Madeleine Sherwood (born Madeleine Louise Hélène Thornton; November
13, 1922 â€" 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. However, she will always be remembered as Reverend
Mother Placido to Sally Field's Sister Bertrille in The Flying Nun
(1967â€"70).Sherwood was born in Montreal, Quebec, the granddaughter
of the Dean of Dentistry at McGill University. Sherwood made her first
stage appearance at the age of four in a church Passion Play. She
started her professional career in Montreal when Rupert Kaplan cast
her in CBC dramas and soap operas.Sherwood moved to New York City in
1950 and made her first Broadway appearance in Horton Foote's The
Chase, replacing Kim Stanley. In 1953 she originated the role of
Abigail in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Elia Kazan cast her as
Mae/Sister Woman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1954) and as Miss Lucy in
Sweet Bird of Youth (1959), both by Tennessee Williams. She reprised
both roles in the film versions. She became a member of the Actors
Studio in 1957 working with Lee Strasberg and was a life member of the
Studio.Sherwood appeared in many soap opera over the years, most
notably on Guiding Light as Mrs. Eilers and The Secret Storm as diner
owner Carmen. She had cameos on All My Children as a bag lady and
Another World as a befuddled matron, returning to Guiding Light
briefly as Roxie Shayne's madame, Diamond Lil. She was featured in one
of the last episodes of Capitol.[better source needed]
13, 1922 â€" 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. However, she will always be remembered as Reverend
Mother Placido to Sally Field's Sister Bertrille in The Flying Nun
(1967â€"70).Sherwood was born in Montreal, Quebec, the granddaughter
of the Dean of Dentistry at McGill University. Sherwood made her first
stage appearance at the age of four in a church Passion Play. She
started her professional career in Montreal when Rupert Kaplan cast
her in CBC dramas and soap operas.Sherwood moved to New York City in
1950 and made her first Broadway appearance in Horton Foote's The
Chase, replacing Kim Stanley. In 1953 she originated the role of
Abigail in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Elia Kazan cast her as
Mae/Sister Woman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1954) and as Miss Lucy in
Sweet Bird of Youth (1959), both by Tennessee Williams. She reprised
both roles in the film versions. She became a member of the Actors
Studio in 1957 working with Lee Strasberg and was a life member of the
Studio.Sherwood appeared in many soap opera over the years, most
notably on Guiding Light as Mrs. Eilers and The Secret Storm as diner
owner Carmen. She had cameos on All My Children as a bag lady and
Another World as a befuddled matron, returning to Guiding Light
briefly as Roxie Shayne's madame, Diamond Lil. She was featured in one
of the last episodes of Capitol.[better source needed]
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