Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-11-13

Day of Death

2016-04-23 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Also Known As

Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood

Madeline Thornton-Sherwood

Madeleine Louise Hélène Thornton

Madeleine Sherwood

Biography

Known For

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Baby Doll

Baby Doll

Acting

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as

Mae

Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

Will There Really Be a Morning?

as

2nd Doctor

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Playing Cat and Mouse

2006

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Playing Cat and Mouse

as

Self

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

as

Self

Teachers

1984

Teachers

as

Grace

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth

as

Miss Lucy

The Changeling

1980

The Changeling

as

Mrs. Norman

Parrish

1961

Parrish

as

Addie

Wicked, Wicked

1973

Wicked, Wicked

as

Lenore Karadyne

Haunted by Her Past

1987

Haunted by Her Past

as

Mr. Goode

Hurry Sundown

1967

Hurry Sundown

as

Eula Purcell

An Unremarkable Life

1989

An Unremarkable Life

as

Louise

Broken Vows

1987

Broken Vows

as

Mrs. Chase

The Electric Grandmother

1982

The Electric Grandmother

as

Aunt Clara

The Man Hunter

1972

The Man Hunter

as

Ma Bocock

Pendulum

1969

Pendulum

as

Mrs. Eileen Sanderson

Resurrection

1980

Resurrection

as

Ruth

Jane

1962

Jane

as

Self

The Ottawa Valley

1974

The Ottawa Valley

as

Mother, Old Beth

Baby Doll

1956

Baby Doll

as

Nurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)

In the Cool of the Day

1963

In the Cool of the Day

as

Party Hostess (uncredited)

Silence Like Glass

1989

Silence Like Glass

as

Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

2003

Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

as

Self

They Only Come Out at Night

1975

They Only Come Out at Night

as

Helen St. John

The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

as

Reverend Mother Superior Placido

Naked City

Naked City

as

Mrs. Wilson

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Studio One

Studio One

as

Rose

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Jackie Darby

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

as

Suellen Martin

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Marybeth Thompson

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as

Vivian

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Tweed's daughter

Decoy

Decoy

as

Mary Waleski

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Toma

Toma

as

Martha

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Mrs. Ammory

Naked City

Naked City

as

Grace Paraskis

Columbo

Columbo

as

Ms. Brady

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Blanche

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

as

Joanne

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as

Mrs. Hunt

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Vella Owens

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

as

Emily Welles

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Myra Louden

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Hotel

Hotel

as

Gretchen

Production

Crew

Directing