Actor
Sheila McCarthy
70 years · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 84 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 84
The Spirit of Halloween
2026 · Ghost Anna
On Philo
The Voices of Our Mother
2026 · Harriet
On AMC+
Surfacing
2026 · Dawn
On Plex
The Well
2026 · Gabriel
On Bloodstream
Love Is the Monster
2025 · Margaret
Dancing on the Elephant
2025 · Nora
All the Lost Ones
2025 · Dawn
On Plex
Women Talking
2022 · Greta
Christmas in Rockwell
2022 · Juniper
On Plex
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022 · Hologram Alien Scout
On fuboTV
The Middle Man
2021 · Mrs. Stout
Stroke of Fate
2021 · Shirley
Like a House on Fire
2021 · Katherine
Happy Place
2020 · Joyce
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020 · Cheryl Gulliver
On Hulu
Anything for Jackson
2020 · Audrey Walsh
On AMC+
The Christmas Club
2019 · Miss Maggie
On Philo
Christmas 9 to 5
2019 · Rose Stark
On Hoopla
An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
2019 · Ellen
On Tubi TV
Isabelle
2019 · Ann Pelway
On Hoopla
Level 16
2018 · Mrs. Denison
On Tubi TV
Still/Born
2018 · Sheila
On Hoopla
Considering Love and Other Magic
2017 · Veronica
Cardinals
2017 · Valerie Walker
On Hoopla