Madeleine Sherwood

Madeleine Sherwood was a Canadian performer who worked in theater, film, and television. Born in Montreal, she first appeared on stage at age four and began her career in Canadian television dramas and soap operas before moving to New York City in 1950. She made her Broadway debut in Horton Foote's The Chase, then played Abigail in the original production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible in 1953. She played Mae in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) and Miss Lucy in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), roles she had originated in the Broadway versions. She also appeared in Baby Doll (1956), Hurry Sundown (1967), The Changeling (1980), and Teachers (1984). On television, she was Reverend Mother Placido in The Flying Nun. She received an Obie Award in 1963 for her work in Hey You, Light Man! and was a life member of the Actors Studio.