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Madeleine Sherwood

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Sherwood died on April 23, 2016, at her childhood home in Lac Cornu, Quebec. No cause of death was disclosed. She was survived by her daughter.
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actress of stage, film and television. She portrayed Mae/Sister Woman and Miss Lucy in both the Broadway and film versions of
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in New York City. From there, she started consciousness-raising groups and counseling workshops for Women and Incest.
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briefly as Roxie Shayne's madame, Diamond Lil. She was featured in one of the last episodes of
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of the United States, but remained a Canadian citizen all her life. She was a member of the
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as one of the first women to direct short films for that organization (along with
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Sherwood moved to New York City in 1950 and made her first Broadway appearance in
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Sherwood appeared in many soap operas over the years, most notably on
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starred or featured in 18 original Broadway productions including
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and other activists at the First Women’s Sexual Conference at
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in the late 1950s and 1960s and went south to join the
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(January 29, 2010). 884: 882: 715:(1970–1971, TV Series) as Betty Eiler 294:and was a life member of the Studio. 7: 659:(1963) as Party Hostess (uncredited) 460:In the early 1990s, she returned to 442:, which received excellent notices. 403:Sherwood was blacklisted during the 373:adding citations to reliable sources 321:as a befuddled matron, returning to 568:Off-Broadway – original productions 600:Selected film and television roles 14: 964:Freedom Walk: Mississippi Or Bust 858:Matthews, Liam (April 25, 2016). 124: 1940, divorced) 811:(1986, TV Movie) as Nurse Rhonda 731:(1972–1973, TV Series) as Carmen 349: 270:cast her as Mae/Sister Woman in 146:Madeleine Louise Hélène Thornton 49:Madeleine Louise Hélène Thornton 1042:Barnes, Mike (April 25, 2016). 932:King, Susan (August 31, 2003). 889:Roberts, Sam (April 26, 2016). 360:needs additional citations for 121: 1139:Actors Studio audio collection 1121:Internet Off-Broadway Database 795:(1982, TV Movie) as Aunt Clara 1: 1184:Canadian television actresses 723:(1972, TV Movie) as Ma Bocock 492:Original Broadway productions 934:"The Blacklist's gray tones" 16:Canadian actress (1922–2016) 627:(1958) as Mae Flynn Pollitt 472:. She had been a long-term 417:Congress of Racial Equality 276:(1954) and as Miss Lucy in 1215: 1107:Internet Broadway Database 760:Rich Man, Poor Man Book II 752:Rich Man, Poor Man Book II 707:(1969) as Eileen Sanderson 466:Victoria, British Columbia 779:(1980) as Bridget Leander 739:(1973) as Lenore Karadyne 640:Alfred Hitchcock Presents 28: 1179:Canadian stage actresses 836:Married... with Children 792:The Electric Grandmother 440:Good Night, Sweet Prince 236:dramas and soap operas. 1169:Canadian film actresses 1164:Actresses from Montreal 1135:University of Wisconsin 527:The Night of the Iguana 470:Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec 428:American Film Institute 206:'s Sister Bertrille in 195:for her performance in 82:Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec 1049:The Hollywood Reporter 997:The Hollywood Reporter 961:Stanton, Mary (2011). 803:(1984) as Grace Wensel 691:(1967) as Eula Purcell 656:In the Cool of the Day 445:In the 1970s, she met 413:Martin Luther King Jr. 825:(1989) as Grandmother 771:(1980) as Mrs. Norman 624:Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 555:Inadmissible Evidence 538:Invitation to a March 513:Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 409:civil rights movement 290:in 1957 working with 273:Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 220:Sherwood was born in 187:. 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Montreal, Quebec
Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec
Canadian
Tennessee Williams
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sweet Bird of Youth
Arturo Ui
Do I Hear a Waltz?
The Crucible
Obie Award
Best Actress
Off-Broadway
Sally Field
The Flying Nun
Montreal, Quebec
McGill University
Passion Play
CBC
Horton Foote
Kim Stanley
Arthur Miller
The Crucible
Elia Kazan
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sweet Bird of Youth
Tennessee Williams
Actors Studio
Lee Strasberg
Guiding Light

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