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Madeleine Sherwood

Actress

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Her best remembered role was as the Mother Superior in The Flying Nun, and she was born in a town founded, interestingly enough, by an order of nuns. See more trivia »

Born:

Madeleine Louise Helene Thornton
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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1989 An Unremarkable Life
Louise
 
1989 Silence Like Glass
Grandmother
 
1987 Haunted by Her Past (TV movie)
Mrs. Goode
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Emily Welles
– Barrington (1987) … Emily Welles
 
1987 Dynasty (TV series)
Tenant
– Valez (1987) … Tenant
 
1987 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Miss Durst
– Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1 (1987) … Miss Durst
 
1987 Broken Vows (TV movie)
Mrs. Chase
 
1987 First Offender (TV movie)
 
1986 Hotel (TV series)
– Forsaking All Others (1986)
 
1986 Nobody's Child (TV movie)
Nurse Rhonda
 
1986 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Vivian
– Ghostwriter (1986) … Vivian
 
1984 Teachers
Grace
 
1983 As the World Turns (TV series)
Mrs. Murphy
– Come Fly with Me (1983) … Mrs. Murphy
 
1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? (TV movie)
2nd Doctor (as Madeline Thornton-Sherwood)
 
1982 The Electric Grandmother (TV movie)
Aunt Clara (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
 
1980 One Life to Live (TV series)
Bridget Leander
 
1980 Resurrection
Ruth (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
 
1980 The Changeling
Mrs. Norman (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Mrs. Hunt
– Chapter VIII (1976) … Mrs. Hunt
– Chapter VII (1976) … Mrs. Hunt (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
 
1975 They Only Come Out at Night (TV movie)
Helen St. John
 
1974 Columbo (TV series)
Miss Brady
– By Dawn's Early Light (1974) … Miss Brady (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
 
1974 Doctor Dan (TV movie)
Dr. Viola Nickerson
 
1974 The Ottawa Valley (TV short)
Mother, Old Beth
 
1973 Toma (TV series)
Martha
– Crime Without Victim (1973) … Martha
 
1973 Wicked, Wicked
Lenore Karadyne
 
1972-1973 The Secret Storm (TV series)
Carmen
 
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– The First Day of Your Life (1972)
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Blanche (segment "Love and the Confession")
– Love and the Confession/Love and the Disappearing Box/Love and the Hip Arrangement/Love and the Old Flames (1972) … Blanche (segment "Love and the Confession")
 
1972 The Manhunter (TV movie)
Ma Bocock
 
1972 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Catherine
– Harriet (1972) … Catherine
 
1971-1972 Guiding Light (TV series)
Betty Eiler
 
1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Vella Owens
– For a Young Lady (1971) … Vella Owens
 
1967-1970 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Reverend Mother Superior Placido
– No Tears for Mrs. Thomas (1970) … Reverend Mother Superior Placido
– When Generations Gap (1970) … Reverend Mother Superior Placido
– A Gift for El Charro (1970) … Reverend Mother Superior Placido
– The Candid Commercial (1970) … Reverend Mother Superior Placido
– Papa Carlos (1970) … Reverend Mother Superior Placido
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1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Myra Louden
– The Garden (1970) … Myra Louden
 
1969 Pendulum
Mrs. Eileen Sanderson
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Suellen
– The Candidates (1969) … Suellen
 
1967 Hurry Sundown
Eula Purcell
 
1966 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Helen Gruber
– The Honeymooners: In Twenty-Five Words or Less (1966) … Helen Gruber
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Mrs. McMasters
– When I Am Grown to Man's Estate (1965) … Mrs. McMasters
 
1964 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Ann Kelly #1
 
1963-1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Marybeth Thompson / Mrs. Ammory
– Devil's Carnival (1964) … Marybeth Thompson
– The Witch (1963) … Mrs. Ammory
 
1962-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Grace Paraskis / Mrs. Wilson
– The S.S. American Dream (1963) … Grace Paraskis
– The One Marked Hot Gives Cold (1962) … Mrs. Wilson
 
1963 In the Cool of the Day
Party Hostess (uncredited)
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Margaret Connell
– The Perfect Nurse (1963) … Margaret Connell
 
1962 Sweet Bird of Youth
Miss Lucy
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Jackie Darby
– Make My Death Bed (1961) … Jackie Darby
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Cora Tench
– The Croaker (1961) … Cora Tench
 
1961 Parrish
Addie
 
1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Phyllis
– Double Indemnity (1960) … Phyllis
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Kristin (in 'Miss Julie')
– Strindberg on Love (1960) … Kristin (in 'Miss Julie')
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Millie Crocker-Harris
– The Browning Version (1960) … Millie Crocker-Harris
 
1960 Strindberg on Love (TV movie)
Kristin (segment "Miss Julie")
 
1958 Decoy (TV series)
Mary
– Escape into Danger (1958) … Mary
 
1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Mae Pollitt
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Rose
– Rudy (1957) … Rose
 
1956 Baby Doll
Nurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)
 
1955 You Are There (TV series)
– The Hatfield-McCoy Feud (January 1, 1888) (1955)
 
1953 Joseph Schildkraut Presents (TV series)
– Ring Around the Christmas Tree (1953)
 
1953 Danger (TV series)
– The Boys on the Corner (1953)
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
Sally
– Four Days to Kill (1952) … Sally (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2006 Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (video short)
Herself
 
2006 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Playing Cat and Mouse (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– None Without Sin (2003) … Herself
 
1983 Our Time (TV series)
Herself
– Writers (1983) … Herself
 
1962 Jane (documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1959). Stage Play: Sweet Bird of Youth. Drama. See more »

Alternate Names:

Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood | Madeline Thornton-Sherwood

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Her best remembered role was as the Mother Superior in The Flying Nun, and she was born in a town founded, interestingly enough, by an order of nuns. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio