Sheila McCarthy
Acting
Born January 1, 1956 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Good Doctor
Star Trek: Discovery
The Umbrella Academy
Orphan Black
Private Eyes
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Rookie Blue
Saving Hope
Die Hard 2
Picket Fences
The Ray Bradbury Theater
This Is Wonderland
Nurses
The Day After Tomorrow
The Miniature Wife
The Hidden Room
Little Mosque on the Prairie
Conviction
Puppets Who Kill
Bad Dog
The Detail
Level 16
Emily of New Moon
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Pacific Heights
More Tales of the City
The Broken Hearts Gallery
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Women Talking
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
Haven
A Woman of Independent Means
Anything for Jackson
Antiviral
Whatever, Linda
The Voices of Our Mother
Cow Belles
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Four on the Floor