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Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1956-01-01

Birth Place

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Movies and TV shows :

9B

9B

1986

0.0

Movie
A Fighting Man

A Fighting Man

2014

5.6

Movie
A Private Matter

A Private Matter

1992

4.8

Movie
poster

A Woman of Independent Means

1995

10.0

TV
Algonquin

Algonquin

2014

7.0

Movie
All the Lost Ones

All the Lost Ones

2024

5.0

Movie
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

2019

0.0

Movie
Antiviral

Antiviral

2012

5.9

Movie
Anything for Jackson

Anything for Jackson

2020

6.8

Movie
poster

Bad Dog

1998

6.0

TV
Bailey's Billion$

Bailey's Billion$

2005

5.9

Movie
Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers

1990

5.2

Movie
Beethoven Lives Upstairs

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

1992

7.0

Movie
Being Julia

Being Julia

2004

6.4

Movie
Brace for Impact

Brace for Impact

2016

5.4

Movie
Breakfast with Scot

Breakfast with Scot

2007

6.3

Movie
Bright Angel

Bright Angel

1990

4.6

Movie
Cardinals

Cardinals

2017

5.6

Movie
Christmas 9 to 5

Christmas 9 to 5

2019

6.8

Movie
Christmas in Rockwell

Christmas in Rockwell

2022

5.0

Movie
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

2004

5.7

Movie
Considering Love and Other Magic

Considering Love and Other Magic

2017

6.5

Movie
poster

Conviction

2016

6.8

TV
Cow Belles

Cow Belles

2006

5.5

Movie
Custody of the Heart

Custody of the Heart

2000

4.2

Movie
Dancing on the Elephant

Dancing on the Elephant

0.0

Movie
Dead Husbands

Dead Husbands

1998

4.7

Movie
Dear Viola

Dear Viola

2014

6.5

Movie
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

1990

7.0

Movie
Duct Tape Forever

Duct Tape Forever

2002

6.7

Movie
poster

Emily of New Moon

1998

9.0

TV
poster

Four on the Floor

1986

6.5

TV
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

1989

2.5

Movie
Full-Court Miracle

Full-Court Miracle

2003

5.7

Movie
George's Island

George's Island

1989

6.5

Movie
Geraldine's Fortune

Geraldine's Fortune

2004

1.0

Movie
Happy Place

Happy Place

2020

5.0

Movie
Haven

Haven

2001

6.9

Movie
House Arrest

House Arrest

1996

5.3

Movie
I Was a Rat

I Was a Rat

2001

0.0

Movie
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

1987

5.8

Movie
Ice Girls

Ice Girls

2016

6.5

Movie
Isabelle

Isabelle

2019

5.2

Movie
Journey to the Planets

Journey to the Planets

1993

0.0

Movie
Lathe of Heaven

Lathe of Heaven

2002

5.8

Movie
Level 16

Level 16

2018

6.8

Movie
Like a House on Fire

Like a House on Fire

2021

7.2

Movie
poster

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007

6.8

TV
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

1992

6.8

Movie
Love Is the Monster

Love Is the Monster

0.0

Movie
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994

5.7

Movie
Milton's Secret

Milton's Secret

2016

5.4

Movie
Montreal Stories

Montreal Stories

1991

5.0

Movie
poster

More Tales of the City

1998

7.4

TV
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1988

0.0

Movie
poster

Nurses

2020

7.3

TV
poster

Orphan Black

2013

7.8

TV
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

1990

6.2

Movie
Paradise

Paradise

1991

6.2

Movie
poster

Private Eyes

2016

7.3

TV
poster

Puppets Who Kill

2002

6.5

TV
Rare Birds

Rare Birds

2001

5.6

Movie
Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

1986

6.0

Movie
poster

Rookie Blue

2010

7.7

TV
poster

Saving Hope

2012

7.0

TV
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997

5.4

Movie
poster

Star Trek: Discovery

2017

7.1

TV
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

1991

5.8

Movie
Still/Born

Still/Born

2018

5.8

Movie
Stroke of Fate

Stroke of Fate

2021

0.0

Movie
Surfacing

Surfacing

0.0

Movie
The Awakening

The Awakening

1995

4.8

Movie
The Biggest Little Ticket

The Biggest Little Ticket

1994

0.0

Movie
The Broken Hearts Gallery

The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020

7.2

Movie
The Care and Handling of Roses

The Care and Handling of Roses

1996

0.0

Movie
The Christmas Club

The Christmas Club

2019

6.3

Movie
The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

6.5

Movie
poster

The Detail

2018

6.8

TV
poster

The Good Doctor

2017

8.5

TV
The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters

1993

7.0

Movie
The Marriage Bed

The Marriage Bed

1986

7.0

Movie
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021

6.1

Movie
poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

7.3

TV
The Possession of Michael D.

The Possession of Michael D.

1995

5.3

Movie
The Rats

The Rats

2002

5.5

Movie
poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

6.9

TV
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

1991

5.0

Movie
The Stone Angel

The Stone Angel

2007

5.4

Movie
poster

The Umbrella Academy

2019

8.5

TV
The Voices of Our Mother

The Voices of Our Mother

0.0

Movie
The Well

The Well

0.0

Movie
poster

This Is Wonderland

2004

9.0

TV
poster

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999

2.0

TV
Virtual Mom

Virtual Mom

2000

5.0

Movie
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2004

5.0

Movie
poster

Whatever, Linda

2015

0.0

TV
White Room

White Room

1990

5.3

Movie
Women Talking

Women Talking

2022

6.9

Movie
Year of the Carnivore

Year of the Carnivore

2009

5.4

Movie
You Know My Name

You Know My Name

1999

4.5

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

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

2022

7.4

Movie