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Date of Birth
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13-November-1922
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Place of Birth
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Outremont, Quebec
(Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Québec, Canada)
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Nationality
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Canada
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Also know as
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Madeleine Louise Helene Thornton, Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood, Madeline Thornton-Sherwood, Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood, Madeline Thornton-Sherwood
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Profession
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Actor
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Madeleine Sherwood is a Canadian actress of stage, film and television. She is 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 Invitation to a March. However, she may be best remembered as Reverend Mother Placido to Sally Field's Sister Bertrille in The Flying Nun from 1967-1970.
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