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Sheila McCarthy

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-01-01

Popularity

0.6

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Die Hard 2

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7.0

1990

Die Hard 2

Pacific Heights

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6.3

1990

Pacific Heights

I Was a Rat

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0.0

2001

I Was a Rat

Cow Belles

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5.5

2006

Cow Belles

The Rats

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5.4

2002

The Rats

Stepping Out

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5.9

1991

Stepping Out

Stroke of Fate

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0.0

2021

Stroke of Fate

Lathe of Heaven

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5.7

2002

Lathe of Heaven

Paradise

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6.1

1991

Paradise

Geraldine's Fortune

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1.0

2004

Geraldine's Fortune

George's Island

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6.5

1989

George's Island

Antiviral

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6.0

2012

Antiviral

A Private Matter

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4.8

1992

A Private Matter

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

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4.8

1997

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Haven

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6.8

2001

Haven

The Biggest Little Ticket

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0.0

1994

The Biggest Little Ticket

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

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5.6

1987

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Love Is the Monster

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10.0

2025

Love Is the Monster

Custody of the Heart

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4.2

2000

Custody of the Heart

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

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1.8

1989

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

White Room

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4.4

1990

White Room

The Awakening

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4.2

1995

The Awakening

The Lotus Eaters

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7.0

1993

The Lotus Eaters

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

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5.0

1991

The Soulmates in the Gift of Light

Algonquin

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7.0

2014

Algonquin

The Well

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0.0

2025

The Well

The Middle Man

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6.0

2021

The Middle Man

Christmas in Rockwell

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5.0

2022

Christmas in Rockwell

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

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0.0

2019

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

The Voices of Our Mother

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0.0

The Voices of Our Mother

You Know My Name

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4.5

1999

You Know My Name

Dancing on the Elephant

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0.0

Dancing on the Elephant

The Possession of Michael D.

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4.8

1995

The Possession of Michael D.

The Marriage Bed

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7.0

1986

The Marriage Bed

Surfacing

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0.0

Surfacing

A Fighting Man

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5.4

2014

A Fighting Man

Brace for Impact

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5.5

2016

Brace for Impact

Being Julia

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6.4

2004

Being Julia

All the Lost Ones

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4.3

2025

All the Lost Ones

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

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7.3

2022

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

Still/Born

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5.8

2018

Still/Born

Journey to the Planets

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0.0

1993

Journey to the Planets

Cardinals

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5.8

2017

Cardinals

Dear Viola

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6.8

2014

Dear Viola

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

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5.7

2004

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Beautiful Dreamers

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5.2

1990

Beautiful Dreamers

Really Weird Tales

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4.0

1986

Really Weird Tales

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

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5.0

2004

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

Isabelle

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5.1

2019

Isabelle

Bright Angel

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4.5

1990

Bright Angel

House Arrest

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5.3

1996

House Arrest

Milton's Secret

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5.1

2016

Milton's Secret

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

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7.2

1992

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

The Stone Angel

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5.4

2007

The Stone Angel

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0.0

1986

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

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6.1

1994

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

The Day After Tomorrow

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6.5

2004

The Day After Tomorrow

Considering Love and Other Magic

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6.5

2017

Considering Love and Other Magic

Breakfast with Scot

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6.2

2007

Breakfast with Scot

Bailey's Billion$

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5.8

2005

Bailey's Billion$

Year of the Carnivore

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4.8

2009

Year of the Carnivore

Duct Tape Forever

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6.7

2002

Duct Tape Forever

Rare Birds

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5.3

2001

Rare Birds

Ice Girls

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6.5

2016

Ice Girls

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

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7.0

1992

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Full-Court Miracle

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5.6

2003

Full-Court Miracle

The Christmas Club

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6.3

2019

The Christmas Club

Dead Husbands

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4.8

1998

Dead Husbands

Christmas 9 to 5

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6.8

2019

Christmas 9 to 5

Level 16

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6.8

2018

Level 16

Anything for Jackson

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6.7

2020

Anything for Jackson

Happy Place

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5.0

2020

Happy Place

The Broken Hearts Gallery

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7.1

2020

The Broken Hearts Gallery

Montreal Stories

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4.7

1991

Montreal Stories

Virtual Mom

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5.0

2000

Virtual Mom

Like a House on Fire

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7.2

2021

Like a House on Fire

Women Talking

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6.9

2022

Women Talking

The Care and Handling of Roses

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0.0

1996

The Care and Handling of Roses

Much Ado About Nothing

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0.0

1988

Much Ado About Nothing

Back to the Beanstalk

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0.0

1990

Back to the Beanstalk

Love & Larceny

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0.0

1985

Love & Larceny

Tv Credits

The Good Doctor

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8.5

2017

The Good Doctor

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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7.2

1985

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Little Mosque on the Prairie

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6.7

2007

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Puppets Who Kill

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6.5

2002

Puppets Who Kill

The Ray Bradbury Theater

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6.8

1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Umbrella Academy

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8.5

2019

The Umbrella Academy

Emily of New Moon

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8.8

1998

Emily of New Moon

Whatever, Linda

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0.0

2015

Whatever, Linda

Nurses

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7.3

2020

Nurses

Orphan Black

‌

7.8

2013

Orphan Black

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7.8

2013

Orphan Black

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

‌

2.0

1999

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

The Detail

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6.4

2018

The Detail

Bad Dog

‌

6.0

1998

Bad Dog

Four on the Floor

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6.0

1986

Four on the Floor

Star Trek: Discovery

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7.0

2017

Star Trek: Discovery

Saving Hope

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7.0

2012

Saving Hope

A Woman of Independent Means

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10.0

1995

A Woman of Independent Means

Private Eyes

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7.3

2016

Private Eyes

More Tales of the City

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7.2

1998

More Tales of the City

Conviction

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6.8

2016

Conviction

Rookie Blue

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7.7

2010

Rookie Blue

This Is Wonderland

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9.0

2004

This Is Wonderland

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

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7.0

2000

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse