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Sheila McCarthy

Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 01/27/1956 (68) | Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
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Sheila McCarthy (born January 1, 1956) is a Canadian actress and singer. She has worked in film, television, and on stage. McCarthy is one of Canada's most honoured actors, having won two Genie Awards (film), two Gemini Awards (television), an ACTRA Award, and two Dora Awards (theatre), along with multiple nominations. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Off-duty cop John McClane is gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when, on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation’s capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday ...

Die Hard 2

15

1990 | 3.5/5 | 2h 4min
Action, Thriller
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Awkward, shy and delightfully funny, Polly Vandersma is an "organizationally impaired" temporary assistant who finally gets her first permanent job at the age of 31. While she works for the curator of ...

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

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1987 | 2.8/5 | 1h 21min
Comedy, Drama
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A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men. ...

Women Talking

15

2022 | 3.5/5 | 1h 44min
Drama
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After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologi ...

The Day After Tomorrow

12A

2004 | 3.3/5 | 2h 4min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Movies with Sheila McCarthy as Actress(71)

as The Troll2023 The Biggest Little Ticket
as Juniper2022 Christmas in Rockwell
as Greta2022 Women Talking
as Katherine2021 Like a House on Fire
as Shirley2021 Stroke of Fate
as Mrs. Stout2021 The Middle Man
as Cheryl Gulliver2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Joyce2020 Happy Place
as Audrey Walsh2020 Anything for Jackson
as Ann Pelway2019 Isabelle
as Rose Stark2019 Christmas 9 to 5
as Miss Maggie2019 The Christmas Club
as Ellen2019 An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
as Mrs. Denison2018 Level 16
as Sheila2018 Still/Born
as Veronica2017 Considering Love and Other Magic
as Valerie Walker2017 Cardinals
as Luz2016 Milton's Secret
as Aunt Ginger2016 Ice Girls
as Faradee Gilchrist2016 Brace for Impact
as Rose O'Connor2014 A Fighting Man
as Peggy2014 Dear Viola
as Rita2014 Algonquin
as Dev Harvey2012 Antiviral
as Mrs. Smalls2009 Year of the Carnivore
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)2007 Breakfast with Scot
as Doris2007 The Stone Angel
as Fran Walker2006 Cow Belles
as Peggy Delaney2005 Bailey's Billion$
as Grace Dexter2004 Being Julia
as Mrs. Gerard2004 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Tina Larose2004 Geraldine's Fortune
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Judith2004 The Day After Tomorrow
as Mrs. Klein2003 Full-Court Miracle
as Penny2002 Lathe of Heaven
as Easterbrook (uncredited)2002 Duct Tape Forever
as Miss Paige2002 The Rats
as Mrs. Tapscrew2001 I Was a Rat
as Claire2001 Rare Birds
as Eva2001 Haven
as Holly2000 Virtual Mom
2000 Custody of the Heart
as Mrs. Lynn1999 You Know My Name
as Jane Armitage1998 Dead Husbands
as Jesse's Mom1997 Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
as Carol Doster1996 The Care and Handling of Roses
as Gwenna Krupp1996 House Arrest
as Nancy1995 The Awakening
as Totsie1995 A Woman of Independent Means
as Jenny1995 The Possession of Michael D.
as Jill Lansing1994 Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Diana Kingswood1993 The Lotus Eaters
as Sophie1992 Beethoven Lives Upstairs
as herself1992 Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Diane Callaghan1992 A Private Matter
as Sally Pike1991 Paradise
as Ann Stuart1991 Montreal Stories
as (voice)1991 The Soulmates: The Gift of Light
as Andy1991 Stepping Out
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman1990 Die Hard 2
as Molly Jessop1990 Beautiful Dreamers
as Zelda1990 White Room
as Nina1990 Bright Angel
as Liz Hamilton1990 Pacific Heights
as Miss Birdwood1989 George's Island
as Kathy1989 Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Ellie Hutchins1987 Really Weird Tales
as Polly Vandersma1987 I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
as Heather1986 9B
as Lynn Reailly1986 The Marriage Bed

TV Shows/Series with Sheila McCarthy as Actress(17)

as Phillis Bruner2020 Nurses
as Agnes2019 The Umbrella Academy
as Helen Mailer2018 The Detail
as Mother2017 Star Trek: Discovery
as Rose Babcock2017 The Good Doctor
as Shirl Glinski2016 Private Eyes
as Connie Hendrix2013 Orphan Black
as Connie Hendrix (voice)2013 Orphan Black
as Sarah Hamoudi2007 Little Mosque on the Prairie
2002 Puppets Who Kill
as Tammy1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Mildred1998 More Tales of the City
as Laura Murray1998 Emily of New Moon
1998 Bad Dog
1986 Four on the Floor
as Francine1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Debra (Sarah) Hollister1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Movies with Sheila McCarthy as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2023 Russet Season
Production/Executive Producer2000 Virtual Mom
Writing/Teleplay2000 Virtual Mom

Additional Information

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Full Name: Sheila McCarthy
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Friday, 01/27 1956 (January) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) (current age: 68 years + 89 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: HB Studio, Thornlea Secondary School
Spouses (current/former): Peter Donaldson
Other names for Sheila McCarthy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sheila Catherine McCarthy"
"Sheila McCartney"
"쉘리아 맥카시"
Sheila McCarthy frequently works together with these people:
Patricia Rozema (11x, Crew)
Wayne Robson (9x, Actor)
Nicole Dickinson (8x, Actress)
David Benjamin Tomlinson (7x, Actor)
Juliana Wimbles (6x, Actress)
David Shore (6x, Crew)
Raven Dauda (6x, Actress)
Kenneth Welsh (5x, Actor)
Steve Munro (5x, Crew)
John Fawcett (5x, Crew)
Riley Gilchrist (5x, Actor)
Alex Levine (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14154, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024