven

as Eva

2000
Virtual Mom

as Holly

1999
You Know My Name

as Mrs. Lynn

1998
Dead Husbands

as Jane Armitage

1998
1998
Emily of New Moon

as Laura Murray

1996
1996
House Arrest

as Gwenna Krupp

1995
The Awakening

as Nancy

1994
1993
The Lotus Eaters

as Diana Kingswood

1993
Journey to the Planets

as Oracle (voice)

1992
A Private Matter

as Diane Callaghan

1991
Montreal Stories

as Ann Stuart

1991
Stepping Out

as Andy

1991
Paradise

as Sally Pike

1990
Bright Angel

as Nina

1990
Pacific Heights

as Liz Hamilton

1990
White Room

as Zelda

1990
Die Hard 2

as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

1990
Beautiful Dreamers

as Molly Jessop

1989
George's Island

as Miss Birdwood

1987
1986
The Marriage Bed

as Lynn Reailly

1986
Really Weird Tales

as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

1986
9B

as Heather

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Debra (Sarah) Hollister

1985

Director

Russet Season

as Director

Writer

2000
Virtual Mom

as Teleplay

Producer

2000
Virtual Mom

as Executive Producer