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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.
The roles that explain the career.
48 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Voices of Our Mother | Harriet | Film |
| 2026 | The Well | Gabriel | Film |
| 2025 | Love Is the Monster | Film | |
| 2025 | All the Lost Ones | Dawn | Film |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Greta | Film |
| 2022 | Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 | Hologram Alien Scout | Film |
| 2020 | The Broken Hearts Gallery | Cheryl Gulliver | Film |
| 2019 | Isabelle | Ann Pelway | Film |
| 2018 | Level 16 | Mrs. Denison | Film |
| 2017 | Russet Season | Director | Film |
| 2012 | Antiviral | Dev Harvey | Film |
| 2009 | Year of the Carnivore | Mrs. Smalls | Film |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Sarah Hamoudi | TV |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Doris | Film |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Miss Patterson (uncredited) | Film |
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Fran Walker | Film |
| 2005 | Bailey's Billion$ | Peggy Delaney | Film |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Grace Dexter | Film |
| 2004 | Geraldine's Fortune | Tina Larose | Film |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Mrs. Gerard | Film |
| 2003 | Full-Court Miracle | Mrs. Klein | Film |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heaven | Penny | Film |
| 2002 | The Rats | Miss Paige | Film |
| 2002 | Duct Tape Forever | Easterbrook (uncredited) | Film |
| 2001 | Rare Birds | Claire | Film |
| 2001 | Haven | Eva | Film |
| 2000 | Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse | Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice) | TV |
| 2000 | Custody of the Heart | Alice | Film |
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Mrs. Lynn | Film |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | Laura Murray | TV |
| 1998 | Bad Dog | (voice) | TV |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Jesse's Mom | Film |
| 1996 | House Arrest | Gwenna Krupp | Film |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Totsie | TV |
| 1995 | The Awakening | Nancy | Film |
| 1992 | Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall | Self | Film |
| 1992 | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Sophie | Film |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Diane Callaghan | Film |
| 1991 | Stepping Out | Andy | Film |
| 1991 | Paradise | Sally Pike | Film |
| 1990 | White Room | Zelda | Film |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Samantha 'Sam' Coleman | Film |
| 1990 | Bright Angel | Nina | Film |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Liz Hamilton | Film |
| 1989 | Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics | Kathy | Film |
| 1989 | George's Island | Miss Birdwood | Film |
| 1987 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | Polly Vandersma | Film |
| 1987 | A Nest of Singing Birds | Anna | Film |
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