Louise Fletcher
Known for Acting · 135 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
ER
1994
as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Vedek Winn / Kai Winn
Private Practice
2007
as Frances Wilder
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Heroes
2006
as Dr. Coolidge
The Practice
1997
as Judge N. Swanson
Wagon Train
1957
as Elizabeth
Maverick
1957
Lawman
1958
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Aithra McLowery
The Untouchables
1959
as Eloise
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Dr. Cline
Medical Center
1969
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Agent
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Profiler
1996
as Miriam Newquay
7th Heaven
1996
as Mrs. Wagner
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Oscars
1953
as Self
One Step Beyond
1959
as Jeannie
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sarah Lou Conant
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Sugarfoot
1957
as Julie Frazer
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Eva Garrison
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Mother Birch
The Millionaire
1955
as Holly
Dream On
1990
as Joanna
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Brimstone
1998
as Evelyn McNabb
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Miss Nellie / Alithea
Wonderfalls
2004
as Vivian Caldwell
Fantasy Island
1998
as Doris Leeman
Girlboss
2017
as Rosie
VR.5
1995
as Mrs. Nora Bloom
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Dellie
Tate
1960
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Karen Earl
The Fire Next Time
1993
as Sarge
In a Child's Name
1991
as Jean Taylor
Movies (93)
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Helen Rosemond
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
The Player
1992
as Louise Fletcher
Two Moon Junction
1988
as Belle Delongpre
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
Mulholland Falls
1996
as Esther
Virtuosity
1995
as Elizabeth Deane
On Deadly Ground
1994
as Bartender (uncredited)
Blue Steel
1990
as Shirley Turner
Flowers in the Attic
1987
as Olivia Foxworth
Firestarter
1984
as Norma Manders
Best of the Best
1989
as Mrs. Grady
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Aunt Eva
2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Evelyn
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
as Dr. Granada
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Marlene DuChard
Gone Fishin'
1997
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
High School High
1996
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
Strange Invaders
1983
as Mrs. Benjamin
Invaders from Mars
1986
as Mrs. McKeltch
Brainstorm
1983
as Lillian Reynolds
Cassadaga
2011
as Claire
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Mrs. Kemler
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
as Letti Gordon
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994
as Belle Delongpre
Russian Roulette
1975
as Midge
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Eileene Draygon
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007
as Martha Wilson
Shadowzone
1990
as Dr. Erhardt
Breast Men
1997
as Mrs. Saunders
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self
A Map of the World
1999
as Nellie Goodwin
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
as Self
Big Eden
2000
as Grace Cornwell
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
Manna from Heaven
2002
as Mother Superior
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994
as Dorothy O'Hara
The Lady in Red
1979
as Anna Sage
Blind Vision
1992
as Miss Taylor
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978
as Sally Kimball
Tollbooth
1994
as Lillian
Love Kills
1999
as Alena Heiss
Johnny 316
1998
as Sally's Mother
The Karen Carpenter Story
1989
as Agnes Carpenter
A Summer to Remember
1985
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Overnight Sensation
1984
as Evie Peregrine
The Contract
1999
as Grandma Collins
J. Edgar Hoover
1987
as Annie M. Hoover
The Last Sin Eater
2007
as Miz Elda
Edie & Pen
1996
as Judge
The Genesis Code
2010
as Ellen Taylor
Strange Behavior
1981
as Barbara Moorehead
Second Serve
1986
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Tryst
1994
as Maggie
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
The Magician of Lublin
1979
as Emilia
Someone Else's Child
1994
as Faye Maddox
Heartless
1997
as Lydia McGuffy
Frankenstein and Me
1996
as Mrs. Perdue
Time Served
1999
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
Aurora Borealis
2005
as Ruth Shorter
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009
as Self
Thieves Like Us
1974
as Mattie
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
as Iva Doll
Very Mean Men
2000
as Katherine Mulroney
A Perfect Man
2013
as Abbie
Finding Home
2003
as Esther
Nobody's Fool
1986
as Pearl
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011
as Self
Touched by a Killer
2001
as Judge Erica Robertson
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Bea Lindsey
A Time to Remember
2003
as Billy Calhoun
Sins of the Mind
1997
as Dr. Anna Bingham
Silver Man
2000
as Val
Giorgino
1994
as Innkeeper
Of Two Minds
2012
as Aunt Will
The Girl Gets Moe
1997
as Gloria
Natural Enemies
1979
as Miriam Steward
Completely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
The Stepford Husbands
1996
as Miriam Benton
After Image
2001
as Aunt Cora
Boorman and the Devil
2025
as Self
Islands
1984
as Maureen
Clipping Adam
2004
as Grammy
Talk to Me
1984
as Mother
Married to a Stranger
1997
as Nana, Megan's Mother
Dancing in Twilight
2005
as Evelyn
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Bonnie
A Dad for Christmas
2006
as Glennie
The Lucky Star
1982
as Loes Bakker
Mama Dracula
1980
as Mama Dracula
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
as Self
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 135 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Louise Fletcher has appeared in 93 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Louise Fletcher Movies
- Cruel Intentions (1999) — as Helen Rosemond
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — as Nurse Mildred Ratched
- The Player (1992) — as Louise Fletcher
- Two Moon Junction (1988) — as Belle Delongpre
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) — as Dr. Gene Tuskin
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