Sheila McCarthy
Date of birth: 1956-01-01
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sheila Catherine McCarthy, Sheila McCartney, 쉘리아 맥카시
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.
Movie Credits
Die Hard 2
1990-07-03
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in t
Pacific Heights
1990-09-28
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately
I Was a Rat
2001-12-09
A little boy found wandering the streets is taken in by Bob and Joan, a kindly couple. The boy is co
Cow Belles
2006-03-24
In order to learn how to be responsible, two wealthy teen sisters are forced to work in the family b
The Rats
2002-09-17
A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.
Stepping Out
1991-10-11
A has-been Broadway performer gives tap lessons to a group of misfits who, through their dance class
Stroke of Fate
2021-07-15
In a hospital waiting room, family wounds are exposed as a mother and son wait for news of their lov
Lathe of Heaven
2002-09-08
In a near future society a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is co
Paradise
1991-09-18
A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.
Geraldine's Fortune
2004-10-22
A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game
George's Island
1989-08-15
After telling his class about the ghost of Captain Kidd and his buried treasure on George’s Island,
Antiviral
2012-09-19
Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celeb
A Private Matter
1992-06-20
The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of tha
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997-01-01
Thirteen-year-old Jesse is a typical teenager who hates his teacher, Mrs. Fink. While visiting a vin
Haven
2001-02-11
Based on the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewis
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994-04-01
This one-hour children's television special is the story of a young girl who slips into an enchanted
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987-09-11
Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a pro
Love Is the Monster
2025-10-13
A couple, Ana and Justin, rocked by infidelity, attend an exclusive couples retreat in Finland, unde
Custody of the Heart
2000-08-28
Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the c
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989-11-10
An artist fired from his job comes home and discovers that his wife is having an affair and that she
White Room
1990-09-06
Norm, an aimless writer, witnesses the murder of rock video star Madelaine X and feels guilty, as he
The Awakening
1995-11-04
Sara lives in a small town where everybody knows everybody and her life is an open book. Left with t
The Lotus Eaters
1993-09-12
Set off the West Coast of Canada in 1965, a hip new teacher with a miniskirt and lots of ideas turns
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1991-01-01
Wicked Angris McBragg sets out to ruin Christmas by undermining the forces of good. Santa Claus aban
Algonquin
2014-04-11
A father-son camping expedition runs aground on misfortune and family secrets.
The Well
2026-01-23
In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight for the precious resources neede
The Middle Man
2021-09-17
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a communit
Christmas in Rockwell
2022-12-11
A famous Hollywood actress returns to her hometown where she is enlisted to participate in a Christm
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019-11-01
Directed dy Chris Agoston, Clara Altimas, Nabil Badine, Neil Huber
The Voices of Our Mother
When a family matriarch falls seriously ill, relatives gather and discover their shared ancestral ti
You Know My Name
1999-08-22
In six months, the population of Cromwell, Oklahoma, has climbed from 500 to 10,000. Boom times have
Dancing on the Elephant
Faced with a future of chair-xercise and spoon-fed pudding, nursing home friends Nora and Edna attem
The Possession of Michael D.
1995-05-02
When a dark force begins to destroy a couple's happiness, they decide to turn to a parapsychologist
The Marriage Bed
1986-12-22
Linda Griffiths stars as very pregnant Annie Graham, who's about to give birth to her third child in
Surfacing
After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to
A Fighting Man
2014-04-24
Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives.
Brace for Impact
2016-04-03
When disgraced Flight Crash Investigator Sofia Gilchrist's brother dies in the crash of a plane she
Being Julia
2004-09-03
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a
All the Lost Ones
2025-04-18
In a dystopian and climate-ravaged future America torn apart by civil war, a group hiding in a remot
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022-07-09
Zed and Addison are beginning their final year at Seabrook High in the town that’s become a safe hav
Still/Born
2018-02-09
Still/Born follows Mary, a new mother who lost one of her twins in childbirth. As she struggles with
Journey to the Planets
1993-01-01
Creatures from space in search of a new home arrive at the Solar System and discuss each planet. An
Cardinals
2017-09-07
When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving
Dear Viola
2014-03-16
Katie, a shy newspaper accountant submits a reply to a "Dear Viola" letter to the editor that she wo
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004-02-17
After moving to New Jersey, Lola bags a coveted role in a school play, which earns her the wrath of
Beautiful Dreamers
1990-06-05
When the superintendent of the Canadian insane asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, meets poet Walt Whitman, h
Really Weird Tales
1986-10-04
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004-01-01
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadi
Isabelle
2019-05-24
A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and
Bright Angel
1990-11-01
In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional pare
House Arrest
1996-08-14
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned,
Milton's Secret
2016-09-30
11 year-old Milton Adams is growing up in an uncertain world. With his parents constantly stressing
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
1992-09-30
When his mother rents their vacant room to a peculiar composer, Christoph can't believe his bad luck
The Stone Angel
2007-09-12
The feisty aging Hagar Shipley has lived an unconventional life. Her rebellious heart has always rul
9B
1986-09-06
The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a nor
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994-05-22
About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who we
The Day After Tomorrow
2004-05-26
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmen
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017-11-17
In desperate need of extra high school credits, Jessie agrees to tutor young Tommy Faber, but when t
Breakfast with Scot
2007-11-16
The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when they are f
Bailey's Billion$
2005-08-05
Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner,
Year of the Carnivore
2009-05-01
A girl has a crush on a boy who thinks she's bad in bed so she goes out to get more experience.
Duct Tape Forever
2002-04-12
When an evil land baron's limo falls into a sinkhole outside Possum Lodge, lodge leader Red Green is
Rare Birds
2001-09-09
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfo
Ice Girls
2016-03-11
A figure skater is injured during a competition. A coach that hired her then helps her rehab her inj
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992-12-06
Liza's dynamic show made history by breaking the box-office record for Radio City. A true superstar,
Full-Court Miracle
2003-11-21
Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers o
The Christmas Club
2019-11-27
Two busy strangers meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings. Thanks to f
Dead Husbands
1998-12-02
Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions. When Ca
Christmas 9 to 5
2019-11-24
Jennifer is a tough crime beat reporter who gets the assignment of her life: to find the true meanin
Level 16
2018-02-20
The teenage girls of Vestalis Academy are meticulously trained in the art of being “clean girls,” pr
Anything for Jackson
2020-04-04
A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their
Happy Place
2020-09-27
"Welcome to the zoo," Samira is advised as she’s admitted to an in-patient care facility in the wake
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020-09-11
Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that s
Montreal Stories
1991-11-08
Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic Fren
Virtual Mom
2000-01-01
Sometimes it takes something special to bring a mother and daughter together. For thirteen year-old
Like a House on Fire
2021-03-26
Dara returns home to reconnect with her husband and her young daughter, whom she left two years earl
Women Talking
2022-12-23
A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996-10-08
A fondness for old movies brings together two fortysomethings, each happily married to other people.
Much Ado About Nothing
1988-03-20
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed s
Back to the Beanstalk
1990-12-16
Jack Jr., son of Jack the Giant Killer, grows his own beanstalk in a quest to find his father and al
Love & Larceny
1985-10-06
Besty Bigley, a notorious con-woman of the 1890s, alias Mrs. Chadwick, alias Pelvina de Vere, and a