Acting
Sheila McCarthy
- Titles
- 85movies29TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 1991 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 26top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
A Woman of Independent Means83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics5.9average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.2
- Coming of Age3.9average 2.9
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.4average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.0average 3.6
- Romance4.2average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Violence3.1, average 4.3
- Crime2.9, average 3.7
- Warfare0.5, average 1.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Character Study 3
- Canadian Cinema 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Period Drama 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Satirical 2
- Social Satire 2
- Mystery 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Patricia RozemaActorI've Heard the Mermaids Singing, Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche, Montreal Stories, White Room
Colm FeoreActorHaven, Haven, Beautiful Dreamers
Mary WalshActorBailey's Billion$, Happy Place, Dancing on the Elephant
Wayne RobsonActorReally Weird Tales, Duct Tape Forever, The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
Heather ConkieWriterEmily of New Moon, Bailey's Billion$, Beethoven Lives Upstairs- SSusan ShiptonEditorShadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework, The Lotus Eaters, The Awakening
Mark KorvenComposerI've Heard the Mermaids Singing, Isabelle, White Room
Michael KennedyDirectorLittle Mosque on the Prairie, Emily of New Moon, The Possession of Michael D.
Mark RendallActorYear of the Carnivore, Algonquin
Joe PingueActorAntiviral, The Rats
Harvey AtkinActorBad Dog, Back to the Beanstalk
Martha MacIsaacActorEmily of New Moon, Whatever, Linda
Movies and TV shows
1132020s
17 titles · average score 58
53
as Harriet
38
as Gabriel
as Dawn
29
as Dawn
75
as Greta
52
as Juniper
73
as Katherine
as Shirley
72
as Audrey Walsh
as Joyce
49
TV show · as Phillis Bruner
2010s
28 titles · average score 59
52
as Rose Stark
71
TV show · as Agnes
22
as Ann Pelway
58
as Sheila
75
as Valerie Walker
64
TV show · as Rose Babcock
66
TV show · as All-Mother
51
as Faradee Gilchrist
48
as Rose O'Connor
as Rita
84
TV show · as Connie Hendrix / Connie Hendrix (voice)
56
as Dev Harvey
2000s
25 titles · average score 55
54
as Mrs. Smalls
44
TV show · as Sarah Hamoudi
56
as Fran Walker
34
as Peggy Delaney
as Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
53
as Judith
51
as Miss Paige
59
as Penny
45
as Easterbrook (uncredited)
67
TV show · as Eva
TV show · as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
54
as Alice
1990s
30 titles · average score 61
60
TV show · as Tammy
64
as Mrs. Lynn
81
TV show · as Laura Murray
58
TV show · as (voice)
49
as Jesse's Mom
31
as Gwenna Krupp
83
TV show · as Totsie
48
as Nancy
55
as Ann Stuart
64
as Sally Pike
64
as Andy
1980s
13 titles · average score 69
60
as Miss Birdwood
as Margaret
78
as Polly Vandersma
59
as Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
as Heather
73
TV show
TV show · as Jenny
74
TV show · as Debra (Sarah) Hollister
71
TV show · as Francine
as Mary Bigley