Madeleine Sherwood (born Madeleine Louise Hélène Thornton; November 13, 1922 – April 23, 2016) 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. In television, she is best known for her role of Reverend Mother Placido to Sally Field's Sister Bertrille in The Flying Nun (1967–70).
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Full name at birth | Madeleine Louise Helene Thornton
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Claim to fame | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Date of birth | 13 November 1922
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Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Date of death | 23 April 2016
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Age | 93 (age at death)
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Place of death | Lac Cornu, Quebec, Canada
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Cause of death | Natural Causes
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Resting place | Unknown
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Madeleine Sherwood is known for her role in the TV series The Flying Nun (1967) as Reverend Mother Superior Placido / Reverend Mother Superior Lydia Placido.
She is also known for her role in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) as Miss Lucy.
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