Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Born: January 1, 1956
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sheila McCarthy 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.

Movies for Sheila McCarthy...

Women Talking
Title: Women Talking
Character: Greta
Released: December 23, 2022
Type: Movie
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.
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Christmas in Rockwell
Title: Christmas in Rockwell
Character: Juniper
Released: December 11, 2022
Type: Movie
A famous Hollywood actress returns to her hometown where she is enlisted to participate in a Christmas play which threatens her small peaceful village with the chaos of Hollywood.
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The Middle Man
Title: The Middle Man
Character: Mrs. Stout
Released: September 17, 2021
Type: Movie
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 man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.
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Stroke of Fate
Title: Stroke of Fate
Character: Shirley
Released: July 15, 2021
Type: Movie
In a hospital waiting room, family wounds are exposed as a mother and son wait for news of their loved one's prognosis.
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Like a House on Fire
Title: Like a House on Fire
Character: Katherine
Released: March 26, 2021
Type: Movie
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 who is seven months pregnant has taken her place and that her daughter no longer recognizes her.
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Happy Place
Title: Happy Place
Character: Joyce
Released: September 27, 2020
Type: Movie
"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 familiarizes herself with her fellow residents and their idiosyncratic traits, a makeshift community takes shape.
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The Broken Hearts Gallery
Title: The Broken Hearts Gallery
Character: Cheryl Gulliver
Released: September 11, 2020
Type: Movie
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 comes up with a lovely, artistic way to help herself and others who have suffered heartbreak.
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Anything for Jackson
Title: Anything for Jackson
Character: Audrey Walsh
Released: April 4, 2020
Type: Movie
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 they end up summoning more than they bargained for.
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Title: Nurses
Character: Phillis Bruner
Released: January 6, 2020
Type: TV
Follow five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy hospital in downtown Toronto, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling to help themselves.
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The Christmas Club
Title: The Christmas Club
Character: Miss Maggie
Released: November 27, 2019
Type: Movie
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 they were both missing: true love.
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Christmas 9 to 5
Title: Christmas 9 to 5
Character: Rose Stark
Released: November 24, 2019
Type: Movie
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 department store as a 9 to 5 sales clerk from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, she finds her true calling and meets the man of her dreams. It's a Christmas she will never forget.
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An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Title: An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order
Character: Ellen
Released: November 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Directed dy Chris Agoston, Clara Altimas, Nabil Badine, Neil Huber
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Isabelle
Title: Isabelle
Character: Ann Pelway
Released: May 24, 2019
Type: Movie
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 wants nothing more than their very own lives.
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Title: The Umbrella Academy
Character: Agnes
Released: February 15, 2019
Type: TV
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
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Title: The Detail
Character: Helen Mailer
Released: March 25, 2018
Type: TV
Three fiercely talented female homicide investigators work tirelessly to solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
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Level 16
Title: Level 16
Character: Mrs. Denison
Released: February 20, 2018
Type: Movie
The teenage girls of Vestalis Academy are meticulously trained in the art of being “clean girls,” practicing the virtues of perfect femininity. But what exactly are they being trained for? Vivien intends to find out.
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Still/Born
Title: Still/Born
Character: Sheila
Released: February 9, 2018
Type: Movie
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 suspect something sinister is after her surviving child - a supernatural entity that has chosen her child and will stop at nothing to take it from her.
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Considering Love and Other Magic
Title: Considering Love and Other Magic
Character: Veronica
Released: November 17, 2017
Type: Movie
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 Veronica's mansion in more than half a century, Jessie knows that something's amiss.
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Title: The Good Doctor
Character: Rose Babcock
Released: September 25, 2017
Type: TV
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
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Title: Star Trek: Discovery
Character: All-Mother
Released: September 24, 2017
Type: TV
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 understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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Cardinals
Title: Cardinals
Character: Valerie Walker
Released: September 7, 2017
Type: Movie
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 - until the deceased's son shows up at her door and it becomes clear that the past is not easily forgotten.
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Title: Conviction
Character: Dr. Jane Soto
Released: October 3, 2016
Type: TV
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 her team investigate cases where people may have been wrongly convicted.
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Milton's Secret
Title: Milton's Secret
Character: Luz
Released: September 30, 2016
Type: Movie
11 year-old Milton Adams is growing up in an uncertain world. With his parents constantly stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, Milton feels his whole world is in crisis. But when his Grandpa Howard comes to visit, he discovers anxiety about the past and worrying about the future only make things worse and prevent him from finding true happiness moment to moment.
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Title: Private Eyes
Character: Shirl Glinski
Released: May 26, 2016
Type: TV
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 powerhouse.
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Brace for Impact
Title: Brace for Impact
Character: Faradee Gilchrist
Released: April 3, 2016
Type: Movie
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 secretly begins investigating the crash.
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Ice Girls
Title: Ice Girls
Character: Aunt Ginger
Released: March 11, 2016
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Whatever, Linda
Character: Sheila Hardy
Released: March 16, 2015
Type: TV
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 woman take on Wall Street, level the playing field.
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A Fighting Man
Title: A Fighting Man
Character: Rose O'Connor
Released: April 24, 2014
Type: Movie
Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives.
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Algonquin
Title: Algonquin
Character: Rita
Released: April 11, 2014
Type: Movie
A father-son camping expedition runs aground on misfortune and family secrets.
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Dear Viola
Title: Dear Viola
Character: Peggy
Released: March 16, 2014
Type: Movie
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 writing to people and getting to the heart of the matter. Soon, she takes over the newspaper's advice column and falls in love with one of her correspondents. The whole town becomes involved in the romantics.
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Title: Orphan Black
Character: Connie Hendrix (voice)
Released: March 30, 2013
Type: TV
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
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Title: Orphan Black
Character: Connie Hendrix
Released: March 30, 2013
Type: TV
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
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Antiviral
Title: Antiviral
Character: Dev Harvey
Released: September 19, 2012
Type: Movie
Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.
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Title: Saving Hope
Character: Violet Devonshire
Released: June 7, 2012
Type: TV
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. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to save lives, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zee in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination.
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Year of the Carnivore
Title: Year of the Carnivore
Character: Mrs. Smalls
Released: May 1, 2009
Type: Movie
A girl has a crush on a boy who thinks she's bad in bed so she goes out to get more experience.
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Breakfast with Scot
Title: Breakfast with Scot
Character: Miss Patterson (uncredited)
Released: November 16, 2007
Type: Movie
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.
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The Stone Angel
Title: The Stone Angel
Character: Doris
Released: September 12, 2007
Type: Movie
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 family and friends. Faced with her own mortality, and desperate to find solace, she goes on the run. In both the past and the present, she is forced to come to terms with the pain and pleasure, the disappointments and the exhilarations of her life.
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Title: Little Mosque on the Prairie
Character: Sarah Hamoudi
Released: January 9, 2007
Type: TV
The series focuses on the Muslim community in the fictional prairie town of Mercy, Saskatchewan (population 14,000).
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Cow Belles
Title: Cow Belles
Character: Fran Walker
Released: March 24, 2006
Type: Movie
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 funds goes missing, it's up to the girls to save the day.
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Bailey's Billion$
Title: Bailey's Billion$
Character: Peggy Delaney
Released: August 5, 2005
Type: Movie
Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed dognap scheme hatched by Constance's nasty nephew Caspar and his money-hungry wife Dolores. The despicable duo's wicked plan is to ultimately gain custody of the canine so they can get their greedy paws on his inheritance. Unfortunately for them, there's a thing or two they don't know about Bailey. Not only does he have great street smarts, he has great pals too. Bailey's loyal guardian Ted, kind-hearted animal advocate Marge, her daughter Sam, and a clever border collie named Tessa set out on a hilarious madcap adventure to free their four-legged friend and put the nasty dognappers out of business-for good!
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Geraldine's Fortune
Title: Geraldine's Fortune
Character: Tina Larose
Released: October 22, 2004
Type: Movie
A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show.
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Being Julia
Title: Being Julia
Character: Grace Dexter
Released: September 3, 2004
Type: Movie
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.
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The Day After Tomorrow
Title: The Day After Tomorrow
Character: Judith
Released: May 26, 2004
Type: Movie
After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also shepherding to safety his son, trapped in New York after the city is overwhelmed by the start of the new big freeze.
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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Title: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Character: Mrs. Gerard
Released: February 17, 2004
Type: Movie
When the always dramatic Lola and her family move form the center of everything in New York City to the center of a cultural wasteland in suburban New Jersey, she feels her life is simply not worth living! But no matter who or what gets in the way, Lola won't give up on her life's ambition: to be a star! In a crowd-pleasing movie treat bursting with music, dance and excitement, Lola's fun-filled adventure won't be glamorous or easy, but it might just show her that real life could exceed even her wildest dreams!
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Title: Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Character: Polly Vandersma (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers.
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Full-Court Miracle
Title: Full-Court Miracle
Character: Mrs. Klein
Released: November 21, 2003
Type: Movie
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 search for a coach to help them out of a slump. The main character Alex Schlotsky is inspired by the true story of Alex Barbag and Chad Korpeck.
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Title: Puppets Who Kill
Released: October 4, 2002
Type: TV
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, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.
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The Rats
Title: The Rats
Character: Miss Paige
Released: September 17, 2002
Type: Movie
A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.
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Lathe of Heaven
Title: Lathe of Heaven
Character: Penny
Released: September 8, 2002
Type: Movie
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 his own gain.
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Duct Tape Forever
Title: Duct Tape Forever
Character: Easterbrook (uncredited)
Released: April 12, 2002
Type: Movie
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 beloved lodge forever. Red considers various money-making schemes concocted by his buddies, but it's his nerdy nephew Harold who hits on an idea that just might save their wood-smoked bacon: a duct-tape sculpture contest in Minneapolis that offers a $10,000 third-place prize.
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I Was a Rat
Title: I Was a Rat
Character: Mrs. Tapscrew
Released: December 9, 2001
Type: Movie
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 Joan are perplexed by his claims that he was once a rat. Meanwhile, rumours are rife at the newspaper about the prince's new love: a girl who captivated everyone at the palace ball.
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Rare Birds
Title: Rare Birds
Character: Claire
Released: September 9, 2001
Type: Movie
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.
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Haven
Title: Haven
Character: Eva
Released: February 11, 2001
Type: Movie
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 love and feel sorry for them all, and fights for their rights to live in America.
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Custody of the Heart
Title: Custody of the Heart
Character: Alice
Released: August 28, 2000
Type: Movie
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 takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother.
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Virtual Mom
Title: Virtual Mom
Character: Holly
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
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. One day a strange computer glitch causes Holly to transform into a teenager leading to craziness, fun and ultimately true friendship.
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You Know My Name
Title: You Know My Name
Character: Mrs. Lynn
Released: August 22, 1999
Type: Movie
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 criminal. You Know My Name is the fact-based story of Bill Tilghman, a lawman and former partner of Wyatt Earp confronted by an emerging era when outlaws run whiskey instead of cattle and are likely to tote a tommy gun as carry a six-gun. An ideally cast Sam Elliott plays Tilghman, whose life takes on a newfangled wrinkle of its own. Tilghman makes a moving picture of his Old West exploits; and the success of that silent film, The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws, spreads his reputation like a brushfire. But that reputation may mean nothing to a thug (Arliss Howard) who hides behind a badge.
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Title: Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Character: Tammy
Released: February 21, 1999
Type: TV
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke is a four-part miniseries that was first broadcast on CBS in 1999 starring Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain. It was based primarily on the book The Richest Girl In The World: by Stephanie Mansfield as well as Bob Colacello's two in-depth articles about Ms Duke in Vanity Fair. Colacello was the magazine's authority on Doris Duke. The title of the series was derived from the book Too Rich: The Family Secrets of Doris Duke by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas. Manfield's book was the first to be obtained by CBS, which optioned it for a planned miniseries in early 1995. The Duke-Thomas book, which was "being peddled as a miniseries" by the authors months before publication, was originally optioned earlier that year by the producer Doris Keating, who planned a miniseries of her own. Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke presents a dramatized account of the life of the heiress, philanthropist, and once richest woman in the world, Doris Duke. It has since been re-broadcast on The Hallmark Channel, and on Lifetime combined together and presented as a 192 minute movie. The film stars Hayden Panettiere as young Doris Duke, Lindsay Frost as 20 to 50 year old Doris Duke, and Lauren Bacall as an elderly Doris Duke. Bacall, who had met Doris Duke a few times, was pleased to have been able to appear in a TV miniseries, devoting a few paragraphs to the experience in her autobiography.
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Dead Husbands
Title: Dead Husbands
Character: Jane Armitage
Released: December 2, 1998
Type: Movie
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 list, and that some of the other names are those of dead men, he confides in his friend/agent Betty. Time is ticking as they try and figure out what the list means before his name reaches the top. Alex, a small town girl who marries the up-and-coming doctor as an entry to the social-climbing world she always coveted, is frustrated when obstacles are placed in her path. She meets two other "unhappy wives," played by Sonja Smits and Donna Pescow, and discovers a way out that may be the answer to all of her prayers. The women conspire to 'shorten the list!'
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Title: Bad Dog
Released: August 15, 1998
Type: TV
Bad Dog is a cartoon series produced by Saban Entertainment and CineGroupe for the Teletoon and Fox Family networks. The cartoon focused on the Potanski family and their dog Berkeley. The show's gimmick was that, whenever Berkeley was told that he was a bad dog, he would freeze and pretend to be dead until someone told him he was a good dog. This would happen in every episode. It is unknown whether or not the show was inspired by the popular After Dark screensaver "Bad Dog". The two dogs have a similar appearance, and the "Bad Dog" of the show is named Berkeley, a possible reference to Berkeley Systems, the creators of After Dark. The show was paired with another series called Monster Farm.
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Title: More Tales of the City
Character: Mildred
Released: June 7, 1998
Type: TV
Lonely inhabitants at 28 Barbary Lane search for love and identity, turning to each other in the hope of finding happiness in San Francisco.
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Title: Emily of New Moon
Character: Laura Murray
Released: January 4, 1998
Type: TV
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 on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it is currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and Vision TV cable channels. The series, produced by Salter Street Films, was based on the Emily of New Moon series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The series consisted of three seasons of thirteen episodes and one season of seven episodes, for a total of forty-six. The executive producers were Micheline Charest, Michael Donovan, and Ronald Weinberg. The series starred Martha MacIsaac as the titular orphan Emily Starr. Susan Clark and Sheila McCarthy played Emily's aunts Elizabeth and Laura, who had taken on the responsibility of raising Emily following her father's death, and Stephen McHattie played her cousin Jimmy. Susan Clark left the series after the first season when her character, Elizabeth, was killed off. Recurring cast included Chip Ciupka as Mr. Carpenter, Peter Donaldson as Ian Bowles, Richard Donat as Dr. Burnley, Kris Lemche as Perry Miller, John Neville as Uncle Malcolm, Jessica Pellerin as Ilse Burnley, Shawn Roberts as Teddy Kent, and Linda Thorson as Cousin Isabel.
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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Title: Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Character: Jesse's Mom
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
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 exactly like his dreaded teacher, and he convinces the shopkeeper to sell it to him. When Jesse accidentally pierces the doll's arm with a sewing needle, he is shocked to find Mrs. Fink with her arm in a sling the next day and gets spooked when a spot on the doll's face appears, exactly where Mrs. Fink has a mole.
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The Care and Handling of Roses
Title: The Care and Handling of Roses
Character: Carol Doster
Released: October 8, 1996
Type: Movie
A fondness for old movies brings together two fortysomethings, each happily married to other people.
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House Arrest
Title: House Arrest
Character: Gwenna Krupp
Released: August 14, 1996
Type: Movie
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems.
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The Awakening
Title: The Awakening
Character: Nancy
Released: November 4, 1995
Type: Movie
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 meeting the mortgage payments and her ex-boyfriend is the bank manager attempting to foreclose. When she takes in boarders to meet expenses, she unwittingly rents a room to an international criminal hiding out from a bounty hunter, John Flynn. When the bounty hunter shows up, the criminal takes a hike. Reluctantly admitting that he might need her help, Flynn agrees to make Sara a partner for half the bounty if they catch the missing man in time. What follows is a wild ride where Sara discovered that she is anything but boring and predictable.
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The Possession of Michael D.
Title: The Possession of Michael D.
Character: Jenny
Released: May 2, 1995
Type: Movie
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 demon.
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Title: A Woman of Independent Means
Character: Totsie
Released: February 19, 1995
Type: TV
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 by, things do not work out as she expects. Her husband dies of influenza, and she finds that she must pick up and carry along with her life. She proves to be a strong, committed, and loving individual who attracts new loves into her life and finds that she can take good care of the old ones. Despite further tragedy in losing her oldest son, and a second marriage that is not all that she expects it to be she continues to survive as independently as she has discovered the courage to do so.
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Title: Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Character: Jill Lansing
Released: May 22, 1994
Type: Movie
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 Hills, allegedly for a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
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The Biggest Little Ticket
Title: The Biggest Little Ticket
Character: The Troll
Released: April 1, 1994
Type: Movie
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 stage in a magic theatre during a performance by some of the biggest names in children's entertainment: Robert Munsch, Fred Penner and Rockapella.
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The Lotus Eaters
Title: The Lotus Eaters
Character: Diana Kingswood
Released: September 12, 1993
Type: Movie
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 of Galiano Island is beautifully rendered in writer/producer Peggy Thompson's The Lotus Eaters, and that's not the only elusive element that this film has captured. In revisiting its particular time and place - the Gulf Islands of the early '60s -Thompson obviously draws on her own family experiences there. For those who share Thompson's love of Gulf Islands magic, the elements she has assembled will feel as familiar as their own childhood blanket. But there are problems at the core of this story about a family's loss of innocence.
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Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Title: Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Character: Self
Released: December 6, 1992
Type: Movie
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 of singers, dancers and musicians, performing a selection of her favorite songs by the world's greatest songwriters. Judy Garland's famous daughter shows of her remarkable voice and spunky dance moves at New York's classiest, most famous venue. Some of the selections include "Live Alone and Like It," "Teach Me Tonight," "There Is a Time," "Quiet Love," "Imagine," and "Theme From New York, New York" (Martin Scorsese's musical, which she starred in with Robert DeNiro.
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Title: Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Character: Sophie
Released: September 30, 1992
Type: Movie
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 Beethoven, begins creating his masterful 9th Symphony, Christoph is won over by the majesty of his music. This lighthearted family drama was awarded the 1993 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program.
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A Private Matter
Title: A Private Matter
Character: Diane Callaghan
Released: June 20, 1992
Type: Movie
The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.
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Montreal Stories
Title: Montreal Stories
Character: Ann Stuart
Released: November 8, 1991
Type: Movie
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 mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after forty years of marriage. 4: A visitor to a conference on pictographs arrives at the airport, where the female customs officer steals a momento from each person. 5: As she is being driven to the hospital in an ambulance after an auto accident, Sarah recalls her life. 6: At a diplomatic reception, an older woman reminisces about her grand love in Montreal.
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Stepping Out
Title: Stepping Out
Character: Andy
Released: October 11, 1991
Type: Movie
Mavis (Liza Minnelli) was a chorus line dancer on Broadway. Just as she was on the verge of getting more prominent roles, she fell in love. Her full-of-himself boyfriend moved them to Buffalo, far from the theater scene. As a musician, he plays with a band in the local clubs, often with the very talented Mavis singing at his elbow. But, they are just two bit players, mostly because of his total lack of ambition. On the side, Mavis runs a dance studio for ordinary folks. In her classes, among others, are a lovely nurse, a librarian, a lady with an overbearing husband, a lady with an unemployed son, a bossy middle aged housewife (Julie Walters) and a lone, divorced, very shy male. The studio pianist is a strong-willed senior (Shelley Winters). One day, a woman who operates a more prominent dance school in Buffalo invites Mavis and her class to perform a number in a charity dance recital.
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Paradise
Title: Paradise
Character: Sally Pike
Released: September 18, 1991
Type: Movie
A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.
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The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
Title: The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
Character: (voice)
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Wicked Angris McBragg sets out to ruin Christmas by undermining the forces of good. Santa Claus abandons his workshop and Comet, his head reindeer, summons Orion and Orilla, "Soulmates" from another planet. They show the Earth folks that if they believe in themselves they can defeat the evil McBragg.
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Bright Angel
Title: Bright Angel
Character: Nina
Released: November 1, 1990
Type: Movie
In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the edge. When George meets pretty drifter Lucy, she easily convinces him and his friend Claude to join her on a road trip to Montana in hopes of breaking her brother out of jail.
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Pacific Heights
Title: Pacific Heights
Character: Liz Hamilton
Released: September 28, 1990
Type: Movie
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.
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White Room
Title: White Room
Character: Zelda
Released: September 6, 1990
Type: Movie
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 funeral, he meets a mysterious woman in black with unexplained connections to the deceased singer.
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Die Hard 2
Title: Die Hard 2
Character: Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Released: July 3, 1990
Type: Movie
Off-duty cop John McClane is gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when, on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation’s capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer plot to rescue a drug lord from justice and are prepared for every contingency except one: McClane’s smart-mouthed heroics.
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Beautiful Dreamers
Title: Beautiful Dreamers
Character: Molly Jessop
Released: June 5, 1990
Type: Movie
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 radically changed. Like Dr. Bucke, Whitman has avant-garde ideas on the subject of mental illness. "Dreamers" is based on true events. Dr. Bucke became an important biographer of Walt Whitman.
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Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Title: Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Character: Kathy
Released: November 10, 1989
Type: Movie
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 pursuit of them, but in the process runs into another woman who is on the run from her crazed lover who is chasing her as much to get his stolen motorcycle back as he is to actually find her.
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George's Island
Title: George's Island
Character: Miss Birdwood
Released: August 15, 1989
Type: Movie
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 another foster child, Bonnie, flee to the island on Halloween but when they’re followed by adults Captain Kidd’s ghost is awakened.
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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Title: I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Character: Polly Vandersma
Released: September 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle rekindles an old romantic relationship with the younger painter Mary, Polly becomes jealous, and discovers Gabrielle isn’t exactly who she claims to be.
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The Marriage Bed
Title: The Marriage Bed
Character: Lynn Reailly
Released: December 22, 1986
Type: Movie
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 how her own plans for a career got sidetracked and how her marriage suddenly went off the rails on a crazy train. At the same time she's trying to cope with a Christmas season full of inlaws, family and neighbours.. and a husband who's gone awol in order to 'find himself'.
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Really Weird Tales
Title: Really Weird Tales
Character: Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Released: October 4, 1986
Type: Movie
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
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9B
Title: 9B
Character: Heather
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: Movie
The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a northern British Columbia school.
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Title: Four on the Floor
Released: June 13, 1986
Type: TV
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 Frantics, a comedy troupe comprised of Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican, and Peter Wildman. In the U.K., it aired in Channel 4's traditional Friday night comedy slot, 10 June-2 September 1988. The introduction was voiced by Dan and Rick alternating each line, with video clips and sound effects interspersed in the opening. Although the series was quickly cancelled due to CBC budget constraints, it was an important influence on later Canadian sketch comedy, such as The Kids in the Hall and the Red Green Show.
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Title: The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Debra (Sarah) Hollister
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
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 series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character: Francine
Released: May 21, 1985
Type: TV
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
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Dancing on the Elephant
Title: Dancing on the Elephant
Character: Nora
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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 worth sticking around for.
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Love Is the Monster
Title: Love Is the Monster
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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. They join other couples from other parts of the world to experience the transformative teachings of the shaman and healer, Tiina, inspired by the ancient Finnish goddess of love and fertility, Lempo. But the idyllic setting soon takes a turn...
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The Well
Title: The Well
Character: Gabriel
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight for the precious resources needed to survive, a young woman’s loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man. When he discovers her family has a secret supply of fresh water it puts them all in the crosshairs of a dangerous cult, and their ruthless leader Gabriel.
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The Voices of Our Mother
Title: The Voices of Our Mother
Character: Harriet
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
When a family matriarch falls seriously ill, relatives gather and discover their shared ancestral ties bind them in unexpected ways.