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Sheila McCarthy

Acting · Born January 1, 1956 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Sheila McCarthy movies and shows

  • The Good Doctor2017
  • Star Trek: Discovery2017
  • The Umbrella Academy2019
  • Rookie Blue2010
  • Orphan Black2013
  • Private Eyes2016
  • YAGA2026
  • Saving Hope2012
  • Picket Fences1992
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater1985
  • This Is Wonderland2004
  • The Day After Tomorrow2004
  • Die Hard 21990
  • Little Mosque on the Prairie2007
  • Puppets Who Kill2002
  • Nurses2020
  • The Hidden Room1991
  • The Miniature Wife2026
  • Conviction2016
  • Bad Dog1998
  • Emily of New Moon1998
  • The Detail2018
  • Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse2000