Acting credits
100
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Sheila McCarthy
Acting
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Movies: 76Series: 24Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 29384
IMDb ID: nm0565319
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.45
Wikidata: Q434844
Also known as
Sheila Catherine McCarthy • Sheila McCartney • 쉘리아 맥카시
Other jobs
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Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sheila McCarthy.
The Well
as Gabriel
2026 Movie
10.0
Love Is the Monster
2025 Movie
4.3
All the Lost Ones
as Dawn
2025 Movie
6.9
Women Talking
as Greta
2022 Movie
5.0
Christmas in Rockwell
as Juniper
2022 Movie
7.3
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
2022 Movie
6.1
The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout
2021 Movie
Stroke of Fate
as Shirley
2021 Movie
7.2
Like a House on Fire
as Katherine
2021 Movie
5.0
Happy Place
as Joyce
2020 Movie
7.2
The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Cheryl Gulliver
2020 Movie
6.7
Anything for Jackson
as Audrey Walsh
2020 Movie
6.3
The Christmas Club
as Miss Maggie
2019 Movie
6.7
Christmas 9 to 5
as Rose Stark
2019 Movie
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
as Ellen
2019 Movie
5.1
Isabelle
as Ann Pelway
2019 Movie
6.8
Level 16
as Mrs. Denison
2018 Movie
5.8
Still/Born
as Sheila
2018 Movie
6.5
Considering Love and Other Magic
as Veronica
2017 Movie
5.8
Cardinals
as Valerie Walker
2017 Movie
5.1
Milton's Secret
as Luz
2016 Movie
5.5
Brace for Impact
as Faradee Gilchrist
2016 Movie
6.5
Ice Girls
as Aunt Ginger
2016 Movie
5.4
A Fighting Man
as Rose O'Connor
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sheila McCarthy.
7.3
Nurses
as Phillis Bruner • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.5
The Umbrella Academy
as Agnes • 11 eps
2019 Series
6.4
The Detail
as Helen Mailer • 3 eps
2018 Series
8.5
The Good Doctor
as Rose Babcock • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Star Trek: Discovery
as All-Mother • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.8
Conviction
as Dr. Jane Soto • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Private Eyes
as Shirl Glinski • 1 eps
2016 Series
Whatever, Linda
as Sheila Hardy • 10 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Orphan Black
as Connie Hendrix • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Saving Hope
as Violet Devonshire • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Rookie Blue
as Leigh Senett • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.7
Little Mosque on the Prairie
as Sarah Hamoudi • 90 eps
2007 Series
9.0
This Is Wonderland
1 eps
2004 Series
6.5
Puppets Who Kill
1 eps
2002 Series
7.0
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice) • 26 eps
2000 Series
2.0
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Tammy • 4 eps
1999 Series
6.0
Bad Dog
as (voice) • 80 eps
1998 Series
7.2
More Tales of the City
as Mildred • 1 eps
1998 Series
9.0
Emily of New Moon
as Laura Murray • 46 eps
1998 Series
10.0
A Woman of Independent Means
as Totsie • 3 eps
1995 Series
7.4
Picket Fences
as Sue Walsh • 4 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Four on the Floor
13 eps
1986 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Debra (Sarah) Hollister • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.8
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Francine • 1 eps
1985 Series