Sheila McCarthy
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-01-01 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known As
Sheila Catherine McCarthy
Sheila McCartney
쉘리아 맥카시
Sheila McCarthy
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.
Acting
1990
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
1990
as Liz Hamilton
2001
as Mrs. Tapscrew
2006
as Fran Walker
2002
as Miss Paige
1991
as Andy
2021
as Shirley
2002
as Penny
1991
as Sally Pike
2004
as Tina Larose
1989
as Miss Birdwood
2012
as Dev Harvey
1992
as Diane Callaghan
1997
as Jesse's Mom
2001
as Eva
1994
as The Troll
1987
as Polly Vandersma
2000
as Alice
1989
as Kathy
1990
as Zelda
1995
as Nancy
1993
as Diana Kingswood
1991
as (voice)
2014
as Rita
2025
as Gabriel
2021
as Mrs. Stout
2022
as Juniper
-
as Harriet
1999
as Mrs. Lynn
-
as Nora
1995
as Jenny
1986
as Lynn Reailly
-
as Dawn
2014
as Rose O'Connor
2016
as Faradee Gilchrist
2004
as Grace Dexter
2025
as Dawn
2022
as Hologram Alien Scout
2018
as Sheila
1993
as Oracle (voice)
2017
as Valerie Walker
2014
as Peggy
2004
as Mrs. Gerard
1990
as Molly Jessop
1986
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
2004
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
2019
as Ann Pelway
1994
as Jill Lansing
2004
as Judith
2016
as Aunt Ginger
2017
as Veronica
2002
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
1992
as Sophie
2007
as Doris
1996
as Gwenna Krupp
2009
as Mrs. Smalls
2016
as Luz
1986
as Heather
2001
as Claire
2005
as Peggy Delaney
1990
as Nina
2003
as Mrs. Klein
2007
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
2019
as Miss Maggie
1998
as Jane Armitage
2019
as Rose Stark
2018
as Mrs. Denison
2020
as Audrey Walsh
2020
as Joyce
2020
as Cheryl Gulliver
1991
as Ann Stuart
2000
as Holly
2021
as Katherine
2022
as Greta
1996
as Carol Doster
1988
as Margaret
1990
as Garbanza
1985
as Mary Bigley
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