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Madeleine Sherwood

Known for Married... with Children · Columbo · Bonanza

Snapshot 2026-10-15

Born

Nov 13, 1922

Died

Apr 23, 2016

Birthplace

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known For

Acting

Known For

TV

Married... with ChildrenJoanne · 1987
★ 7.7

TV

ColumboMs. Brady · 1971
★ 8.1

TV

BonanzaVella Owens · 1959
★ 7.5

TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6

TV

The FugitiveMarybeth Thompson · 1963
★ 7.3

TV

Love, American StyleBlanche · 1969
★ 6.2

TV

American PlayhouseMrs. Ashe · 1982
★ 6.6

Filmography

Movies

Baby DollNurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)

1956

Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMae Pollitt

1958

ParrishAddie

1961

JaneSelf

1962

Sweet Bird of YouthMiss Lucy

1962

In the Cool of the DayParty Hostess (uncredited)

1963

Hurry SundownEula Purcell

1967

PendulumMrs. Eileen Sanderson

1969

The Man HunterMa Bocock

1972

Wicked, WickedLenore Karadyne

1973

TO

The Ottawa ValleyMother of Old Beth

1974

They Only Come Out at NightHelen St. John

1975

ResurrectionRuth

1980

The ChangelingMrs. Norman

1980

The Electric GrandmotherAunt Clara

1982

Will There Really Be a Morning?2nd Doctor

1983

TeachersGrace

1984

Broken VowsMrs. Chase

1987

FO

First Offender

1987

Haunted by Her PastMr. Goode

1987

An Unremarkable LifeLouise

1989

Silence Like GlassGrandmother

1989

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

2003

CO

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Playing Cat and MouseSelf

2006

SB

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeSelf

2006

Television

Studio OneRose · 1 eps

1948

The Philco Television PlayhouseTweed's daughter · 1 eps

1948

Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJackie Darby · 1 eps

1955

DecoyMary Waleski · 1 eps

1957

Naked CityMrs. Wilson · 1 eps

1958

Naked CityGrace Paraskis · 1 eps

1958

BonanzaVella Owens · 1 eps

1959

Ben Casey1 eps

1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps

1962

The FugitiveMarybeth Thompson · 1 eps

1963

The FugitiveMrs. Ammory · 1 eps

1963

The Flying NunReverend Mother Superior Placido · 82 eps

1967

The Name of the GameMyra Louden · 1 eps

1968

The OutcastsSuellen Martin · 1 eps

1968

Love, American StyleBlanche · 1 eps

1969

ColumboMs. Brady · 1 eps

1971

TomaMartha · 1 eps

1973

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IIMrs. Hunt · 2 eps

1976

T

TeleplayGrace · 1 eps

1976

American PlayhouseMrs. Ashe · 1 eps

1982

Cagney & Lacey1 eps

1982

HotelGretchen · 1 eps

1982

The HitchhikerVivian · 1 eps

1983

CBS Summer PlayhouseEmily Welles · 1 eps

1987

Married... with ChildrenJoanne · 1 eps

1987

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