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Sheila McCarthy
Actor

Sheila McCarthy

1956Toronto, Ontario, Canada76 Movies23 TV Shows

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.

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76 titles
The Well
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Gabriel

The Well

2026
Love Is the Monster
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10.0

Love Is the Monster

2025
Dancing on the Elephant
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Nora

Dancing on the Elephant

2025
All the Lost Ones
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Dawn
4.3

All the Lost Ones

2025
Women Talking
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Greta
6.8

Women Talking

2022
Christmas in Rockwell
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Juniper
5.0

Christmas in Rockwell

2022
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
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Hologram Alien Scout
7.3

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

2022
The Middle Man
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Mrs. Stout
6.1

The Middle Man

2021
Stroke of Fate
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Shirley

Stroke of Fate

2021
Like a House on Fire
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Katherine
7.2

Like a House on Fire

2021
Happy Place
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Joyce
5.0

Happy Place

2020
The Broken Hearts Gallery
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Cheryl Gulliver
7.2

The Broken Hearts Gallery

2020
Anything for Jackson
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Audrey Walsh
6.7

Anything for Jackson

2020
The Christmas Club
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Miss Maggie
6.3

The Christmas Club

2019
Christmas 9 to 5
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Rose Stark
6.7

Christmas 9 to 5

2019
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
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Ellen

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

2019
Isabelle
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Ann Pelway
5.1

Isabelle

2019
Level 16
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Mrs. Denison
6.7

Level 16

2018
Still/Born
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Sheila
5.8

Still/Born

2018
Considering Love and Other Magic
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Veronica
6.5

Considering Love and Other Magic

2017
Cardinals
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Valerie Walker
5.8

Cardinals

2017
Milton's Secret
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Luz
5.1

Milton's Secret

2016
Brace for Impact
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Faradee Gilchrist
5.5

Brace for Impact

2016
Ice Girls
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Aunt Ginger
6.5

Ice Girls

2016
A Fighting Man
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Rose O'Connor
5.4

A Fighting Man

2014
Algonquin
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Rita
7.0

Algonquin

2014
Dear Viola
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Peggy
6.8

Dear Viola

2014
Antiviral
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Dev Harvey
6.0

Antiviral

2012
Year of the Carnivore
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Mrs. Smalls
4.8

Year of the Carnivore

2009
Breakfast with Scot
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Miss Patterson (uncredited)
6.2

Breakfast with Scot

2007
The Stone Angel
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Doris
5.4

The Stone Angel

2007
Cow Belles
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Fran Walker
5.5

Cow Belles

2006
Bailey's Billion$
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Peggy Delaney
5.8

Bailey's Billion$

2005
Geraldine's Fortune
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Tina Larose
1.0

Geraldine's Fortune

2004
Being Julia
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Grace Dexter
6.4

Being Julia

2004
The Day After Tomorrow
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Judith
6.5

The Day After Tomorrow

2004
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
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Mrs. Gerard
5.7

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

2004
Full-Court Miracle
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Mrs. Klein
5.6

Full-Court Miracle

2003
The Rats
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Miss Paige
5.4

The Rats

2002
Lathe of Heaven
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Penny
5.7

Lathe of Heaven

2002
Duct Tape Forever
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Easterbrook (uncredited)
6.7

Duct Tape Forever

2002
I Was a Rat
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Mrs. Tapscrew

I Was a Rat

2001
Rare Birds
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Claire
5.3

Rare Birds

2001
Haven
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Eva
6.8

Haven

2001
Custody of the Heart
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Alice
4.2

Custody of the Heart

2000
Virtual Mom
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Holly
5.0

Virtual Mom

2000
You Know My Name
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Mrs. Lynn
4.5

You Know My Name

1999
Dead Husbands
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Jane Armitage
4.8

Dead Husbands

1998
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
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Jesse's Mom
4.8

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997
The Care and Handling of Roses
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Carol Doster

The Care and Handling of Roses

1996
House Arrest
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Gwenna Krupp
5.3

House Arrest

1996
The Awakening
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Nancy
4.1

The Awakening

1995
The Possession of Michael D.
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Jenny
4.8

The Possession of Michael D.

1995
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
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Jill Lansing
6.1

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994
The Biggest Little Ticket
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The Troll

The Biggest Little Ticket

1994
The Lotus Eaters
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Diana Kingswood
7.0

The Lotus Eaters

1993
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
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Self
7.0

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

1992
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
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Sophie
7.2

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

1992
A Private Matter
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Diane Callaghan
4.8

A Private Matter

1992
Montreal Stories
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Ann Stuart
4.7

Montreal Stories

1991
Stepping Out
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Andy
5.9

Stepping Out

1991
Paradise
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Sally Pike
6.2

Paradise

1991
Bright Angel
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Nina
4.5

Bright Angel

1990
Pacific Heights
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Liz Hamilton
6.3

Pacific Heights

1990
White Room
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Zelda
4.4

White Room

1990
Die Hard 2
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Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
7.0

Die Hard 2

1990
Beautiful Dreamers
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Molly Jessop
5.2

Beautiful Dreamers

1990
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
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Kathy
1.8

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

1989
George's Island
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Miss Birdwood
6.5

George's Island

1989
Much Ado About Nothing
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Margaret

Much Ado About Nothing

1988
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
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Polly Vandersma
5.6

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

1987
The Marriage Bed
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Lynn Reailly
7.0

The Marriage Bed

1986
Really Weird Tales
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Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
4.0

Really Weird Tales

1986
9B
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Heather

9B

1986
Love & Larceny
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Mary Bigley

Love & Larceny

1985
Surfacing
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Dawn
10.0

Surfacing

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Nurses
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Phillis Bruner
7.3

Nurses

2020
The Umbrella Academy
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Agnes
8.5

The Umbrella Academy

2019
The Detail
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Helen Mailer
6.4

The Detail

2018
The Good Doctor
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Rose Babcock
8.5

The Good Doctor

2017
Star Trek: Discovery
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All-Mother
7.0

Star Trek: Discovery

2017
Conviction
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Dr. Jane Soto
6.8

Conviction

2016
Private Eyes
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Shirl Glinski
7.3

Private Eyes

2016
Orphan Black
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Connie Hendrix
7.8

Orphan Black

2013
Saving Hope
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Violet Devonshire
7.0

Saving Hope

2012
Rookie Blue
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Leigh Senett
7.7

Rookie Blue

2010
Little Mosque on the Prairie
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Sarah Hamoudi
6.7

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007
This Is Wonderland
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9.0

This Is Wonderland

2004
Puppets Who Kill
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6.5

Puppets Who Kill

2002
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
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Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
7.0

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

2000
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
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Tammy
2.0

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999
Bad Dog
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(voice)
6.0

Bad Dog

1998
More Tales of the City
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Mildred
7.2

More Tales of the City

1998
Emily of New Moon
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Laura Murray
9.0

Emily of New Moon

1998
A Woman of Independent Means
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Totsie
10.0

A Woman of Independent Means

1995
Picket Fences
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Sue Walsh
7.4

Picket Fences

1992
Four on the Floor
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6.0

Four on the Floor

1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Debra (Sarah) Hollister
7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
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Francine
6.8

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985