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Sheila McCarthy

Born: 1956-01-01

From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About: 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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Die Hard 2
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
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Pacific Heights
Liz Hamilton
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I Was a Rat
Mrs. Tapscrew
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Cow Belles
Fran Walker
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The Rats
Miss Paige
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Stepping Out
Andy
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Stroke of Fate
Shirley
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Lathe of Heaven
Penny
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Paradise
Sally Pike
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Geraldine's Fortune
Tina Larose
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George's Island
Miss Birdwood
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Antiviral
Dev Harvey
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A Private Matter
Diane Callaghan
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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Jesse's Mom
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Haven
Eva
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The Biggest Little Ticket
The Troll
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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Polly Vandersma
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Love Is the Monster
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Custody of the Heart
Alice
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Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Kathy
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White Room
Zelda
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The Awakening
Nancy
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The Lotus Eaters
Diana Kingswood
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The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
(voice)
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Algonquin
Rita
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The Well
Gabriel
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The Middle Man
Mrs. Stout
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Christmas in Rockwell
Juniper
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An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Ellen
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The Voices of Our Mother
Harriet
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You Know My Name
Mrs. Lynn
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Dancing on the Elephant
Nora
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The Possession of Michael D.
Jenny
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The Marriage Bed
Lynn Reailly
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Surfacing
Dawn
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A Fighting Man
Rose O'Connor
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Brace for Impact
Faradee Gilchrist
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Being Julia
Grace Dexter
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All the Lost Ones
Dawn
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Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
Hologram Alien Scout
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Still/Born
Sheila
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Journey to the Planets
Oracle (voice)
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Cardinals
Valerie Walker
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Dear Viola
Peggy
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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Mrs. Gerard
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Beautiful Dreamers
Molly Jessop
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Really Weird Tales
Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
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Isabelle
Ann Pelway
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9B
Heather
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Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
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Bright Angel
Nina
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Sophie
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jill Lansing
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House Arrest
Gwenna Krupp
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Rare Birds
Claire
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Duct Tape Forever
Easterbrook (uncredited)
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Full-Court Miracle
Mrs. Klein
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The Day After Tomorrow
Judith
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Bailey's Billion$
Peggy Delaney
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Breakfast with Scot
Miss Patterson (uncredited)
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The Stone Angel
Doris
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Year of the Carnivore
Mrs. Smalls
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Ice Girls
Aunt Ginger
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Milton's Secret
Luz
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Considering Love and Other Magic
Veronica
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The Christmas Club
Miss Maggie
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Dead Husbands
Jane Armitage
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Christmas 9 to 5
Rose Stark
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Level 16
Mrs. Denison
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Anything for Jackson
Audrey Walsh
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Happy Place
Joyce
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The Broken Hearts Gallery
Cheryl Gulliver
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Montreal Stories
Ann Stuart
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Virtual Mom
Holly
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Like a House on Fire
Katherine
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Women Talking
Greta
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The Care and Handling of Roses
Carol Doster
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Much Ado About Nothing
Margaret
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Back to the Beanstalk
Garbanza
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Love & Larceny
Mary Bigley
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Gandahar
Council Spokeswoman (voice: English version)
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