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.

Movies

All the Lost Ones

80 %|Sep 19, 2024

Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

Christmas in Rockwell

50 %|Dec 11, 2022

TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Middle Man

61 %|Sep 17, 2021

Comedy, Drama

Stroke of Fate

0 %|Jul 15, 2021

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

0 %|Nov 1, 2019

Drama

Brace for Impact

54 %|Apr 3, 2016

Thriller, TV Movie

A Fighting Man

56 %|Apr 24, 2014

Drama

Algonquin

70 %|Apr 11, 2014

Drama

Antiviral

59 %|Sep 19, 2012

Science Fiction, Horror

Cow Belles

55 %|Mar 24, 2006

Comedy, Family, TV Movie

Geraldine's Fortune

10 %|Oct 22, 2004

Comedy, Drama

Being Julia

64.62 %|Sep 3, 2004

Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Rats

55 %|Sep 17, 2002

Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Lathe of Heaven

58.17 %|Sep 8, 2002

Science Fiction, TV Movie

I Was a Rat

0 %|Dec 9, 2001

Drama, Family, Fantasy

Haven

69 %|Feb 11, 2001

Drama, TV Movie

Custody of the Heart

42 %|Aug 28, 2000

Drama, TV Movie

You Know My Name

45 %|Aug 22, 1999

TV Movie, Drama, Western

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

54 %|Jan 1, 1997

Comedy, Horror

The Awakening

48 %|Nov 4, 1995

Drama, Romance

The Possession of Michael D.

53 %|May 2, 1995

Horror, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

The Biggest Little Ticket

0 %|Apr 1, 1994

TV Movie, Family, Fantasy

The Lotus Eaters

70 %|Sep 12, 1993

Drama, Comedy

A Private Matter

48 %|Jun 20, 1992

Drama, TV Movie

Stepping Out

58 %|Oct 11, 1991

Comedy, Drama, Music

Paradise

62 %|Sep 18, 1991

Drama

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

50 %|Jan 1, 1991

Animation, Family

Pacific Heights

62 %|Sep 28, 1990

Thriller

White Room

53 %|Sep 6, 1990

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Die Hard 2

70 %|Jul 3, 1990

Action, Thriller

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

25 %|Nov 10, 1989

Comedy

George's Island

65 %|Aug 15, 1989

Family, Adventure, Drama

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

58 %|Sep 11, 1987

Comedy, Drama

Love Is the Monster

0 %|Invalid Date

Thriller

The Well

0 %|Invalid Date

Thriller

The Voices of Our Mother

0 %|Invalid Date

Horror

Dancing on the Elephant

0 %|Invalid Date

Drama

The Marriage Bed

70 %|Dec 22, 1986

Drama, TV Movie

Surfacing

0 %|Invalid Date

Drama

Women Talking

69.08 %|Dec 23, 2022

Drama

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

74.02 %|Jul 9, 2022

Fantasy, Comedy, Family, TV Movie

Like a House on Fire

72 %|Mar 26, 2021

Drama

Happy Place

50 %|Sep 27, 2020

Drama

The Broken Hearts Gallery

72 %|Sep 11, 2020

Comedy, Romance

Anything for Jackson

68 %|Apr 4, 2020

Horror

The Christmas Club

63 %|Nov 27, 2019

Romance, TV Movie

Christmas 9 to 5

69 %|Nov 24, 2019

Romance, TV Movie

Isabelle

52 %|May 24, 2019

Horror

Level 16

68 %|Feb 20, 2018

Science Fiction, Thriller

Still/Born

58 %|Feb 9, 2018

Horror

Considering Love and Other Magic

65 %|Nov 17, 2017

Family, Fantasy

Cardinals

56 %|Sep 7, 2017

Thriller, Crime, Drama

Milton's Secret

54 %|Sep 30, 2016

Drama, Family

Ice Girls

65 %|Mar 11, 2016

Family, TV Movie

Dear Viola

65 %|Mar 16, 2014

Romance, Comedy, TV Movie

Year of the Carnivore

54 %|May 1, 2009

Comedy, Romance

Breakfast with Scot

63 %|Nov 16, 2007

Comedy, Drama

The Stone Angel

54 %|Sep 12, 2007

Drama

Bailey's Billion$

59 %|Aug 5, 2005

Family, Comedy

The Day After Tomorrow

65.37 %|May 26, 2004

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

56.42 %|Feb 17, 2004

Comedy

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

50 %|Jan 1, 2004

Documentary

Full-Court Miracle

57 %|Nov 21, 2003

TV Movie, Family

Duct Tape Forever

67 %|Apr 12, 2002

Comedy

Rare Birds

56 %|Sep 9, 2001

Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance

Virtual Mom

50 %|Jan 1, 2000

Dead Husbands

47 %|Dec 2, 1998

Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

The Care and Handling of Roses

0 %|Oct 8, 1996

TV Movie

House Arrest

52.830000000000005 %|Aug 14, 1996

Comedy, Family

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

57 %|May 22, 1994

Drama, TV Movie

Journey to the Planets

0 %|Jan 1, 1993

Animation, Science Fiction

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

63 %|Dec 6, 1992

Music

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

68 %|Sep 30, 1992

Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction, Family, TV Movie

Montreal Stories

50 %|Nov 8, 1991

Comedy, Drama

Bright Angel

46 %|Nov 1, 1990

Drama, Thriller

Beautiful Dreamers

52 %|Jun 5, 1990

Drama

Really Weird Tales

60 %|Oct 4, 1986

Science Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie

9B

0 %|Sep 6, 1986

Drama, TV Movie

Series

Nurses

73 %|Jan 6, 2020

Drama

The Umbrella Academy

85.49 %|Feb 15, 2019

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

The Detail

68 %|Mar 25, 2018

Crime, Drama

The Good Doctor

84.84 %|Sep 25, 2017

Drama

Star Trek: Discovery

71.03 %|Sep 24, 2017

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Conviction

68 %|Oct 3, 2016

Drama

Private Eyes

73 %|May 26, 2016

Crime, Drama, Comedy

Whatever, Linda

0 %|Mar 16, 2015

Drama

Orphan Black

78.06 %|Mar 30, 2013

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Orphan Black

78.06 %|Mar 30, 2013

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Saving Hope

70 %|Jun 7, 2012

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Rookie Blue

76.42 %|Jun 24, 2010

Drama, Crime

Little Mosque on the Prairie

68 %|Jan 9, 2007

Comedy

This Is Wonderland

90 %|Jan 12, 2004

Drama, Comedy

Puppets Who Kill

65 %|Oct 4, 2002

Animation, Comedy

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

20 %|Feb 21, 1999

Drama

Bad Dog

60 %|Aug 15, 1998

Animation

More Tales of the City

74 %|Jun 7, 1998

Drama, Mystery

Emily of New Moon

90 %|Jan 4, 1998

Drama

A Woman of Independent Means

100 %|Feb 19, 1995

Drama

Four on the Floor

65 %|Jun 13, 1986

Comedy

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

73 %|Sep 29, 1985

Drama, Mystery, Crime

The Ray Bradbury Theater

69 %|May 21, 1985

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama