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Acting

Sheila McCarthy

Career: Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 1991 and 2026 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 26
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: A Woman of Independent Means
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Sheila McCarthy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
3.6, average 4.8
Violence
3.0, average 4.1
Crime
3.0, average 3.6
Warfare
0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Character Study 4
Canadian Cinema 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Lighthearted 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Social Satire 3
Period Drama 3
Absurdist Humor 2
Ensemble Performance 2
Satirical 2
Ethical Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

19 titles · average score 59

The Voices of Our Mother

53

as Harriet

The Well

38

as Gabriel

The Spirit of Halloween

61

as Ghost Anna

YAGA

76

TV show · as Olena Yaha

Dancing on the Elephant

as Nora

All the Lost Ones

29

as Dawn

Women Talking

76

as Greta

Christmas in Rockwell

55

as Juniper

Stroke of Fate

as Shirley

Like a House on Fire

73

as Katherine

Anything for Jackson

72

as Audrey Walsh

Happy Place

as Joyce

2010s

28 titles · average score 58

The Umbrella Academy

71

TV show · as Agnes

Christmas 9 to 5

52

as Rose Stark

Still/Born

58

as Sheila

The Good Doctor

64

TV show · as Rose Babcock

Cardinals

72

as Valerie Walker

Star Trek: Discovery

66

TV show · as All-Mother

Brace for Impact

44

as Faradee Gilchrist

A Fighting Man

48

as Rose O'Connor

Algonquin

as Rita

Orphan Black

84

TV show · as Connie Hendrix / Connie Hendrix (voice)

Antiviral

57

as Dev Harvey

Rookie Blue

67

TV show · as Leigh Senett

2000s

25 titles · average score 55

Year of the Carnivore

54

as Mrs. Smalls

Little Mosque on the Prairie

44

TV show · as Sarah Hamoudi

Cow Belles

56

as Fran Walker

Bailey's Billion$

34

as Peggy Delaney

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

as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)

The Day After Tomorrow

53

as Judith

Lathe of Heaven

59

as Penny

The Rats

51

as Miss Paige

Haven

67

TV show · as Eva

Haven

66

as Eva

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

TV show · as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)

Custody of the Heart

54

as Alice

1990s

30 titles · average score 62

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

60

TV show · as Tammy

You Know My Name

64

as Mrs. Lynn

Bad Dog

58

TV show · as (voice)

Emily of New Moon

81

TV show · as Laura Murray

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

49

as Jesse's Mom

House Arrest

31

as Gwenna Krupp

A Woman of Independent Means

83

TV show · as Totsie

The Possession of Michael D.

52

as Jenny

The Awakening

48

as Nancy

Montreal Stories

55

as Ann Stuart

Stepping Out

65

as Andy

Paradise

64

as Sally Pike

1980s

13 titles · average score 70

George's Island

64

as Miss Birdwood

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

as Kathy

Much Ado About Nothing

as Margaret

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

78

as Polly Vandersma

A Nest of Singing Birds

as Anna

Really Weird Tales

59

as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Four on the Floor

74

TV show

as Heather

Hot Shots

TV show · as Jenny

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

74

TV show · as Debra (Sarah) Hollister

The Ray Bradbury Theater

71

TV show · as Francine

Love & Larceny

as Mary Bigley