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Sheila McCarthy
Acting
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.
Known For
The Good Doctor
2017
Orphan Black
2013
Orphan Black
2013
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
The Umbrella Academy
2019
Rookie Blue
2010
Saving Hope
2012
Private Eyes
2016
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Picket Fences
1992
Nurses
2020
Die Hard 2
1990
Conviction
2016
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
Pacific Heights
1990
Women Talking
2022
Level 16
2018
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
Antiviral
2012
Being Julia
2004
Cow Belles
2006
Paradise
1991
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
2022
House Arrest
1996
Anything for Jackson
2020
Isabelle
2019
The Middle Man
2021
Full-Court Miracle
2003
Still/Born
2018
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