Louise Fletcher
Known for Acting · 136 credits
- Born
- 1934-07-22
- Died
- 2022-09-23
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Also known as
- Estelle Louise Fletcher · 루이즈 플레쳐
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).
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Shameless
2011
as Peggy Gallagher
Perry Mason
1957
as Gladys Doyle / Susan Connolly
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
ER
1994
as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Vedek Winn / Kai Winn
Heroes
2006
as Dr. Coolidge
Wagon Train
1957
as Elizabeth
The Practice
1997
as Judge N. Swanson
Maverick
1957
Private Practice
2007
as Frances Wilder
The Untouchables
1959
as Eloise
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Aithra McLowery
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Agent
Lawman
1958
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Profiler
1996
as Miriam Newquay
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Dr. Cline
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sarah Lou Conant
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Medical Center
1969
7th Heaven
1996
as Mrs. Wagner
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Eva Garrison
The Millionaire
1955
as Holly
One Step Beyond
1959
as Jeannie
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Mother Birch
Sugarfoot
1957
as Julie Frazer
Dream On
1990
as Joanna
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Miss Nellie / Alithea
Wonderfalls
2004
as Vivian Caldwell
Girlboss
2017
as Rosie
Brimstone
1998
as Evelyn McNabb
Fantasy Island
1998
as Doris Leeman
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Karen Earl
Tate
1960
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Dellie
VR.5
1995
as Mrs. Nora Bloom
The Fire Next Time
1993
as Sarge
In a Child's Name
1991
as Jean Taylor
Movies (94)
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Helen Rosemond
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
as Dr. Granada
Mama Dracula
1980
as Mama Dracula
The Player
1992
as Louise Fletcher
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
On Deadly Ground
1994
as Bartender (uncredited)
Virtuosity
1995
as Elizabeth Deane
Best of the Best
1989
as Mrs. Grady
Two Moon Junction
1988
as Belle Delongpre
Mulholland Falls
1996
as Esther
Brainstorm
1983
as Lillian Reynolds
Invaders from Mars
1986
as Mrs. McKeltch
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Eileene Draygon
Cassadaga
2011
as Claire
2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Evelyn
Blue Steel
1990
as Shirley Turner
Firestarter
1984
as Norma Manders
Flowers in the Attic
1987
as Olivia Foxworth
Completely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Someone Else's Child
1994
as Faye Maddox
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Marlene DuChard
Manna from Heaven
2002
as Mother Superior
Giorgino
1994
as Innkeeper
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Aunt Eva
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Mrs. Kemler
The Karen Carpenter Story
1989
as Agnes Carpenter
Gone Fishin'
1997
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
High School High
1996
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
The Lady in Red
1979
as Anna Sage
Strange Invaders
1983
as Mrs. Benjamin
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007
as Martha Wilson
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
as Iva Doll
Frankenstein and Me
1996
as Mrs. Perdue
Strange Behavior
1981
as Barbara Moorehead
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
as Letti Gordon
J. Edgar Hoover
1987
as Annie M. Hoover
Johnny 316
1998
as Sally's Mother
Very Mean Men
2000
as Katherine Mulroney
The Magician of Lublin
1979
as Emilia
The Girl Gets Moe
1997
as Gloria
A Map of the World
1999
as Nellie Goodwin
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
as Self
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994
as Belle Delongpre
Second Serve
1986
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Aurora Borealis
2005
as Ruth Shorter
The Contract
1999
as Grandma Collins
Sins of the Mind
1997
as Dr. Anna Bingham
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Bonnie
The Last Sin Eater
2007
as Miz Elda
Russian Roulette
1975
as Midge
Touched by a Killer
2001
as Judge Erica Robertson
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
The Stepford Husbands
1996
as Miriam Benton
Breast Men
1997
as Mrs. Saunders
Time Served
1999
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self
A Summer to Remember
1985
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Talk to Me
1984
as Mother
A Perfect Man
2013
as Abbie
Thieves Like Us
1974
as Mattie
Edie & Pen
1996
as Judge
Big Eden
2000
as Grace Cornwell
Finding Home
2003
as Esther
Tollbooth
1994
as Lillian
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009
as Self
Overnight Sensation
1984
as Evie Peregrine
Nobody's Fool
1986
as Pearl
The Genesis Code
2010
as Ellen Taylor
A Time to Remember
2003
as Billy Calhoun
A Dad for Christmas
2006
as Glennie
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
Natural Enemies
1979
as Miriam Steward
Shadowzone
1990
as Dr. Erhardt
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994
as Dorothy O'Hara
Clipping Adam
2004
as Grammy
Love Kills
1999
as Alena Heiss
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Bea Lindsey
Married to a Stranger
1997
as Nana, Megan's Mother
The Lucky Star
1982
as Loes Bakker
Dancing in Twilight
2005
as Evelyn
Heartless
1997
as Lydia McGuffy
Tryst
1994
as Maggie
Blind Vision
1992
as Miss Taylor
Of Two Minds
2012
as Aunt Will
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978
as Sally Kimball
Boorman and the Devil
2025
as Self
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
as Self
After Image
2001
as Aunt Cora
Silver Man
2000
as Val
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011
as Self
Islands
1984
as Maureen
About Louise Fletcher
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 he… With 136 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Louise Fletcher has appeared in 94 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Louise Fletcher Movies
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) — as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — as Nurse Mildred Ratched
- Cruel Intentions (1999) — as Helen Rosemond
- The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) — as Dr. Granada
- Mama Dracula (1980) — as Mama Dracula
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