Reverend Mother
noun
: a woman who is the head of a convent
—often used as a form of address
Good morning, Reverend Mother.
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Yet there’s a clear MVP here, and that’s Olivia Colman’s Reverend Mother.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Torn between his conflicting loyalties to Francesca, the Empress Natalya (Jodhi May), and Reverend Mother Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson), Javicco chose to take his own life.
—EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The disagreement surfaced in April 2023 after Olson accused their Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of breaking her chastity vows by having an online love affair with Father Philip Johnson, a former priest from the diocese in Raleigh, N.C., per Chron.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Valya’s thinking was that, in doing so, Lila could make contact with her ancestors — namely, the late Reverend Mother Raquella, to pump her for any additional details on the tyrant/reckoning prophecy.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Nov. 2024
With her last words, Lila channels Reverend Mother Dorotea, after witnessing the betrayal in which Valya used the Voice and took Dorotea’s life 30 years ago.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2024
Her sister [and Reverend Mother], Tula Harkonnen, is right behind her.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Smith reprised her role as the Reverend Mother, aka Mother Superior, in the sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit in 1993.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Torn between his conflicting loyalties to Francesca, the Empress Natalya (Jodhi May), and Reverend Mother Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson), Javicco chose to take his own life.
—EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The disagreement surfaced in April 2023 after Olson accused their Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of breaking her chastity vows by having an online love affair with Father Philip Johnson, a former priest from the diocese in Raleigh, N.C., per Chron.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Valya’s thinking was that, in doing so, Lila could make contact with her ancestors — namely, the late Reverend Mother Raquella, to pump her for any additional details on the tyrant/reckoning prophecy.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Nov. 2024
With her last words, Lila channels Reverend Mother Dorotea, after witnessing the betrayal in which Valya used the Voice and took Dorotea’s life 30 years ago.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2024
Her sister [and Reverend Mother], Tula Harkonnen, is right behind her.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Smith reprised her role as the Reverend Mother, aka Mother Superior, in the sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit in 1993.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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