Sister Woodhouse

"Oh, you poor child. There's nothing to be afraid of. Sister Woodhouse is going to help you. {...} Yeah, she's going to rid you of all those naughty demons. The ones making you think such awful, unnatural thoughts. Today, you must rest. Tomorrow, the real work, the conversion begins."

- Sister Woodhouse to Cheryl

Sister Woodhouse is a recurring character on Riverdale. She is portrayed by Beverly Breuer.

She is a nun who oversees the Sisters of Quiet Mercy group home. Betty often looks to her to provide answers during specific investigations that happen to involve the Sisters.

Early Life
Sister Woodhouse has spent at least the last forty years overlooking the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. Her time spent there overlaps both Charles Smith's and Joseph Svenson's stay at the group home.

Season 2
Sister Woodhouse receives an unexpected visit at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy group home from Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper. She informs them that Joseph Svenson/Conway was a troubled youth. Archie takes this to mean that he was a sinner, but this is incorrect. Did he suffer from survivor's guilt, Betty asks. But before Sister Woodhouse can answer, another Nun passes the window, giving off a menacing look, which results in Sister Woodhouse bringing their discussion to an end. However, Betty isn't willing to give up just yet. Betty reveals that she had learned from her sister Polly all about the corporal punishment that the Sister handed out. Should Sister Woodhouse fail to answer their questions, Betty threatens to expose them. In fear of what will follow should that occur, Sister Woodhouse tells them that after Mr. Svenson's family was massacred, he identified the man responsible, known as the Riverdale Reaper. Having outed him, a small group of citizens took matters into their own hands by executing the alleged killer. It wasn't until Svenson had been taken to Quiet Mercy that he admitted in his terror and shock that he accused the wrong man. Betty asks if Svenson ever talked about who carried out the execution. Sister Woodhouse says that they came by to see him once. It was a group of men and one woman. While she can't remember their names or what they looked like, Sister Woodhouse recalls that the woman had striking white hair, save for a cherry-red stripe.

Sister Woodhouse watches over Cheryl Blossom, who has been admitted into the Sisters of Quiet Mercy by her mother, Penelope Blossom. Sister Woodhouse enters Cheryl's room not long after her admission. Cheryl appears frightened. So, Sister Woodhouse tells her not worry. She then tells Cheryl that she will be rid of all her naughty demons that are causing her to have unnatural thoughts, as she pulls out a large needle. Today, Cheryl will rest. Tomorrow, the conversion will commence.

Sister Woodhouse enters Cheryl's room, and escorts her to movie night at the Sisters for all the patients. A couple days later, Cheryl is forced to endure manual labor as she drags heavy sacks from one end of the room to the other. However, Sister Woodhouse enters the room to find that Cheryl has stacked the bags in the north-east corner instead of the north-west corner as specifically instructed. Cheryl is told to start over and listen or else she will never get better. The following night, Cheryl is broken out of the group home by her friends, Veronica Lodge, Toni Topaz and Kevin Keller. The girls escaped through a tunnel that led from the main building to Fox Forest.

Sister Woodhouse is visited by Betty and Jughead, as they wish to gain information regarding Chic. They ask if Chic's time at the group-home ever overlapped with Svenson's. Betty wants to check Chic's files to see if the time matches up. When Sister Woodhouse asks for a court order, Betty informs her of her family relation to Cheryl, who recently escaped the Sisters' secret, gay, re-education camp. So unless Sister Woodhouse cooperates, Betty threatens to return with a court order, as well as the F.B.I to shut them down. Out of fear that Betty will follow through with her threats, Sister Woodhouse provides them with the files. They discover that Chic ran away nine years ago. That means he would've overlapped with Svenson for two years. In the file, they find a photo of Charles Smith. Although, he looks nothing like Chic.