Sheila McCarthy: movies and TV shows
Sheila McCarthy has 115 credits in the archive: 86 films and 29 TV series, from 1985 to 2026. Highest rated: The Umbrella Academy (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1985 – 2026 · busiest year: 1990 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Miniature Wife | TV | 7.5 | 70 | |
| 2026 | The Voices of Our Mother | Harriet | Film | 6.4 | 70 |
| 2026 | The Well | Gabriel | Film | 4.0 | 70 |
| 2026 | Surfacing | Dawn | Film | 5.7 | 70 |
| 2025 | All the Lost Ones | Dawn | Film | 4.8 | 69 |
| 2025 | Love Is the Monster | Margaret | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 2025 | Dancing on the Elephant | Nora | Film | — | 69 |
| 2022 | Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 | Hologram Alien Scout | Film | 7.3 | 66 |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Greta | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 2022 | Christmas in Rockwell | Juniper | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 2021 | Like a House on Fire | Katherine | Film | 7.4 | 65 |
| 2021 | The Middle Man | Mrs. Stout | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 2021 | Stroke of Fate | Shirley | Film | — | 65 |
| 2020 | Nurses | Phillis Bruner | TV | 7.3 | 64 |
| 2020 | The Broken Hearts Gallery | Cheryl Gulliver | Film | 7.1 | 64 |
| 2020 | Anything for Jackson | Audrey Walsh | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2020 | Happy Place | Joyce | Film | 5.0 | 64 |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Agnes | TV | 8.5 | 63 |
| 2019 | The Christmas Club | Miss Maggie | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 2019 | Isabelle | Ann Pelway | Film | 5.1 | 63 |
| 2019 | Christmas 9 to 5 | Rose Stark | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 2019 | An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order | Ellen | Film | — | 63 |
| 2018 | The Detail | Helen Mailer | TV | 6.4 | 62 |
| 2018 | Level 16 | Mrs. Denison | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 2018 | Still/Born | Sheila | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Rose Babcock | TV | 8.5 | 61 |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery | All-Mother | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2017 | The Definites | Film | 2.3 | 61 | |
| 2017 | Russet Season | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2017 | Cardinals | Valerie Walker | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2017 | Considering Love and Other Magic | Veronica | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 2016 | Private Eyes | Shirl Glinski | TV | 7.3 | 60 |
| 2016 | Conviction | Dr. Jane Soto | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2016 | Ice Girls | Aunt Ginger | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 2016 | Milton's Secret | Luz | Film | 5.2 | 60 |
| 2016 | Brace for Impact | Faradee Gilchrist | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 2015 | Whatever, Linda | Sheila Hardy | TV | — | 59 |
| 2014 | A Fighting Man | Rose O'Connor | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 2014 | Dear Viola | Peggy | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 2014 | Algonquin | Rita | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2013 | Orphan Black | Connie Hendrix | TV | 7.8 | 57 |
| 2013 | Orphan Black | Connie Hendrix (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 57 |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Violet Devonshire | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2012 | Antiviral | Dev Harvey | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Leigh Senett | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2009 | Year of the Carnivore | Mrs. Smalls | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Sarah Hamoudi | TV | 6.6 | 51 |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Doris | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Miss Patterson (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Fran Walker | Film | 5.5 | 50 |
| 2005 | Bailey's Billion$ | Peggy Delaney | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | TV | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Judith | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Mrs. Gerard | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Grace Dexter | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2004 | Geraldine's Fortune | Tina Larose | Film | 3.3 | 48 |
| 2004 | Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche | Polly Vandersma (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 2003 | Full-Court Miracle | Mrs. Klein | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 2002 | Puppets Who Kill | TV | 6.6 | 46 | |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heaven | Penny | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2002 | The Rats | Miss Paige | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 2002 | Duct Tape Forever | Easterbrook (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 2001 | Haven | Eva | TV | — | 45 |
| 2001 | Rare Birds | Claire | Film | 5.3 | 45 |
| 2001 | Haven | Eva | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2001 | Super Rupert | Aunt Rhonda | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Mrs. Tapscrew | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 2000 | Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse | Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice) | TV | 7.3 | 44 |
| 2000 | Custody of the Heart | Alice | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 2000 | Virtual Mom | Holly | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 2000 | Virtual Mom | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 2000 | Virtual Mom | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Tammy | TV | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Mrs. Lynn | Film | 4.8 | 43 |
| 1998 | Bad Dog | (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | Laura Murray | TV | 8.8 | 42 |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Mildred | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1998 | Dead Husbands | Jane Armitage | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Jesse's Mom | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1996 | House Arrest | Gwenna Krupp | Film | 5.4 | 40 |
| 1996 | The Care and Handling of Roses | Carol Doster | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Totsie | TV | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1995 | The Possession of Michael D. | Jenny | Film | 5.4 | 39 |
| 1995 | The Awakening | Nancy | Film | 4.8 | 39 |
| 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jill Lansing | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1994 | The Biggest Little Ticket | The Troll | Film | — | 38 |
| 1993 | The Lotus Eaters | Diana Kingswood | Film | 8.5 | 37 |
| 1993 | Journey to the Planets | Oracle (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Sue Walsh | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Diane Callaghan | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1992 | Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall | Self | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| 1992 | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Sophie | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | TV | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1991 | Stepping Out | Andy | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1991 | Paradise | Sally Pike | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories | Ann Stuart | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1991 | The Soulmates in the Gift of Light | (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Samantha 'Sam' Coleman | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Liz Hamilton | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1990 | Bright Angel | Nina | Film | 4.9 | 34 |
| 1990 | Beautiful Dreamers | Molly Jessop | Film | 5.0 | 34 |
| 1990 | White Room | Zelda | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1990 | Back to the Beanstalk | Garbanza | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1989 | Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics | Kathy | Film | 3.0 | 33 |
| 1989 | George's Island | Miss Birdwood | Film | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1988 | Much Ado About Nothing | Margaret | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1987 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | Polly Vandersma | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1987 | A Nest of Singing Birds | Anna | Film | — | 31 |
| 1986 | Four on the Floor | TV | 6.3 | 30 | |
| 1986 | Really Weird Tales | Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma") | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1986 | The Marriage Bed | Lynn Reailly | Film | 8.5 | 30 |
| 1986 | 9B | Heather | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Debra (Sarah) Hollister | TV | 7.2 | 29 |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Francine | TV | 6.9 | 29 |
| 1985 | Love & Larceny | Mary Bigley | Film | 7.0 | 29 |