Louise Fletcher
Actor
- Born
- July 22, 1934 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Died
- September 23, 2022 (age 88)
Louise Fletcher (July 21, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She was best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. She was also well-known for her recurring role as the Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn Adami in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99), as well as for her role as Helen Rosemond in the movie Cruel Intentions (1999). She was nominated for two Emmy Awards for her roles in the television series Picket Fences (1996) and Joan of Arcadia (2004). Her final role was as Rosie in the Netflix series Girlboss (2017).
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
November 19, 1975
Once Upon a Time in America
May 23, 1984
Cruel Intentions
March 5, 1999
The Player
May 8, 1992
Exorcist II: The Heretic
June 17, 1977
Firestarter
May 11, 1984
Virtuosity
August 4, 1995
On Deadly Ground
February 18, 1994
Blue Steel
March 16, 1990
Best of the Best
November 10, 1989
Mulholland Falls
April 26, 1996
2 Days in the Valley
September 11, 1996
Acting96
- 2026Boorman and the Devil as Self
- 2025Breakdown: 1975 as Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
- 2025A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story as Self
- 2020Grizzly II: Revenge as Eileene Draygon
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013A Perfect Man as Abbie
- 2012Of Two Minds as Aunt Will
- 2011Cassadaga as Claire
- 2011Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self