Biography 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.
Filmography Christmas in Rockwell
2022
Juniper
Details Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
Hologram Alien Scout
Details The Middle Man
2021
Mrs. Stout
Details Like a House on Fire
2021
Katherine
Details The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
Cheryl Gulliver
Details Anything for Jackson
2020
Audrey Walsh
Details The Christmas Club
2019
Miss Maggie
Details Christmas 9 to 5
2019
Rose Stark
Details An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019
Ellen
Details Considering Love and Other Magic
2017
Veronica
Details Cardinals
2017
Valerie Walker
Details Brace for Impact
2016
Faradee Gilchrist
Details A Fighting Man
2014
Rose O'Connor
Details Year of the Carnivore
2009
Mrs. Smalls
Details Breakfast with Scot
2007
Miss Patterson (uncredited)
Details Bailey's Billion$
2005
Peggy Delaney
Details Geraldine's Fortune
2004
Tina Larose
Details Being Julia
2004
Grace Dexter
Details The Day After Tomorrow
2004
Judith
Details Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
Mrs. Gerard
Details Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
Details Full-Court Miracle
2003
Mrs. Klein
Details Duct Tape Forever
2002
Easterbrook (uncredited)
Details I Was a Rat
2001
Mrs. Tapscrew
Details Custody of the Heart
2000
Alice
Details You Know My Name
1999
Mrs. Lynn
Details Dead Husbands
1998
Jane Armitage
Details Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
Jesse's Mom
Details The Care and Handling of Roses
1996
Carol Doster
Details House Arrest
1996
Gwenna Krupp
Details The Possession of Michael D.
1995
Jenny
Details Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
Jill Lansing
Details The Biggest Little Ticket
1994
The Troll
Details The Lotus Eaters
1993
Diana Kingswood
Details Journey to the Planets
1993
Oracle (voice)
Details Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992
Self
Details Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992
Sophie
Details A Private Matter
1992
Diane Callaghan
Details Montreal Stories
1991
Ann Stuart
Details The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1991
(voice)
Details Pacific Heights
1990
Liz Hamilton
Details Die Hard 2
1990
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Details Beautiful Dreamers
1990
Molly Jessop
Details Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
Kathy
Details George's Island
1989
Miss Birdwood
Details Much Ado About Nothing
1988
Margaret
Details I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987
Polly Vandersma
Details The Marriage Bed
1986
Lynn Reailly
Details Really Weird Tales
1986
Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Details Love and Larceny
1985
Mary Bigley
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