Sheila McCarthy
# Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy (Toronto, 1 de enero de 1956) es una actriz y cantante canadiense. Ha trabajado en numerosas películas y series, así como en teatro. Es una de las actrices canadienses más galardonadas, habiendo ganado dos Genie, dos Gemini, un ACTRA y dos Dora, así como múltiples nominaciones.

## Biografía

McCarthy estudió en el Thornlea Secondary School en Thornhill en su juventud. Su primera aparición en teatro fue a la edad de seis años, con la obra Peter Pan en el Toronto's Elgin Theatre. Asistió a la Universidad de Victoria y estudió un año con su profesora de actuación Uta Hagen en su HB Studio en Nueva York y también participó en talleres con la compañía Second City en su natal, Toronto.

Sus papeles en A Nest of Singing Birds y I've Heard the Mermaids Singing le valieron importantes reconocimientos y nominaciones en los Premios Gemini y Geni, respectivamente, ganando este último como Mejor Actriz. Su papel como Sarah Hamoudi en Little Mosque on the Prairie le valió una importante nominación en los Premios Gemini.

### Vida personal

Estuvo casada con el actor Pete Donaldson, quien murió en 2011 víctima de un cáncer. Tuvieron dos hijos, entre ellos, Mackenzie Donaldson, productora de Whathever, Linda y Orphan Black.

Es una portavoz activa para The Quilt Project, un grupo de apoyo para familias afectadas por el cáncer de mama, y Canadian Feed the Children.

## Filmografía

### Películas

| Año | Título | Papel |
| - | - | - |
| 1987 | A Nest of Singing Birds | Anna |
| 1987 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | Polly Vandersma |
| 1988 | Gandahar | Council Spokeswoman (voz) |
| 1989 | Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics | Kathy |
| 1989 | George's Island | Miss Birdwood |
| 1990 | Beautiful Dreamers | Molly Jessop |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Samantha 'Sam' Coleman |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Liz Hamilton |
| 1990 | Bright Angel | Nina |
| 1991 | White Room | Zelda |
| 1991 | Paradise | Sally Pike |
| 1991 | Stepping Out | Andy |
| 1991 | Montréal vu par... | Ann Stuart |
| 1993 | Journey to the Planets | Oráculo (voz) |
| 1993 | The Lotus Eaters | Diane Kingswood |
| 1994 | The Biggest Little Ticket | |
| 1996 | House Arrest | Gwenna Krupp |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Mrs. Hackett |
| 2001 | Rare Birds | Claire |
| 2002 | Duct Tape Forever | Easterbrook (desacreditada) |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Mrs. Gerard |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Judith |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Grace Dexter |
| 2004 | Geraldine's Fortune | Tina Larose |
| 2005 | Bailey's Billion$ | Peggy Delaney |
| 2005 | The Multiple Selves of Hannah Maynard | Hannah Maynard |
| 2006 | Small Avalanches | Nancy's Mother |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Miss Patterson |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Doris Shipley |
| 2009 | Year of the Carnivore | Mrs. Smalls |
| 2014 | A Fighting Man | Rose |
| 2016 | Considering Love and Other Magic | Veronica Guest |
| 2016 | Milton's Secret | |
| 2017 | Cardinals | |
| 2020 | Stroke of Fate | Shirley (cortometraje) |
| 2020 | Happy Place | Joyce |
| 2020 | Anything for Jackson | Audrey |
| 2021 | Like a House on Fire | Katherine |
| 2021 | The Middle Man | Sra. Stout |
| 2022 | Zombies 3 | Angie |

### Televisión

| Año | Título | Papel |
| - | - | - |
| 1982 | Hangin' In | |
| 1983 | Today's Special | Sourpuss Sal |
| 1984 | The Littlest Hobo | Murielle |
| 1985 | Love & Larceny | Mary Bigley |
| 1985 | Tucker and the Horse Thief | |
| 1986 | 9B | Heather |
| 1986 | The Marriage Bed | Lynn Reailly |
| 1986 | Hot Shots | Jenny |
| 1987 | Much Ado About Nothing | Margaret |
| 1987 | Really Weird Tales | Ellie Hutchins |
| 1988 | Mount Royal | Luise Blaikie |
| 1989 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sarah Hollister |
| 1989 | Trying Times | Jenny Amber |
| 1990 | Labour of Love | |
| 1990 | E.N.G. | Carol Barton |
| 1990 | Back to the Beanstalk | Garbanza |
| 1990 | Steel Magnolias | Annelle Dupuy-Desoto |
| 1990 | Street Legal | Stephanie Coleman |
| 1991 | Soulmates: The Gift of Light, TheThe Soulmates: The Gift of Light | (voz) |
| 1991 | Rupert | Voces adicionales |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | |
| 1992 | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Sophie |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Diane Callaghan |
| 1992 | Ray Bradbury Theater, TheThe Ray Bradbury Theater | Francine |
| 1994 | Free Willy | Annie |
| 1994 | Dan Redican Comedy Hour | Varios |
| 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jill Lansing |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Totsie |
| 1995 | The Awakening | Nancy |
| 1995–1996 | Picket Fences | Sue Walsh |
| 1996 | Road to Avonlea | Betty Blaine |
| 1996 | Care and Handling of Roses, TheThe Care and Handling of Roses | Carol Doster |
| 1998 | Bad Dog | (voz) |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Mildred |
| 1998 | Dead Husbands | Jane Armitage |
| 1998–2000 | Emily of New Moon | Laura Murray |
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Mrs. Lynn |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Tammy |
| 1999 | Mythic Warriors | Clotho (voz) |
| 2000 | Virtual Mom | Holly |
| 2000 | Super Rupert | Tía Rhonda |
| 2000 | Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse | Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voz) |
| 2001 | Haven | Eva |
| 2001 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | Mrs. King (voz) |
| 2001 | Royal Canadian Air Farce | Anne Robinson / Dra. Joy Thomas |
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Mrs. Tapscrew |
| 2001 | Endless Grind, TheThe Endless Grind | Varios |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heaven | Penny |
| 2002 | Rats, TheThe Rats | Miss Paige |
| 2003 | Custody of the Heart | Alice |
| 2003 | Full-Court Miracle | Mrs. Klein |
| 2004 | The Shields Stories | Hazel |
| 2005 | Puppets Who Kill | Miss Wickham |
| 2005 | Missing | Dr. Eleanor Reese |
| 2006 | Roxana | Amy |
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Fran Walker |
| 2007–2012 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Sarah Hamoudi |
| 2009 | Ron James Show, TheThe Ron James Show | |
| 2010 | Love Letters | Melissa |
| 2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | Felicity Dawes |
| 2014 | Saving Hope | Violet |
| 2014 | Dear Viola | Peggy |
| 2015 | Orphan Black | Connie Hendrix |
| 2016 | Ice Girls | Tita Ginger |
| 2016 | Brace for Impact | Faradee Gelrist |
| 2018 | The Detail | |
| 2019 | Star Trek: Discovery | Amesha |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Agnes Rofa |
| 2021 | The Good Doctor | Rose Babcock |
