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Sheila McCarthy
Born: 1st Jan 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dept: Acting
Sheila McCarthy (born January 1, 1956) 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 (theater), along with multiple nominations.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 107
Film: 81 (76%)
Television: 26 (24%)
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Filmography
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When a family matriarch falls seriously ill, relatives gather and discover their shared ancestral ties bind them in unexpected ways. ... view
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Harriet
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After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to love himself and others. When he becomes entangled ... view
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Dawn
Apr 2026 (first aired)
A high-concept marital dramedy examining the power balances between spouses, Lindy and Les, who battle each other for supremacy after a technological ... view
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Unknown/various (3 ep.)
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 test ... view
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Gabriel
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. ... view
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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 ... view
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Nora
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 mili ... view
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Dawn
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. ... view
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Greta
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 ... view
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Juniper
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 anticip ... view
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Hologram Alien Scout
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 ... view
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Mrs. Stout
2021
In a hospital waiting room, family wounds are exposed as a mother and son wait for news of their loved one's prognosis. ... view
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Shirley
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 ... view
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Katherine
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 familiarize ... view
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Joyce
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 co ... view
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Cheryl Gulliver
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 ... view
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Audrey Walsh
Jan 2020 (first aired)
Follow five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy hospital in downtown Toronto, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling ... view
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Phillis Bruner (1 ep.)
2019
Two busy strangers meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings. Thanks to fate and Christmas magic, they also find something ... view
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Miss Maggie
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 depa ... view
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Rose Stark
2019
Directed dy Chris Agoston, Clara Altimas, Nabil Badine, Neil Huber ... view
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Ellen
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 wa ... view
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Ann Pelway
Feb 2019 (first aired)
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more. ... view
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Agnes (11 ep.)
Mar 2018 (first aired)
Three fiercely talented female homicide investigators work tirelessly to solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives ... view
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Helen Mailer (3 ep.)
2018
The teenage girls of Vestalis Academy are meticulously trained in the art of being “clean girls,” practicing the virtues of perfect femininity. Bu ... view
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Mrs. Denison
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 su ... view
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Sheila
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 Veroni ... view
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Veronica
Sep 2017 (first aired)
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Una ... view
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Rose Babcock (1 ep.)
Sep 2017 (first aired)
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly un ... view
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All-Mother (1 ep.)
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 ... view
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Valerie Walker
Oct 2016 (first aired)
A brilliant young attorney, who is also the daughter of a former U.S. president, is blackmailed to head up LA's new Conviction Integrity Unit. She and ... view
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Dr. Jane Soto (1 ep.)
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 neighbor ... view
Character:
Luz
May 2016 (first aired)
Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerho ... view
Character:
Shirl Glinski (1 ep.)
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 s ... view
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Faradee Gilchrist
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. ... view
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Aunt Ginger
Mar 2015 (first aired)
It's 1978 and Linda Thoroughbred is broke. And divorced. And almost 30. But if life still brings her some misery, she deserves ... Millions. Watch a w ... view
Character:
Sheila Hardy (10 ep.)
2014
Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives. ... view
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Rose O'Connor
2014
A father-son camping expedition runs aground on misfortune and family secrets. ... view
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Rita
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 wri ... view
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Peggy
Mar 2013 (first aired)
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her. ... view
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Connie Hendrix (1 ep.)
Connie Hendrix (voice) (1 ep.)
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 wit ... view
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Dev Harvey
Jun 2012 (first aired)
When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock ... view
Character:
Violet Devonshire (1 ep.)
Jun 2010 (first aired)
Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of ... view
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Leigh Senett (1 ep.)
2009
A girl has a crush on a boy who thinks she's bad in bed so she goes out to get more experience. ... view
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Mrs. Smalls
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. ... view
Character:
Miss Patterson (uncredited)
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 famil ... view
Character:
Doris
Jan 2007 (first aired)
The series focuses on the Muslim community in the fictional prairie town of Mercy, Saskatchewan (population 14,000). ... view
Character:
Sarah Hamoudi (90 ep.)
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 ... view
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Fran Walker
2005
Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billi ... view
Character:
Peggy Delaney
2004
A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show. ... view
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Tina Larose
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 ... view
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Grace Dexter
2004
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, ... view
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Judith
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 d ... view
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Mrs. Gerard
Jan 2004 (first aired)
Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in Toronto. She's exposed to the seamier side of life, the ba ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2004
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers ... view
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Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
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 s ... view
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Mrs. Klein
Oct 2002 (first aired)
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, an ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2002
A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city. ... view
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Miss Paige
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 hi ... view
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Penny
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 belo ... view
Character:
Easterbrook (uncredited)
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 Joa ... view
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Mrs. Tapscrew
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 th ... view
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Claire
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 l ... view
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Eva
Sep 2000 (first aired)
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse is a Canadian animated television show produced by Nelvana. It tells the stories of a young horse named Marvin who is par ... view
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Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice) (26 ep.)
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 ... view
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Alice
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. O ... view
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Holly
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 ... view
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Mrs. Lynn
Feb 1999 (first aired)
On her deathbed, Doris Duke, the world's wealthiest woman, recalls her lavish, tumultuous years as a young socialite. ... view
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Tammy (4 ep.)
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 l ... view
Character:
Jane Armitage
Aug 1998 (first aired)
Focuses on the Potanski family and their dog Berkeley. Whenever Berkeley is told that he is a bad dog, he freezes and pretends to be dead until someon ... view
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(voice) (80 ep.)
Jun 1998 (first aired)
Lonely inhabitants at 28 Barbary Lane search for love and identity, turning to each other in the hope of finding happiness in San Francisco. ... view
Character:
Mildred (1 ep.)
Jan 1998 (first aired)
Emily of New Moon is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States o ... view
Character:
Laura Murray (46 ep.)
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 e ... view
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Jesse's Mom
1996
A fondness for old movies brings together two fortysomethings, each happily married to other people. ... view
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Carol Doster
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 ... view
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Gwenna Krupp
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 meetin ... view
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Nancy
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 d ... view
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Jenny
Feb 1995 (first aired)
Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of Dallas, Texas. As time goes ... view
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Totsie (3 ep.)
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 ... view
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Jill Lansing
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 ... view
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The Troll
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 ... view
Character:
Diana Kingswood
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. ... view
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Oracle (voice)
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 o ... view
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Self
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 Beethove ... view
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Sophie
Sep 1992 (first aired)
An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes. ... view
Character:
Sue Walsh (4 ep.)
1992
The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, spark ... view
Character:
Diane Callaghan
Original title: Montréal vu par…
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 ... view
Character:
Ann Stuart
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. ... view
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Andy
1991
A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl. ... view
Character:
Sally Pike
Jul 1991 (first aired)
The Hidden Room is an American drama-horror anthology television series. Geared mainly towards women, it aired on Lifetime for 33 episodes from 199 ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
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, su ... view
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(voice)
1990
Jack Jr., son of Jack the Giant Killer, grows his own beanstalk in a quest to find his father and along the way meets some unusual characters. ... view
Character:
Garbanza
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 pret ... view
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Nina
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. ... view
Character:
Liz Hamilton
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 funer ... view
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Zelda
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 Chris ... view
Character:
Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
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 radic ... view
Character:
Molly Jessop
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 pu ... view
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Kathy
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 an ... view
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Miss Birdwood
1988
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well. ... view
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Margaret
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 ... view
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Polly Vandersma
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 h ... view
Character:
Lynn Reailly
1986
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson. ... view
Character:
Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986
The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a northern British Columbia school. ... view
Character:
Heather
Jun 1986 (first aired)
Four on the Floor was a sketch comedy series aired on CBC Television in 1986. Consisting of only 13 episodes, the series was a showcase for The Franti ... view
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Unknown/various (13 ep.)
1985
Besty Bigley, a notorious con-woman of the 1890s, alias Mrs. Chadwick, alias Pelvina de Vere, and a string of other false names, worked her way up the ... view
Character:
Mary Bigley
Sep 1985 (first aired)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The s ... view
Character:
Debra (Sarah) Hollister (1 ep.)
May 1985 (first aired)
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's ... view
Character:
Francine (1 ep.)