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'''Sheila McCarthy''' (born January 1,{{efn|Some sources say the 27th}} 1956)<ref name="The Canadian Encyclopedia"/><ref name="Riggs">{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last=Riggs|editor-first=Thomas |encyclopedia=Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television |title=McCarthy, Sheila, 1956- |language=en |year=2009 |publisher=Gale |volume=90 |location=Detroit, MI |id=CX3069900115 |isbn=978-1-4144-3465-0 |oclc=733291253 |pages=181–183}}</ref><ref name="AllMovie">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/sheila-mccarthy-p46970 |title=Sheila McCarthy |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=AllMovie|access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> is a Canadian actress and singer. She has worked in film, television, and on stage. McCarthy is one of Canada's most honoured actors, having won two [[Genie Awards]] (film), two [[Gemini Awards]] (television), an [[ACTRA Award]], and two [[Dora Mavor Moore Award|Dora Awards]] (theatre), along with multiple nominations.<ref name="little">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/littlemosque/cast.php?sid=6&cid=3|title=Little Mosque on the Prairie Cast: Sheila McCarthy|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d.|website=CBC Television|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=March 10, 2020|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722103602/http://www.cbc.ca/littlemosque/cast.php?sid=6&cid=3 |archive-date=July 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Ben Kaplanr">{{Cite news|url=http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/February-2013/The-star-of-stage-and-screen-on-collaborating-with-Liza-Minnelli-and-why-she-loves-living-at-Yonge-St-Clair/|title=Sheila McCarthy: the star on collaborating with Liza Minnelli and why she loves life at Yonge & St. Clair|author=Ben Kaplan| publisher=Post City Toronto|date=31 January 2013| access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>

== Early life ==
McCarthy was born in Toronto, Ontario on January 1, 1956.<ref name="Riggs"/> She attended [[Thornlea Secondary School]] in Thornhill in her youth. Her first appearance on stage was at Toronto's Elgin Theatre in ''[[Peter Pan (play)|Peter Pan]]'' when she was age six.<ref name="The Canadian Encyclopedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sheila-mccarthy/|title=Sheila McCarthy|last=Townend|first=Paul|date=March 4, 2015|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|publisher=Historica Canada|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> She later attended the University of Victoria and spent a year studying with [[Uta Hagen]] at her [[HB Studio]] in New York City, and also workshopped with the Second City troupe in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/ |title=Alumni |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=HB Studio|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

== Career ==

After several years of television work under her belt, McCarthy secured a role in the made-for-television movie ''A Nest of Singing Birds'' (1987), receiving early recognition for her talent with a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Dramatic Program. That year, she made her first notable impression on the Canadian movie scene as Polly, the quirky, "organizationally impaired girl" in [[Patricia Rozema]]'s ''[[I've Heard the Mermaids Singing]]''. For this role, McCarthy won the Genie Award for Best Actress. The film became wildly popular in Canada, earning many international and domestic awards and critical acclaim.<ref name="The Canadian Encyclopedia"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ive-heard-the-mermaids-singing-1988|title=I've Heard the Mermaids Singing|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=March 4, 1988|website=RogerEbert.com|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref><ref name="tiff">{{cite web|url=http://tiff.net/spring2015-cinematheque/canadian-open-vault-spring-2015/ive-heard-the-mermaids-singing|title=I've Heard the Mermaids Singing|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|website=tiff.net|publisher=Toronto International Film Festival|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507204439/http://tiff.net/spring2015-cinematheque/canadian-open-vault-spring-2015/ive-heard-the-mermaids-singing|archive-date=May 7, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

McCarthy has since become one of Canada's more honoured actors, having won two [[Genie Awards]] (film), two [[Gemini Awards]] (television), and two [[Dora Awards]] (theatre) along with multiple nominations.<ref name="little"/><ref name="Ben Kaplanr"/>

She played Sarah Hamoudi in the Canadian television series ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]'' (2007–2012), a role for which she was nominated for a Gemini award. One of her more recognized big-screen roles is Samantha, the news reporter in the movie ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' with Bruce Willis. Her most recent roles are Connie Hendrix, mother of the clone Alison in series ''[[Orphan Black]]'' and Agnes Rofa in the series ''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)|The Umbrella Academy]]''.

She is also an accomplished voice-over actress, having performed characters voices in ''[[Free Willy (TV series)|Free Willy]]'', ''[[Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend]]'', ''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'', ''[[The Neverending Story (TV series)|The Neverending Story]]'', ''[[Bad Dog (TV series)|Bad Dog]]'' and ''[[Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse]]''.

On stage, McCarthy has appeared in ''Little Shop of Horrors'', ''Hamlet'', ''Cabaret'', ''Guys and Dolls'', ''Anything Goes'', and ''Love Letters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://postcity.com/Thornhill-Post/November-2013/Cover-Story-A-profile-of-Sheila-McCarthy/|title=Cover story: A profile of Sheila McCarthy|last= Aksich|first=Caroline|date=October 31, 2013|website=trnto.com|publisher=Post City Toronto|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

McCarthy was married to actor [[Peter Donaldson (actor)|Peter Donaldson]] from 1986 until his death in 2011.<ref name="cbc20110109">{{cite web|url=http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=2717727 |title=Peter Donaldson was 'finest actor's actor' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= January 9, 2011 |work= MSN CA |publisher= [[CBC News]] |access-date= March 10, 2020|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112152317/http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=27177278 |archive-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref> They have two daughters: Drew<ref name="Riggs"/> and Mackenzie Donaldson, who is also in show business (producer of ''[[Whatever, Linda]]'' and ''[[Orphan Black]]'').<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnard |first=Elissa |date=January 26, 2012|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/55744-actress-finds-inspiration-even-sadness-death|title=Actress finds inspiration even in sadness of death| publisher=Herald Arts & Life |access-date=March 10, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131060850/http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/55744-actress-finds-inspiration-even-sadness-death |archive-date=January 31, 2012}}</ref>

McCarthy is a spokesperson for The Quilt Project, a support group for families affected by breast cancer, and Canadian Feed the Children.<ref name="The Canadian Encyclopedia"/>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987
|''{{sortname|A|Nest of Singing Birds|nolink=1}}''
|Anna
|
|-
|''[[I've Heard the Mermaids Singing]]''
|Polly Vandersma
|won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|-
|1988
|''[[Gandahar (film)|Gandahar]]''
|Council Spokeswoman (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
|''Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics''
|Kathy
|
|-
|''[[George's Island (film)|George's Island]]''
|Miss Birdwood
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1990
|''[[Beautiful Dreamers]]''
|Molly Jessop
|
|-
|''[[Die Hard 2]]''
|Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
|
|-
|''[[Pacific Heights (1990 film)|Pacific Heights]]''
|Liz Hamilton
|
|-
|''[[Bright Angel]]''
|Nina
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1991
|''[[White Room (film)|White Room]]''
|Zelda
|
|-
|''[[Paradise (1991 film)|Paradise]]''
|Sally Pike
|
|-
|''[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out]]''
|Andy
|
|-
|''[[Montreal Stories|Montréal vu par...]]''
|Ann Stuart
|segment: "Desperanto"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
|''Journey to the Planets''
|Oracle (voice)
|short film
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Lotus Eaters|The Lotus Eaters (film)}}''
|Diane Kingswood
|won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|-
|1994
|data-sort-value="Biggest Little Ticket, The" | ''The Biggest Little Ticket''
| The Troll
|
|-
|1996
|''[[House Arrest (1996 film)|House Arrest]]''
|Gwenna Krupp
|
|-
|1997
|''[[My Teacher Ate My Homework|Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework]]''
|Mrs. Hackett
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Rare Birds (film)|Rare Birds]]''
|Claire
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Duct Tape Forever]]''
|Easterbrook (uncredited)
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2004
|''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]''
|Mrs. Gerard
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Day After Tomorrow}}''
|Judith
|
|-
|''[[Being Julia]]''
|Grace Dexter
|
|-
|''[[Geraldine's Fortune]]''
|Tina Larose
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|''[[Bailey's Billion$]]''
|Peggy Delaney
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Multiple Selves of Hannah Maynard|nolink=1}}''
|Hannah Maynard
|short film
|-
|2006
|''Small Avalanches''
|Nancy's Mother
|short film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''[[Breakfast with Scot]]''
|Miss Patterson
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Stone Angel|The Stone Angel (film)}}''
|Doris Shipley
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Year of the Carnivore]]''
|Mrs. Smalls
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Antiviral (film)|Antiviral]]''
|Dev Harvey
|
|-
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Fighting Man, A" | ''[[A Fighting Man]]''
| Rose
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''Considering Love and Other Magic''
| Veronica Guest
|
|-
| ''[[Milton's Secret]]''
|
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Cardinals (film)|Cardinals]]''
| Valerie Walker
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Level 16]]''
| Mrs. Denison (cameo)
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| ''Stroke of Fate''
| Shirley
| short film
|-
| ''[[Happy Place (film)|Happy Place]]''
| Joyce
| 
|-
| ''[[Anything for Jackson]]''
| Audrey
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[Like a House on Fire (film)|Like a House on Fire]]''
| Katherine
| 
|-
| data-sort-value="Middle Man, The" | ''[[The Middle Man (film)|The Middle Man]]''
| Mrs. Stout
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''[[Christmas in Rockwell]]''
| Juniper
|
|-
| ''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]''
| Greta Loewen
|
|-
|2024
|''[[All the Lost Ones]]''
|Dawn
|
|-
|TBA
|''[[Love is the Monster]]''
|Margaret
|Filming
|}

==Television==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1982
|''[[Hangin' In]]''
|
|episode: "The Princess and the Pea"
|-
|1983
|''[[Today's Special]]''
|Sourpuss Sal
|episode: "Smiles"
|-
|1984
|''{{sortname|The|Littlest Hobo}}''
|Murielle
|episode: "Three Monkeys of Bah Roghar: Part 1"<br>episode: "Three Monkeys of Bah Roghar: Part 2"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1985
|''[[Love and Larceny (1985 film)|Love and Larceny]]''
|Mary Bigley
|TV movie
|-
|''Tucker and the Horse Thief''
|
|TV movie
|-
| rowspan="6" |1986
|''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]''
|Heather
|TV movie
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Marriage Bed}}''
|Lynn Reilly
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Hot Shots (Canadian TV series)|Hot Shots]]''
|Jenny
|episode: "Cut Off in His Prime"
|-
|data-sort-value="Frantics: Four on the Floor, The" | ''[[Four on the Floor (Canadian TV series)|The Frantics: Four on the Floor]]''
|Various Characters
|6 episodes
|-
|''[[Really Weird Tales]]''
|Ellie Hutchins
|episode: "Cursed with Charisma"
|-
|''[[Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)|Check It Out!]]''
|Sonja
|episode:  "Dog Day After Dark"
|-
|1987
|''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''
|Margaret
|TV movie
|-
|1988
|''[[Mount Royal (TV series)|Mount Royal]]''
|Luise Blaikie
|episode: "Still Life"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
|''[[The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
|Sarah Hollister
|episode: "For Art's Sake"
|-
|''[[Trying Times]]''
|Jenny Amber
|episode: "A Good Life"
|-
| rowspan="5" |1990
|''Labour of Love''
|
|TV movie
|-
|''[[E.N.G.]]''
|Carol Barton
|episode: "Till Death Us Do Part"
|-
|''Back to the Beanstalk''
|Garbanza
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Steel Magnolias]]''
|Annelle Dupuy-Desoto
|TV pilot (unsold)
|-
|''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''
|Stephanie Coleman
|episode: "The Psychic"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1991
|''{{sortname|The|Soulmates: The Gift of Light|nolink=1}}''
|(voice)
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Rupert (TV series)|Rupert]]''
|Additional Voices
|13 episodes
|-
|data-sort-value="Hidden Room, The" | ''[[The Hidden Room (TV series)|The Hidden Room]]''
|
|episode: "Rogue in the Bathroom"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1992
|''[[Beethoven Lives Upstairs]]''
|Sophie
|TV movie
|-
|''{{sortname|A|Private Matter}}''
|Diane Callaghan
|TV movie
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Ray Bradbury Theater}}''
|Francine
|episode: "The Lonely One"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1994
|''[[Free Willy (TV series)|Free Willy]]''
|Annie
|TV series
|-
|''Dan Redican Comedy Hour''
|Various
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills]]''
|Jill Lansing
|TV movie
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''{{sortname|A|Woman of Independent Means}}''
|Totsie
|TV movie
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Awakening|nolink=1}}''
|Nancy
|TV movie
|-
|1995–1996
|''[[Picket Fences]]''
|Sue Walsh
|4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1996
|''[[Road to Avonlea]]''
|Betty Blaine
|episode: "King of the Great White Way"
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Care and Handling of Roses|nolink=1}}''
|Carol Doster
|TV movie
|-
| rowspan="3" |1998
|''[[Bad Dog (TV series)|Bad Dog]]''
|(voice)
|TV series
|-
|''[[More Tales of the City (TV miniseries)|More Tales of the City]]''
|Mildred
|TV miniseries
|-
|''[[Dead Husbands]]''
|Jane Armitage
|TV movie
|-
|1998–2000
|''[[Emily of New Moon (TV series)|Emily of New Moon]]''
|Laura Murray
|46 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |1999
|''[[You Know My Name (film)|You Know My Name]]''
|Mrs. Lynn
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke]]''
|Tammy
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Mythic Warriors]]''
|Clotho (voice)
|episode: "Damon and Pythias"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2000
|''Virtual Mom''
|Holly
|TV movie, also writer
|-
|''Super Rupert''
|Aunt Rhonda
|TV series
|-
|''[[Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse]]''
|Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2001
|''Haven''
|Eva
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series]]''
|Mrs. King (voice)
|episode: "Oh, Brother!"
|-
|''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]''
|Anne Robinson/Dr. Joy Thomas
|episode: "9.2"
|-
|''[[I Was a Rat]]''
|Mrs. Tapscrew
|TV movie
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Endless Grind}}''
|Various
|TV series
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Lathe of Heaven (film)|Lathe of Heaven]]''
|Penny
|TV movie
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Rats|The Rats (2002 television film)}}''
|Miss Paige
|TV movie
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''Custody of the Heart''
|Alice
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Full-Court Miracle]]''
|Mrs. Klein
|TV movie
|-
|2004
|data-sort-value="Shields Stories, The" | ''[[The Shields Stories]]''
|Hazel
|episode: "Hazel"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|''[[Puppets Who Kill]]''
|Miss Wickham
|episode: "Cuddles the Artist"
|-
|''[[Missing (Canadian TV series)|Missing]]''
|Dr. Eleanor Reese
|episode: "Analysis"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|''[[Roxana]]''
|Amy
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Cow Belles]]''
|Fran Walker
|TV movie
|-
|2007–2012
|''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''
|Sarah Hamoudi
|80+ episodes
|-
|2009
|''{{sortname|The|Ron James Show}}''
|
|episode: "1.5"
|-
|2010
|''Love Letters''
|Melissa
|TV movie
|-
|2013
|''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]''
| Felicity Dawes
|episode:  "Lovers in a Murderous Time"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[Saving Hope]]''
|Violet
|episode:  "Breathless"
|-
|''[[Dear Viola]]''
|Peggy
|TV movie<ref name="uptv20140219">{{cite web |url=http://www.uptv.com/dearviola/cast |title=Dear Viola |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 19, 2014 |work=Dear Viola Cast |publisher=UPtv.com |access-date=March 10, 2020|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312233538/http://www.uptv.com/dearviola/cast |archive-date=March 12, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|''[[Orphan Black]]''
|Connie Hendrix
|episode: "Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''Ice Girls''
|Auntie Ginger
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Brace for Impact]]''
|Faradee Gilchrist
|TV movie
|-
|2018
|data-sort-value="Detail, The" | ''[[The Detail]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''
|Amesha
|episode: "New Eden"
|-
|''[[Anne with an E]]''
|Mrs. Blackmore
|episode: "The Better Feelings of My Heart"
|-
| 2019; 2024
|data-sort-value="Umbrella Academy, The" | ''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)|The Umbrella Academy]]''
|Agnes
|Recurring role (season 1); guest role (season 4)
|-
|2020
|''[[Nurses (Canadian TV series)|Nurses]]''
|Phillis Bruner
|episode: "Friday Night Legend"
|-
|2021
|data-sort-value="Good Doctor, The" | ''[[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|The Good Doctor]]''
|Rose Babcock
|episode: "Lim"
|-
|2022
|''[[Zombies 3]]''
|Grandma Angie/Alien Scout
|TV movie
|}

==Discography==
* 2006: "All Good Now"&nbsp;– from the movie ''[[Cow Belles]]''

==Awards and nominations==

:''This section needs to be expanded to include further awards and nominations.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated Work
!Organization
!Award
!Result
|-
|1983
|''[[Really Rosie]]''
|[[Dora Mavor Moore Award]]
|Outstanding performance in a revue or musical
|{{won}}<ref name="The Canadian Encyclopedia"/><ref name="Riggs"/>
|-
|1985
|''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]''
|[[Dora Mavor Moore Award]]
|Female performance
|{{won}}<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Cardinals: World Premiere, Toronto International Film Festival, 2017|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a79aa83010027f2c098cae0/t/5a7c45c7e2c483d427b86775/1518093771493/Cardinals_Press%2BKit.pdf |location=Toronto, Ontario |publisher=Wildling Pictures|date=2017 |access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Mietkiewicz |first=Henry |date=September 5, 1985 |title=Cats leads pack of Dora nominees |work=The Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario|page=C3 }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|1988
|''[[I've Heard the Mermaids Singing]]''
|[[9th Genie Awards]]
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
|{{won}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|''A Nest of Singing Birds''
|[[3rd Gemini Awards]]
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
|{{nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|''[[Mount Royal (TV series)|Mount Royal]]''
|[[3rd Gemini Awards]]
|Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress
|{{nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|1992
|''[[Bright Angel]]''
|[[Independent Spirit Awards]]
|Best Supporting Female
|{{nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|1993
|''[[The Lotus Eaters (film)|The Lotus Eaters]]''
|[[14th Genie Awards]]
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
|{{won}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|1998
|''[[Emily of New Moon (TV series)|Emily of New Moon]]''
|[[13th Gemini Awards]]
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
|{{won}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|1999
|''[[Emily of New Moon (TV series)|Emily of New Moon]]''
|[[14th Gemini Awards]]
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
|{{nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
|''Sesame Park''
|[[15th Gemini Awards]]
|Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series
|{{won}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|''The City''
|[[15th Gemini Awards]]
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
|{{nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|2018
|''[[Cardinals (film)|Cardinals]]''
|[[ACTRA Award#ACTRA Toronto Awards|ACTRA Toronto Award]]
|Outstanding Performance, Female
|{{won}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/winners-the-16th-annual-actra-awards-in-toronto-675152193.html |title=Winners: The 16th annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto |publisher=[[ACTRA|ACTRA Toronto]] |date=February 26, 2018 |agency=[[CNW Group]] |access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref>
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|2023
|''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]''
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/sag-awards-nominations-2023-1235482418/|title=SAG Awards 2023 Nominations: The Complete List|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 11, 2023|access-date=January 11, 2023}}</ref>
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==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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