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In The Sound of Music, the Mother Abbess is the head of the convent and is played by Peggy Wood. Her subordinates are Sister Margaretta (Anna Lee) and Sister Berthe (Portia Nelson), the two sisters who argue Maria's merits. Wood was nominated for, but did not win, the 1966 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this performance.

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In The Sound of Music, the Mother Abbess was played by Peggy Wood. Sister Margaretta, a soft-hearted nun, was played by Anna Lee. The more strict Sister Berthe was played by Portia Nelson. The two nuns played an integral part in the climax of the movie when they revealed to the Mother Abbess that they had tampered with the Nazi's cars, thus preventing them from catching the fleeing von Trapp family. Sister Sophia (Marni Nixon) and Sister Bernice (Evadne Baker) were two other nuns that appeared in scenes set within the abbey, primarily in the How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? number.

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On stage there was only one, a Mother superior. In the film there may have been several as they tampered with the wiring on an SS staff car.

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