as in mother superior
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Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.
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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
Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast as the new characters of The Reverend Mother, a smiling, guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, and Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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
Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast as the new characters of The Reverend Mother, a smiling, guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, and Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Reverend Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Reverend%20Mother. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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