Acting
Sheila McCarthy
Born 1956-01-01 · 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.
Known for
Die Hard 2
The Day After Tomorrow
Level 16
Women Talking
Pacific Heights
Antiviral
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Cow Belles
Really Weird Tales
Being Julia
Anything for Jackson
The Rats
House Arrest
Custody of the Heart
Stepping Out
Still/Born
Isabelle
Full-Court Miracle
Christmas 9 to 5
The Middle Man
Like a House on Fire
Paradise
Dead Husbands
Breakfast with Scot
Ice Girls
Haven
A Fighting Man
Brace for Impact
Bailey's Billion$
The Christmas Club
The Lotus Eaters
Dear Viola
Year of the Carnivore
Cardinals
Milton's Secret
You Know My Name
Lathe of Heaven
Rare Birds
The Stone Angel