Sheila McCarthy
Acting Born Jan 1, 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- The Good Doctor (2017) as Rose Babcock
- Star Trek: Discovery (2017) as All-Mother
- The Umbrella Academy (2019) as Agnes
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
- This Is Wonderland (2004)
- Rookie Blue (2010) as Leigh Senett
- Orphan Black (2013) as Connie Hendrix
- Orphan Black (2013) as Connie Hendrix (voice)
- Private Eyes (2016) as Shirl Glinski
- Saving Hope (2012) as Violet Devonshire
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) as Francine
- Picket Fences (1992) as Sue Walsh
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as Judith
- Nurses (2020) as Phillis Bruner
- The Miniature Wife (2026)
- Die Hard 2 (1990) as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- Conviction (2016) as Dr. Jane Soto
- The Voices of Our Mother (2026) as Harriet
- The Hidden Room (1991)
- Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007) as Sarah Hamoudi
- Love Is the Monster (2025)
- Puppets Who Kill (2002)
- The Detail (2018) as Helen Mailer
- More Tales of the City (1998) as Mildred