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Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Birthday: 1956-01-01 | Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Tenth Generation

as    Auntie

2020
Anything for Jackson

as    Audrey Walsh

2020
The Broken Hearts Gallery

as    Cheryl Gulliver

2020
Happy Place

as    Joyce

2019
The Christmas Club

as    Miss Maggie

2019
Christmas 9 to 5

as    Rose Stark

2018
Still/Born

as    Sheila

2017
Cardinals

as    Valerie Walker

2014
Dear Viola

as    Peggy

2014
A Fighting Man

as    Rose O'Connor

2013
Antiviral

as    Dev Harvey

2008
The Stone Angel

as    Doris

2006
Cow Belles

as    Fran Walker

2005
Bailey's Billion$

as    Peggy Delaney

2004
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

as    Mrs. Gerard

2003
Full-Court Miracle

as    Mrs. Klein

2002
The Rats

as    Miss Paige

2002
Lathe of Heaven

as    Penny

2001
Rare Birds

as    Claire

2001
Haven

as    Eva

2000
Custody of the Heart

as    Alice

1999
You Know My Name

as    Mrs. Lynn

1998
Emily of New Moon

as    Laura Murray

1997
1995
The Awakening

as    Nancy

1995
A Woman of Independent Means

as    Totsie