
Actor
Sheila McCarthy
Born 1956 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Directed
Acting

The Good Doctor
Rose Babcock · 2017

The Umbrella Academy
Agnes · 2019

Die Hard 2
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman · 1990

The Day After Tomorrow
Judith · 2004

Orphan Black
Connie Hendrix · 2013

Star Trek: Discovery
All-Mother · 2017

Women Talking
Greta · 2022

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Hologram Alien Scout · 2022

Level 16
Mrs. Denison · 2018

The Broken Hearts Gallery
Cheryl Gulliver · 2020

Rookie Blue
Leigh Senett · 2010

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Mrs. Gerard · 2004

Anything for Jackson
Audrey Walsh · 2020

Pacific Heights
Liz Hamilton · 1990

Private Eyes
Shirl Glinski · 2016

Antiviral
Dev Harvey · 2012

Nurses
Phillis Bruner · 2020

Saving Hope
Violet Devonshire · 2012

Conviction
Dr. Jane Soto · 2016

Being Julia
Grace Dexter · 2004

Picket Fences
Sue Walsh · 1992

Cow Belles
Fran Walker · 2006

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Debra (Sarah) Hollister · 1985

Still/Born
Sheila · 2018
