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Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

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.

On screen

  • The Well
  • The Voices of Our Mother
  • Surfacing
  • Love Is the Monster
  • Dancing on the Elephant
  • All the Lost Ones
  • Christmas in Rockwell
  • Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
  • Women Talking
  • Stroke of Fate
  • The Middle Man
  • Like a House on Fire
  • Anything for Jackson
  • Happy Place
  • The Broken Hearts Gallery
  • An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
  • Isabelle
  • The Christmas Club
  • Christmas 9 to 5
  • Still/Born
  • Level 16
  • Cardinals
  • Considering Love and Other Magic
  • Brace for Impact
  • Ice Girls
  • Milton's Secret
  • Algonquin
  • A Fighting Man
  • Dear Viola
  • Antiviral
  • Year of the Carnivore
  • The Stone Angel
  • Breakfast with Scot
  • Cow Belles
  • Bailey's Billion$
  • Geraldine's Fortune
  • Being Julia
  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
  • Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • Full-Court Miracle
  • The Rats
  • Lathe of Heaven
  • Duct Tape Forever
  • I Was a Rat
  • Haven
  • Rare Birds
  • Custody of the Heart
  • Virtual Mom
  • You Know My Name
  • Dead Husbands
  • Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
  • House Arrest
  • The Care and Handling of Roses
  • The Awakening
  • The Possession of Michael D.
  • The Biggest Little Ticket
  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
  • The Lotus Eaters
  • A Private Matter
  • Beethoven Lives Upstairs
  • Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
  • Stepping Out
  • Paradise
  • Montreal Stories
  • Die Hard 2
  • Pacific Heights
  • White Room
  • Beautiful Dreamers
  • Bright Angel
  • George's Island
  • Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
  • A Nest of Singing Birds
  • The Marriage Bed
  • Really Weird Tales
  • 9B
  • Love & Larceny

Behind the camera

  • Russet Season
  • Virtual Mom

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