Louise Fletcher

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Known For

Acting

Born

1934-07-22

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Louise Fletcher

Biography

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).

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Acting History

2025
Boorman and the Devil as Self
2022
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story as Self
2020
Grizzly II: Revenge as Eileene Draygon
2017
Girlboss as Rosie
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
A Perfect Man as Abbie
2012
Of Two Minds as Aunt Will
2011
Cassadaga as Claire
2011
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self
2011
Shameless as Peggy Gallagher
2010
The Genesis Code as Ellen Taylor
2009
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… as Self
2009
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self
2007
A Dennis the Menace Christmas as Martha Wilson
2007
Private Practice as Frances Wilder
2007
The Last Sin Eater as Miz Elda
2006
A Dad for Christmas as Glennie
2006
Heroes as Dr. Coolidge
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky as Bonnie
2005
Aurora Borealis as Ruth Shorter
2005
Dancing in Twilight as Evelyn
2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild as Self
2004
Clipping Adam as Grammy
2004
Wonderfalls as Vivian Caldwell
2003
A Time to Remember as Billy Calhoun
2003
Finding Home as Esther
2003
Joan of Arcadia as Eva Garrison
2002
Manna from Heaven as Mother Superior
2001
After Image as Aunt Cora
2001
Touched by a Killer as Judge Erica Robertson
2000
More Dogs Than Bones as Iva Doll
2000
Very Mean Men as Katherine Mulroney
2000
Big Eden as Grace Cornwell
2000
Silver Man as Val
1999
The Contract as Grandma Collins
1999
Love Kills as Alena Heiss
1999
A Map of the World as Nellie Goodwin
1999
Time Served as Warden Mildred Reinecke
1999
The Devil's Arithmetic as Aunt Eva
1999
Cruel Intentions as Helen Rosemond
1998
Brimstone as Evelyn McNabb
1998
Fantasy Island as Doris Leeman
1998
Johnny 316 as Sally's Mother
1997
Completely Cuckoo as Self
1997
Breast Men as Mrs. Saunders
1997
Heartless as Lydia McGuffy
1997
Married to a Stranger as Nana, Megan's Mother
1997
The Girl Gets Moe as Gloria
1997
Sins of the Mind as Dr. Anna Bingham
1997
Gone Fishin' as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
1997
The Practice as Judge N. Swanson
1996
High School High as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
1996
Profiler as Miriam Newquay
1996
2 Days in the Valley as Evelyn
1996
7th Heaven as Mrs. Wagner
1996
Frankenstein and Me as Mrs. Perdue
1996
The Stepford Husbands as Miriam Benton
1996
Edie & Pen as Judge
1996
Mulholland Falls as Esther
1995
Virtuosity as Elizabeth Deane
1995
VR.5 as Mrs. Nora Bloom
1994
Someone Else's Child as Faye Maddox
1994
Tryst as Maggie
1994
Tollbooth as Lillian
1994
Giorgino as Innkeeper
1994
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn as Dorothy O'Hara
1994
ER as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
1994
Return to Two Moon Junction as Belle Delongpre
1994
On Deadly Ground as Bartender (uncredited)
1993
The Fire Next Time as Sarge
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vedek Winn
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kai Winn
1992
Blind Vision as Miss Taylor
1992
The Player as Louise Fletcher
1991
In a Child's Name as Jean Taylor
1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Letti Gordon
1990
Dream On as Joanna
1990
Blue Steel as Shirley Turner
1990
Shadowzone as Dr. Erhardt
1989
Best of the Best as Mrs. Grady
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Agent
1989
The Karen Carpenter Story as Agnes Carpenter
1988
Two Moon Junction as Belle
1987
Flowers in the Attic as Olivia Foxworth
1987
J. Edgar Hoover as Annie M. Hoover
1986
Nobody's Fool as Pearl
1986
The Boy Who Could Fly as Dr. Granada
1986
Invaders from Mars as Mrs. McKeltch
1986
Second Serve as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
1985
The Twilight Zone as Dr. Cline
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
A Summer to Remember as Dr. Dolly McKeever
1984
Islands as Maureen
1984
Overnight Sensation as Evie Peregrine
1984
Firestarter as Norma Manders
1984
Talk to Me as Mother
1983
The Hitchhiker as Mother Birch
1983
Brainstorm as Lillian Reynolds
1983
Strange Invaders as Mrs. Benjamin
1982
The Lucky Star as Loes Bakker
1981
Strange Behavior as Barbara Moorehead
1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up! as Self
1980
Mama Dracula as Mama Dracula
1979
The Magician of Lublin as Emilia
1979
Natural Enemies as Miriam Steward
1979
The Lady in Red as Anna Sage
1978
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery as Sally Kimball
1978
The Cheap Detective as Marlene DuChard
1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic as Dr. Gene Tuskin
1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Self
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Nurse Mildred Ratched
1975
Russian Roulette as Midge
1974
Dinah! as Self
1974
Thieves Like Us as Mattie
1974
Can Ellen Be Saved? as Bea Lindsey
1969
Medical Center
1967
Omnibus as Self
1963
A Gathering of Eagles as Mrs. Kemler
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
Tate
1959
The Untouchables as Eloise
1959
The Troubleshooters as Dellie
1959
One Step Beyond as Jeannie
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson as Sarah Lou Conant
1958
Lawman
1958
Yancy Derringer as Miss Nellie / Alithea
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason as Gladys Doyle
1957
Perry Mason as Susan Connolly
1957
Wagon Train as Elizabeth
1957
Sugarfoot as Julie Frazer
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Aithra McLowery
1955
The Millionaire as Holly
1953
The Oscars as Self
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee