1. Sheila McCarthy was born on January 1,1956 and is a Canadian actress and singer.
11 Facts About Sheila McCarthy
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Sheila McCarthy has worked in film, television, and on stage.
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Sheila McCarthy was born in Toronto, Ontario on January 1,1956.
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Sheila McCarthy attended Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill in her youth.
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Sheila McCarthy later attended the University of Victoria and spent a year studying with Uta Hagen at her HB Studio in New York City, and workshopped with the Second City troupe in Toronto.
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Sheila McCarthy has since become one of Canada's more honoured actors, having won two Genie Awards, two Gemini Awards, and two Dora Awards along with multiple nominations.
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Sheila McCarthy played Sarah Hamoudi in the Canadian television series Little Mosque on the Prairie, a role for which she was nominated for a Gemini award.
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Sheila McCarthy is an accomplished voice-over actress, having performed characters voices in Free Willy, Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, The Neverending Story, Bad Dog and Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse.
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On stage, Sheila McCarthy has appeared in Little Shop of Horrors, Hamlet, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, and Love Letters.
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Sheila McCarthy was married to actor Peter Donaldson from 1986 until his death in 2011.
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Sheila McCarthy is a spokesperson for The Quilt Project, a support group for families affected by breast cancer, and Canadian Feed the Children.