Madeleine Sherwood was born on November 13, 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as Madeleine Louise Helene Thornton. She was an actress, known for Guiding Light (1952), The Flying Nun (1967) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). She was married to Robert Sherwood. She died on April 23, 2016 in Lac Cornu, Quebec.