Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/1/1956
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Sheila Catherine McCarthy Sheila McCartney쉘리아 맥카시
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
Die Hard 2
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith
Level 16
as Mrs. Denison
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
Rare Birds
as Claire
House Arrest
as Gwenna Krupp
Women Talking
as Greta
Algonquin
as Rita
Stepping Out
as Andy
Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
Cow Belles
as Fran Walker
Haven
as Eva
Virtual Mom
as Holly
Antiviral
as Dev Harvey
Isabelle
as Ann Pelway
Still/Born
as Sheila
White Room
as Zelda
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
Bright Angel
as Nina
Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton
Career Timeline
2022
2021
2020
2019
2017
2016
2007
2004
Geraldine's Fortune
as Tina Larose
Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
This Is Wonderland
Role unknown
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)