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Sheila McCarthy

1956-01-01 (68 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Movies

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All the Lost Ones
50 %|Sep 19, 2024
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
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Christmas in Rockwell
50 %|Dec 11, 2022
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
73.88 %|Jul 9, 2022
Fantasy, Comedy, Family, TV Movie
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The Middle Man
61 %|Sep 17, 2021
Comedy, Drama
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Stroke of Fate
0 %|Jul 15, 2021
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Brace for Impact
54 %|Apr 3, 2016
Thriller, TV Movie
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A Fighting Man
56 %|Apr 24, 2014
Drama
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Algonquin
70 %|Apr 11, 2014
Drama
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Antiviral
59.45 %|Sep 19, 2012
Science Fiction, Horror
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Cow Belles
55.12 %|Mar 24, 2006
Comedy, Family, TV Movie
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Geraldine's Fortune
10 %|Oct 22, 2004
Comedy, Drama
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Being Julia
64.49 %|Sep 3, 2004
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Rats
55 %|Sep 17, 2002
Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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Lathe of Heaven
58.17 %|Sep 8, 2002
Science Fiction, TV Movie
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I Was a Rat
0 %|Dec 9, 2001
Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Haven
69 %|Feb 11, 2001
Drama, TV Movie
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Custody of the Heart
42 %|Aug 28, 2000
Drama, TV Movie
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You Know My Name
45 %|Aug 22, 1999
TV Movie, Drama, Western
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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
54 %|Jan 1, 1997
Comedy, Horror
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The Awakening
48 %|Nov 4, 1995
Drama, Romance
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The Possession of Michael D.
53 %|May 2, 1995
Horror, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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The Biggest Little Ticket
0 %|Apr 1, 1994
TV Movie, Family, Fantasy
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The Lotus Eaters
70 %|Sep 12, 1993
Drama, Comedy
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A Private Matter
48 %|Jun 20, 1992
Drama, TV Movie
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Stepping Out
58 %|Oct 11, 1991
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Paradise
62 %|Sep 18, 1991
Drama
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The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
50 %|Jan 1, 1991
Animation, Family
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Pacific Heights
62 %|Sep 28, 1990
Thriller
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White Room
53 %|Sep 6, 1990
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Die Hard 2
70 %|Jul 3, 1990
Action, Thriller
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Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
25 %|Nov 10, 1989
Comedy
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George's Island
65 %|Aug 15, 1989
Family, Adventure, Drama
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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
58 %|Sep 11, 1987
Comedy, Drama
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Love Is the Monster
0 %|Invalid Date
Thriller
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The Well
0 %|Invalid Date
Thriller
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The Voices of Our Mother
0 %|Invalid Date
Horror
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Dancing on the Elephant
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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The Marriage Bed
70 %|Dec 22, 1986
Drama, TV Movie
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Surfacing
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Women Talking
69 %|Dec 23, 2022
Drama
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Like a House on Fire
72 %|Mar 26, 2021
Drama
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Happy Place
50 %|Sep 27, 2020
Drama
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The Broken Hearts Gallery
72 %|Sep 11, 2020
Comedy, Romance
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Anything for Jackson
68 %|Apr 4, 2020
Horror
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The Christmas Club
63 %|Nov 27, 2019
Romance, TV Movie
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Christmas 9 to 5
67.83 %|Nov 24, 2019
Romance, TV Movie
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Isabelle
51.849999999999994 %|May 24, 2019
Horror
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Level 16
67.71 %|Feb 20, 2018
Science Fiction, Thriller
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Still/Born
58 %|Feb 9, 2018
Horror
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Considering Love and Other Magic
65 %|Nov 17, 2017
Family, Fantasy
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Cardinals
56 %|Sep 7, 2017
Thriller, Crime, Drama
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Milton's Secret
54 %|Sep 30, 2016
Drama, Family
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Ice Girls
65 %|Mar 11, 2016
Family, TV Movie
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Dear Viola
65 %|Mar 16, 2014
Romance, Comedy, TV Movie
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Year of the Carnivore
54 %|May 1, 2009
Comedy, Romance
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Breakfast with Scot
63 %|Nov 16, 2007
Comedy, Drama
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The Stone Angel
54 %|Sep 12, 2007
Drama
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Bailey's Billion$
59 %|Aug 5, 2005
Family, Comedy
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The Day After Tomorrow
65 %|May 26, 2004
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Full-Court Miracle
57 %|Nov 21, 2003
TV Movie, Family
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Duct Tape Forever
67 %|Apr 12, 2002
Comedy
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Rare Birds
56 %|Sep 9, 2001
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
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Virtual Mom
50 %|Jan 1, 2000
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Dead Husbands
47 %|Dec 2, 1998
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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The Care and Handling of Roses
0 %|Oct 8, 1996
TV Movie
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House Arrest
53 %|Aug 14, 1996
Comedy, Family
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
57 %|May 22, 1994
Drama, TV Movie
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Journey to the Planets
0 %|Jan 1, 1993
Animation, Science Fiction
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs
70 %|Sep 30, 1992
Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction, Family, TV Movie
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Montreal Stories
50 %|Nov 8, 1991
Comedy, Drama
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Bright Angel
46 %|Nov 1, 1990
Drama, Thriller
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Beautiful Dreamers
52 %|Jun 5, 1990
Drama
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Much Ado About Nothing
0 %|Mar 20, 1988
Comedy, Romance
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Really Weird Tales
60 %|Oct 4, 1986
Science Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie
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9B
0 %|Sep 6, 1986
Drama, TV Movie

Series

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Nurses
73 %|Jan 6, 2020
Drama
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The Umbrella Academy
85 %|Feb 15, 2019
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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The Detail
68 %|Mar 25, 2018
Crime, Drama
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The Good Doctor
84.82 %|Sep 25, 2017
Drama
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Star Trek: Discovery
71 %|Sep 24, 2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Conviction
68 %|Oct 3, 2016
Drama
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Private Eyes
73 %|May 26, 2016
Crime, Drama, Comedy
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Whatever, Linda
0 %|Mar 16, 2015
Drama
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Orphan Black
78.02 %|Mar 30, 2013
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Orphan Black
78.02 %|Mar 30, 2013
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Saving Hope
70 %|Jun 7, 2012
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Rookie Blue
76.7 %|Jun 24, 2010
Drama, Crime
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Little Mosque on the Prairie
67.78 %|Jan 9, 2007
Comedy
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This Is Wonderland
90 %|Jan 12, 2004
Drama, Comedy
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Puppets Who Kill
65 %|Oct 4, 2002
Animation, Comedy
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Bad Dog
60 %|Aug 15, 1998
Animation
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More Tales of the City
74 %|Jun 7, 1998
Drama, Mystery
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Emily of New Moon
90 %|Jan 4, 1998
Drama
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A Woman of Independent Means
100 %|Feb 19, 1995
Drama
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Four on the Floor
65 %|Jun 13, 1986
Comedy
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
73 %|Sep 29, 1985
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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The Ray Bradbury Theater
69 %|May 21, 1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama