Louise Fletcher
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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
Credits
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
Cruel Intentions (1999)
as Helen Rosemond
The Player (1992)
as Louise Fletcher
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
Best of the Best (1989)
as Mrs. Grady
Brainstorm (1983)
as Lillian Reynolds
On Deadly Ground (1994)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Virtuosity (1995)
as Elizabeth Deane
Cassadaga (2011)
as Claire
Blue Steel (1990)
as Shirley Turner
Flowers in the Attic (1987)
as Olivia Foxworth
Giorgino (1994)
as Innkeeper
A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
as Mrs. Kemler
Mulholland Falls (1996)
as Esther
Firestarter (1984)
as Norma Manders
Someone Else's Child (1994)
as Faye Maddox
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
as Eileene Draygon
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
as Dr. Granada
Completely Cuckoo (1997)
as Self
Mama Dracula (1980)
as Mama Dracula
Two Moon Junction (1988)
as Belle Delongpre
Nightmare on the 13th Floor (1990)
as Letti Gordon
High School High (1996)
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
Sins of the Mind (1997)
as Dr. Anna Bingham
A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007)
as Martha Wilson
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
as Evelyn
Touched by a Killer (2001)
as Judge Erica Robertson
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
as Aunt Eva
Invaders from Mars (1986)
as Mrs. McKeltch
Frankenstein and Me (1996)
as Mrs. Perdue
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Manna from Heaven (2002)
as Mother Superior
A Map of the World (1999)
as Nellie Goodwin
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Marlene DuChard
Gone Fishin' (1997)
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
The Girl Gets Moe (1997)
as Gloria
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
Clipping Adam (2004)
as Grammy
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
Very Mean Men (2000)
as Katherine Mulroney
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
as Bonnie
The Lady in Red (1979)
as Anna Sage
The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)
as Agnes Carpenter
Boorman and the Devil (2026)
as Self
Big Eden (2000)
as Grace Cornwell
Return to Two Moon Junction (1994)
as Belle Delongpre
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn (1994)
as Dorothy O'Hara
Thieves Like Us (1974)
as Mattie
The Last Sin Eater (2007)
as Miz Elda
Strange Behavior (1981)
as Barbara Moorehead
Of Two Minds (2012)
as Aunt Will
Strange Invaders (1983)
as Mrs. Benjamin
Shadowzone (1990)
as Dr. Erhardt
A Summer to Remember (1985)
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Johnny 316 (1998)
as Sally's Mother
Talk to Me (1984)
as Mother
A Perfect Man (2013)
as Abbie
Time Served (1999)
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976)
as Self
J. Edgar Hoover (1987)
as Annie M. Hoover
Aurora Borealis (2005)
as Ruth Shorter
Edie & Pen (1996)
as Judge
Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
as Self
Breast Men (1997)
as Mrs. Saunders
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… (2009)
as Self
The Magician of Lublin (1979)
as Emilia
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2009)
as Self
Tryst (1994)
as Maggie
Second Serve (1986)
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
The Contract (1999)
as Grandma Collins
Nobody's Fool (1986)
as Pearl
More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
as Iva Doll
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004)
as Self
Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974)
as Bea Lindsey
Russian Roulette (1975)
as Midge
The Genesis Code (2010)
as Ellen Taylor
Overnight Sensation (1984)
as Evie Peregrine
A Dad for Christmas (2006)
as Glennie
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2025)
as Self
Silver Man (2000)
as Val
Natural Enemies (1979)
as Miriam Steward
Tollbooth (1994)
as Lillian
Love Kills (1999)
as Alena Heiss
A Time to Remember (2003)
as Billy Calhoun
Heartless (1997)
as Aunt Lydia McGuffy
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2011)
as Self
Married to a Stranger (1997)
as Nana, Megan's Mother
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (1978)
as Sally Kimball
The Stepford Husbands (1996)
as Miriam Benton
Finding Home (2003)
as Esther
Blind Vision (1992)
as Miss Taylor
Islands (1984)
as Maureen
The Lucky Star (1982)
as Loes Bakker
Dancing in Twilight (2005)
as Evelyn
After Image (2001)
as Aunt Cora