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Madeleine Sherwood

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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 »
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Filmography

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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)
 
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 Love, American Style (TV series)
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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)
 
1953 Danger (TV series)
 
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