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Madeleine Sherwood
Actor
Born November 13, 1922Died April 23, 2016 (93 years)
Madeleine Sherwood was a Canadian actress of stage, film and television. She was widely known for her portrayals of Mae/Sister Woman and Miss Lucy in both the Broadway and film versions of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth. She starred or featured in 18 original Broadway productions including Arturo Ui, Do I Hear a Waltz? and The Crucible. In 1963 she won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her performance in Hey You, Light Man! Off-Broadway. However, she may be best remembered as Reverend Mother Placido to Sally Field's Sister Bertrille in The Flying Nun (1967–70).
Filmography
| 1989 | An Unremarkable Life · as Louise |
| 1989 | |
| 1987 | Haunted by Her Past · as Mr. Goode |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Emily Welles |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Joanne |
| 1987 | Broken Vows · as Mrs. Chase |
| 1986 | Nobody's Child · as Nurse Rhonda |
| 1984 | Teachers · as Grace |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Vivian |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Gretchen |
| 1983 | Will There Really Be a Morning? · as 2nd Doctor |
| 1982 | The Electric Grandmother · as Aunt Clara |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Tenant |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ashe |
| 1980 | Resurrection · as Ruth |
| 1980 | The Changeling · as Mrs. Norman |
| 1976 | SHErlock (2023) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV Series) · as Mrs. Hunt |
| 1973 | Wicked, Wicked · as Lenore Karadyne |
| 1973 | Toma (TV Series) · as Martha |
| 1972 | The Manhunter · as Ma Bocock |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Ms. Brady |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Nurse Struther |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Blanche |
| 1969 | Pendulum · as Mrs. Eileen Sanderson |
| 1968 | The Outcasts (TV Series) · as Suellen Martin |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Myra Louden |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Bridget Leander |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun (TV Series) · as Reverend Mother Superior Placido |
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown · as Eula Purcell |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Helen Gruber |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Catherine |
| 1963 | In the Cool of the Day · as Party Hostess (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ammory |
| 1963 | The Doctors (TV Series) · as Ma Thatcher |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Margaret Connell |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth · as Miss Lucy |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Parrish · as Addie |
| 1961 | Way Out (TV Series) · as Cora Tench |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Kristin (in 'miss Julie') |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wilson |
| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof · as Mae |
| 1957 | Decoy (TV Series) · as Mary Waleski |
| 1956 | Baby Doll · as Nurse In Doctor's Office (uncredited) |
| 1956 | As The World Turns (TV Series) · as Mrs. Murphy |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night (TV Series) · as Ann Kelly |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Jackie Darby |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Phyllis |
| 1954 | The Secret Storm (TV Series) · as Carmen (1972-1973) |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Betty Eiler (1971-1972) |
| 1950 | Danger (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Sally |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Rose |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Tweed's Daughter |