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Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

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 (theatre), along with multiple nominations.

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The Voices of Our Mother (2026)

When a family matriarch falls seriously ill, relatives gather and discover their shared ancestral ties bind them in unexpected ways. ...

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The Well (2026)

In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight for the precious resources needed to survive, a young woman's loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man. When he discovers her family has a secret supply of fresh water it puts ...

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Love Is the Monster (2025)

A couple, Ana and Justin, rocked by infidelity, attend an exclusive couples retreat in Finland, under the golden rays of the summer's midnight sun. They join other couples from other parts of the world to experience the transformative teachings of the sham ...

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Dancing on the Elephant (2025)

Faced with a future of chair-xercise and spoon-fed pudding, nursing home friends Nora and Edna attempt to break out of the 'fox farm' and find a life worth sticking around for. ...

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All the Lost Ones (2025)

In a dystopian and climate-ravaged future America torn apart by civil war, a group hiding in a remote cabin become the target of a ruthless rebel militia leader and his platoon, viciously hunted in a fight for survival. ...

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Women Talking (2022)

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men. ...

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Christmas in Rockwell (2022)

A famous Hollywood actress returns to her hometown where she is enlisted to participate in a Christmas play which threatens her small peaceful village with the chaos of Hollywood. ...

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Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 (2022)

Zed and Addison are beginning their final year at Seabrook High in the town that's become a safe haven for monsters and humans alike. Zed is anticipating an athletic scholarship that will make him the first Zombie to attend college, while Addison is gearin ...

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The Middle Man (2021)

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news. ...

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Stroke of Fate (2021)

In a hospital waiting room, family wounds are exposed as a mother and son wait for news of their loved one's prognosis. ...

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Like a House on Fire (2021)

Dara returns home to reconnect with her husband and her young daughter, whom she left two years earlier. When she arrives, she discovers that a woman who is seven months pregnant has taken her place and that her daughter no longer recognizes her. ...

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Happy Place (2020)

"Welcome to the zoo," Samira is advised as she's admitted to an in-patient care facility in the wake of a suicide attempt. As she slowly familiarizes herself with her fellow residents and their idiosyncratic traits, a makeshift community takes shape. ...

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The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)

Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that she must let go of her past to move forward, and comes up with a lovely, artistic way to help herself and others who have suffered heartbreak. ...

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Anything for Jackson (2020)

A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for. ...

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Christmas 9 to 5 (2019)

Jennifer is a tough crime beat reporter who gets the assignment of her life: to find the true meaning of Christmas. When she goes undercover in a department store as a 9 to 5 sales clerk from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, she finds her true calling and me ...

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An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order (2019)

Directed dy Chris Agoston, Clara Altimas, Nabil Badine, Neil Huber ...

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Isabelle (2019)

A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives. ...

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Level 16 (2018)

The teenage girls of Vestalis Academy are meticulously trained in the art of being "clean girls," practicing the virtues of perfect femininity. But what exactly are they being trained for? Vivien intends to find out. ...

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Still/Born (2018)

Still/Born follows Mary, a new mother who lost one of her twins in childbirth. As she struggles with the loss of one of her children, she starts to suspect something sinister is after her surviving child – a supernatural entity that has chosen her child ...

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Considering Love and Other Magic (2017)

In desperate need of extra high school credits, Jessie agrees to tutor young Tommy Faber, but when the timid 14-year-old insists he hasn't left Veronica's mansion in more than half a century, Jessie knows that something's amiss. ...

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Cardinals (2017)

When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at her door and it becomes clear that the past is not easily forgotten ...

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Milton's Secret (2016)

11 year-old Milton Adams is growing up in an uncertain world. With his parents constantly stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, Milton feels his whole world is in crisis. But when his Grandpa Howard comes to ...

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Brace for Impact (2016)

When disgraced Flight Crash Investigator Sofia Gilchrist's brother dies in the crash of a plane she was supposed to be on, Sofia breaks protocol and secretly begins investigating the crash. ...

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Ice Girls (2016)

A figure skater is injured during a competition. A coach that hired her then helps her rehab her injury so that she may live her dream. ...

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A Fighting Man (2014)

Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives. ...

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Algonquin (2014)

A father-son camping expedition runs aground on misfortune and family secrets. ...

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Dear Viola (2014)

Katie, a shy newspaper accountant submits a reply to a "Dear Viola" letter to the editor that she works for, anonymously. She has a real knack for writing to people and getting to the heart of the matter. Soon, she takes over the newspaper's advice column ...

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Antiviral (2012)

Syd March is employed at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. ...

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Year of the Carnivore (2009)

A girl has a crush on a boy who thinks she's bad in bed so she goes out to get more experience. ...

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Breakfast with Scot (2007)

The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when they are forced to take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year-old. ...

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The Stone Angel (2007)

The feisty aging Hagar Shipley has lived an unconventional life. Her rebellious heart has always ruled and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. Faced with her own mortality, and desperate to find solace, she goes on the run. In both th ...

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Cow Belles (2006)

In order to learn how to be responsible, two wealthy teen sisters are forced to work in the family business by their exasperated father. When company funds goes missing, it's up to the girls to save the day. ...

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Bailey's Billion$ (2005)

Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed dognap ...

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Geraldine's Fortune (2004)

A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show. ...

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Being Julia (2004)

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom a ...

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The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughou ...

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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

After moving to New Jersey, Lola bags a coveted role in a school play, which earns her the wrath of Carla, the most popular girl in school, who will do anything to ruin Lola's life. ...

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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers. ...

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Full-Court Miracle (2003)

Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump. The main character Alex Schlotsky is inspired by the true s ...

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The Rats (2002)

A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city. ...

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Lathe of Heaven (2002)

In a near future society a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is confused at first but soon decides to use him for his own gain. ...

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Duct Tape Forever (2002)

When an evil land baron's limo falls into a sinkhole outside Possum Lodge, lodge leader Red Green is ordered to pay the baron $10,000 or lose his beloved lodge forever. Red considers various money-making schemes concocted by his buddies, but it's his nerdy ...

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I Was a Rat (2001)

A little boy found wandering the streets is taken in by Bob and Joan, a kindly couple. The boy is cold, wet and desperate for shelter, but Bob and Joan are perplexed by his claims that he was once a rat. Meanwhile, rumours are rife at the newspaper about t ...

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Rare Birds (2001)

A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase tourism by announcing the presence of a rare duck. ...

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Haven (2001)

Based on the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewish War victims to the United States. She comes to love and feel sorry for them all, and fights for their rights to live in America. ...

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Custody of the Heart (2000)

Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning ...

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Virtual Mom (2000)

Sometimes it takes something special to bring a mother and daughter together. For thirteen year-old Lucy and her mom, Holly, it took a little magic. One day a strange computer glitch causes Holly to transform into a teenager leading to craziness, fun and u ...

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You Know My Name (1999)

In six months, the population of Cromwell, Oklahoma, has climbed from 500 to 10,000. Boom times have come to the oil-rich town. So has a new breed of criminal. You Know My Name is the fact-based story of Bill Tilghman, a lawman and former partner of Wyatt ...

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Dead Husbands (1998)

Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions. When Carter discovers his own name at the bottom of the list, and that some of the other names are those of dead men, he confides in his friend/agent Betty. Time i ...

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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997)

Thirteen-year-old Jesse is a typical teenager who hates his teacher, Mrs. Fink. While visiting a vintage clothing shop, Jesse sees a doll that looks exactly like his dreaded teacher, and he convinces the shopkeeper to sell it to him. When Jesse accidentall ...

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The Care and Handling of Roses (1996)

A fondness for old movies brings together two fortysomethings, each happily married to other people. ...

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House Arrest (1996)

High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems. ...

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The Awakening (1995)

Sara lives in a small town where everybody knows everybody and her life is an open book. Left with the care of her family home, she has trouble meeting the mortgage payments and her ex-boyfriend is the bank manager attempting to foreclose. When she takes i ...

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The Possession of Michael D. (1995)

When a dark force begins to destroy a couple's happiness, they decide to turn to a parapsychologist who discovers that the husband is possessed by a demon. ...

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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994)

About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly Hills, allegedly for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. ...

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The Biggest Little Ticket (1994)

This one-hour children's television special is the story of a young girl who slips into an enchanted world of trolls and dragons and finds herself on stage in a magic theatre during a performance by some of the biggest names in children's entertainment: Ro ...

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The Lotus Eaters (1993)

Set off the West Coast of Canada in 1965, a hip new teacher with a miniskirt and lots of ideas turns a small town upside down. The soft autumn light of Galiano Island is beautifully rendered in writer/producer Peggy Thompson's The Lotus Eaters, and that's ...

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Journey to the Planets (1993)

Creatures from space in search of a new home arrive at the Solar System and discuss each planet. An educational animated short made for IMAX. ...

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Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall (1992)

Liza's dynamic show made history by breaking the box-office record for Radio City. A true superstar, this all-new extravaganza stars Liza and a host of singers, dancers and musicians, performing a selection of her favorite songs by the world's greatest son ...

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Beethoven Lives Upstairs (1992)

When his mother rents their vacant room to a peculiar composer, Christoph can't believe his bad luck. But as the abrasive boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven, begins creating his masterful 9th Symphony, Christoph is won over by the majesty of his music. This lig ...

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A Private Matter (1992)

The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion. ...

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Montreal Stories (1991)

Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after for ...

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Stepping Out (1991)

A has-been Broadway performer gives tap lessons to a group of misfits who, through their dance classes, bond and realize what they can achieve. ...

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Paradise (1991)

A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl. ...

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The Soulmates in the Gift of Light (1991)

Wicked Angris McBragg sets out to ruin Christmas by undermining the forces of good. Santa Claus abandons his workshop and Comet, his head reindeer, summons Orion and Orilla, "Soulmates" from another planet. They show the Earth folks that if they believe in ...

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Bright Angel (1990)

In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the edge. When George meets pretty drifter Lucy, she easily convinces him and his friend Claude to join her on a road trip to Montana in h ...

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Pacific Heights (1990)

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own. ...

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White Room (1990)

Norm, an aimless writer, witnesses the murder of rock video star Madelaine X and feels guilty, as he did nothing to prevent it. At Madelaine's funeral, he meets a mysterious woman in black with unexplained connections to the deceased singer. ...

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Die Hard 2 (1990)

One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists ...

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Beautiful Dreamers (1990)

When the superintendent of the Canadian insane asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, meets poet Walt Whitman, his life and that of his wife and patients is radically changed. Like Dr. Bucke, Whitman has avant-garde ideas on the subject of mental illness. "Dreamers" i ...

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Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics (1989)

An artist fired from his job comes home and discovers that his wife is having an affair and that she is leaving with her lover. He then sets off in pursuit of them, but in the process runs into another woman who is on the run from her crazed lover who is c ...

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George's Island (1989)

After telling his class about the ghost of Captain Kidd and his buried treasure on George's Island, George is placed in a foster home. George and another foster child, Bonnie, flee to the island on Halloween but when they're followed by adults Captain Kidd ...

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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)

Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle rekindles an old romantic relationship with the younger painter Mary ...

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The Marriage Bed (1986)

Linda Griffiths stars as very pregnant Annie Graham, who's about to give birth to her third child in seven years. Annie looks back via flashbacks at how her own plans for a career got sidetracked and how her marriage suddenly went off the rails on a crazy ...

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Really Weird Tales (1986)

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson. ...

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9B (1986)

The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a northern British Columbia school. ...

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Movies Made By Sheila McCarthy (2)

The Definites (2017)

A woman leaves her husband-to-be and instead weds her own wild desire when she flies away to a libidinous, party-filled weekend at Art Basel in Miami. ...

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Virtual Mom (2000)

Sometimes it takes something special to bring a mother and daughter together. For thirteen year-old Lucy and her mom, Holly, it took a little magic. One day a strange computer glitch causes Holly to transform into a teenager leading to craziness, fun and u ...

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