Sheila McCarthy
Acting
Born: 1956-01-01 in 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
The Good Doctor
Rose Babcock
The Miniature Wife
Star Trek: Discovery
All-Mother
Rookie Blue
Leigh Senett
The Umbrella Academy
Agnes
Private Eyes
Shirl Glinski
Orphan Black
Connie Hendrix
Orphan Black
Connie Hendrix (voice)
Saving Hope
Violet Devonshire
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Debra (Sarah) Hollister
Picket Fences
Sue Walsh
Die Hard 2
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
The Day After Tomorrow
Judith
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Francine
Nurses
Phillis Bruner
The Hidden Room
This Is Wonderland
Little Mosque on the Prairie
Sarah Hamoudi
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
Conviction
Dr. Jane Soto
Pacific Heights
Liz Hamilton
Women Talking
Greta
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Hologram Alien Scout
Emily of New Moon
Laura Murray
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Mrs. Gerard
Puppets Who Kill
Bad Dog
(voice)
The Lotus Eaters
Diana Kingswood
Anything for Jackson
Audrey Walsh
The Detail
Helen Mailer
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Cheryl Gulliver
Haven
Eva
Antiviral
Dev Harvey
Level 16
Mrs. Denison
Cow Belles
Fran Walker
A Fighting Man
Rose O'Connor
House Arrest
Gwenna Krupp
More Tales of the City
Mildred
Being Julia
Grace Dexter
A Woman of Independent Means
Totsie