Sheila McCarthy
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as Gabriel The Well Released
January 23, 2026 DramaThriller
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.
Filmography
The Day After Tomorrow
as Judith
Die Hard 2
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Mrs. Gerard
Level 16
as Mrs. Denison
Women Talking
as Greta
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
as Hologram Alien Scout
Antiviral
as Dev Harvey
Pacific Heights
as Liz Hamilton
The Broken Hearts Gallery
as Cheryl Gulliver
Anything for Jackson
as Audrey Walsh
Cow Belles
as Fran Walker
Still/Born
as Sheila
Isabelle
as Ann Pelway
House Arrest
as Gwenna Krupp
Being Julia
as Grace Dexter
The Rats
as Miss Paige
Paradise
as Sally Pike
Full-Court Miracle
as Mrs. Klein
The Middle Man
as Mrs. Stout
Breakfast with Scot
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)