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R.I.P. Madeleine Sherwood, Mother Superior on 'The Flying Nun'
metv.com ^
 | April 25, 2016
 | metvstaff
Posted on 04/26/2016 6:30:59 PM PDT by Morgana
Madeleine Sherwood performed Tennessee Williams dramas on stage and screen, and worked with legendary film director Elia Kazan. Her Broadway roles included The Crucible, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Camelot  roles that any actor would envy. 
However, the Quebec native is perhaps best known for running a convent of nuns in Puerto Rico on television. For three seasons, Sherwood portrayed Reverend Mother Superior Placido on The Flying Nun, the charming, quirky 1960s sitcom that sent Sally Field soaring to a new level of stardom. 
As reported in The Hollywood Reporter, Sherwood has died at the age of 93.
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KEYWORDS: abc; flyingnun; hollywood; madeleinesherwood; nuns; obituary; rip; screengems
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    RIP
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:30:59 PM PDT
by 
Morgana
 
To: Morgana
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:33:39 PM PDT
by 
HokieMom
(Pacepa :  Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
 
To: Morgana
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:33:39 PM PDT
by 
HokieMom
(Pacepa :  Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
 
To: Morgana
    
 RIP.
 
To: Morgana
    RIP 
 BTW, Rosario the maid on "Will and Grace" (below) was a nun on the Flying Nun.
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:40:26 PM PDT
by 
ClearCase_guy
(Harvey Dent -- can he be trusted?)
 
To: HokieMom
    Wrong actress, wrong nun.
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:41:26 PM PDT
by 
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
 
To: GreenLanternCorps
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:42:53 PM PDT
by 
HokieMom
(Pacepa :  Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
 
To: GreenLanternCorps; HokieMom
    Wrong actress, wrong nun, wrong convent, wrong country, wrong religious order!
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:48:11 PM PDT
by 
Morgana
(        Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
 
To: HokieMom
    I always loved that show! ... so good, I also could have become a Catholic :)
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:52:39 PM PDT
by 
ShivaFan
 
To: Morgana
    I know! Was following the election on YouTube and totally focused on the Mother Superior part and missed the rest!
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 6:57:28 PM PDT
by 
HokieMom
(Pacepa :  Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
 
To: ShivaFan
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posted on 
04/26/2016 7:05:17 PM PDT
by 
HokieMom
(Pacepa :  Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
 
To: GreenLanternCorps
    Wasn’t she The Penguin on Blues Brothers?
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 7:11:18 PM PDT
by 
cyclotic
(Liberalism is what smart looks like to stupid people.)
 
To: ShivaFan
    “I always loved that show! ... so good, I also could have become a Catholic “
Thank goodness you didn’t watch the Kardashians.....no telling what you might have begun.....
 
To: HokieMom
    Dumbass headline called her “mother superior”
She was always “Reverend Mother”
RIP to a great character actress
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 7:16:33 PM PDT
by 
sillsfan
(Reagan and Sarah are right- WE win, they lose!)
 
To: Morgana; GreenLanternCorps
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posted on 
04/26/2016 7:18:15 PM PDT
by 
PAR35
 
To: Morgana
To: nevergore
To: Morgana
    Another nun from the series, Sister Jacqueline, is still alive. Marge Redmond is 91.
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 7:41:36 PM PDT
by 
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
 
To: Morgana
    Ditto that.
 It might be just me though. It seems that in the past two months the passing of a number of entertainment personalities seems to be increasing. I shall always remember the piercing voice of the Reverend Mother as she got the attention of the flying num.
 Sister Bertrille
 She certainly reached a considerable age, bless her.
 
To: ShivaFan
    it was good and I am a Catholic.
 
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posted on 
04/26/2016 7:46:04 PM PDT
by 
NCC-1701
(You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.)
 
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