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