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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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Changeling
  • Bonanza
  • Broken Vows
  • Nobody's Child
  • Haunted by Her Past

Known For

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  • The Changeling
  • Sweet Bird of Youth
  • The Flying Nun
  • Baby Doll
  • Resurrection
  • Pendulum
  • Wicked, Wicked
  • Broken Vows
  • An Unremarkable Life
  • Nobody's Child

Filmography

1989
1989
1987
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
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
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Vella Owens
1958
Naked City (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wilson
1958
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

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