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Sheila McCarthy

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Sheila McCarthy

Born Jan 1, 1956 · 70 years112 titles 84 movies · 28 TV
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Biography

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.

Also known as

Sheila Catherine McCarthy · Sheila McCartney · 쉘리아 맥카시

Born

Jan 1, 1956

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

110

Acting credits

1

Directing

1

Writing

2

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1985 3 title(s)

1986 4 title(s)

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1988 1 title(s)

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