Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1956
Place of Birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sheila McCarthy
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nurses | Phillis Bruner |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Agnes |
| 2018 | The Detail | Helen Mailer |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Rose Babcock |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery | All-Mother |
| 2016 | Private Eyes | Shirl Glinski |
| 2016 | Conviction | Dr. Jane Soto |
| 2015 | Whatever, Linda | Sheila Hardy |
| 2013 | Orphan Black | Connie Hendrix |
| 2013 | Orphan Black | Connie Hendrix (voice) |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Violet Devonshire |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Leigh Senett |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Sarah Hamoudi |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | |
| 2002 | Puppets Who Kill | |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Tammy |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | Laura Murray |
| 1998 | Bad Dog | |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Mildred |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Totsie |
| 1986 | Four on the Floor | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Debra (Sarah) Hollister |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Francine |