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Louise Fletcher

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Louise Fletcher

Born July 22, 1934 in Birmingham, Alabama, USADied September 23, 202284 films

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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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest posterFirst watchOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest19758.4as Nurse Mildred RatchedA petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering…View film

Essential films

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Once Upon a Time in America poster8.4Once Upon a Time in America1984Cruel Intentions poster6.8Cruel Intentions1999The Player poster7.2The Player1992Firestarter poster6.3Firestarter1984Best of the Best poster6.5Best of the Best1989Blue Steel poster5.8Blue Steel1990Virtuosity poster5.5Virtuosity19952 Days in the Valley poster6.22 Days in the Valley1996

Filmography

84 films as actor
  1. 2020Grizzly II: RevengeEileene Draygon
  2. 2013A Perfect ManAbbie
  3. 2012Of Two MindsAunt Will
  4. 2011CassadagaClaire
  5. 2010The Genesis CodeEllen Taylor
  6. 2007A Dennis the Menace ChristmasMartha Wilson
  7. 2007The Last Sin EaterMiz Elda
  8. 2006A Dad for ChristmasGlennie
  9. 2006Fat Rose and SqueakyBonnie
  10. 2005Aurora BorealisRuth Shorter
  11. 2005Dancing in TwilightEvelyn
  12. 2004Clipping AdamGrammy
  13. 2003A Time to RememberBilly Calhoun
  14. 2003Finding HomeEsther
  15. 2002Manna from HeavenMother Superior
  16. 2001After ImageAunt Cora
  17. 2001Touched by a KillerJudge Erica Robertson
  18. 2000More Dogs Than BonesIva Doll
  19. 2000Very Mean MenKatherine Mulroney
  20. 2000Big EdenGrace Cornwell
  21. 2000Silver ManVal
  22. 1999The ContractGrandma Collins
  23. 1999Love KillsAlena Heiss
  24. 1999A Map of the WorldNellie Goodwin
  25. 1999Time ServedWarden Mildred Reinecke
  26. 1999The Devil's ArithmeticAunt Eva
  27. 1999Cruel IntentionsHelen Rosemond
  28. 1998Johnny 316Sally's Mother
  29. 1997Breast MenMrs. Saunders
  30. 1997HeartlessLydia McGuffy
  31. 1997Married to a StrangerNana, Megan's Mother
  32. 1997The Girl Gets MoeGloria
  33. 1997Sins of the MindDr. Anna Bingham
  34. 1997Gone Fishin'Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
  35. 1996High School HighSchuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
  36. 19962 Days in the ValleyEvelyn
  37. 1996Frankenstein and MeMrs. Perdue
  38. 1996The Stepford HusbandsMiriam Benton
  39. 1996Edie & PenJudge
  40. 1996Mulholland FallsEsther
  41. 1995VirtuosityElizabeth Deane
  42. 1994Someone Else's ChildFaye Maddox
  43. 1994TrystMaggie
  44. 1994TollboothLillian
  45. 1994GiorginoInnkeeper
  46. 1994The Haunting of Seacliff InnDorothy O'Hara
  47. 1994Return to Two Moon JunctionBelle Delongpre
  48. 1994On Deadly GroundBartender (uncredited)
  49. 1992Blind VisionMiss Taylor
  50. 1992The PlayerLouise Fletcher
  51. 1990Nightmare on the 13th FloorLetti Gordon
  52. 1990Blue SteelShirley Turner
  53. 1990ShadowzoneDr. Erhardt
  54. 1989Best of the BestMrs. Grady
  55. 1989The Karen Carpenter StoryAgnes Carpenter
  56. 1988Two Moon JunctionBelle Delongpre
  57. 1987Flowers in the AtticOlivia Foxworth
  58. 1987J. Edgar HooverAnnie M. Hoover
  59. 1986Nobody's FoolPearl
  60. 1986The Boy Who Could FlyDr. Granada
  61. 1986Invaders from MarsMrs. McKeltch
  62. 1986Second ServeDr. Sadie M. Bishop
  63. 1985A Summer to RememberDr. Dolly McKeever
  64. 1984IslandsMaureen
  65. 1984Overnight SensationEvie Peregrine
  66. 1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaDirector of Riverdale Cemetery
  67. 1984FirestarterNorma Manders
  68. 1984Talk to MeMother
  69. 1983BrainstormLillian Reynolds
  70. 1983Strange InvadersMrs. Benjamin
  71. 1982The Lucky StarLoes Bakker
  72. 1981Strange BehaviorBarbara Moorehead
  73. 1980Mama DraculaMama Dracula
  74. 1979The Magician of LublinEmilia
  75. 1979Natural EnemiesMiriam Steward
  76. 1979The Lady in RedAnna Sage
  77. 1978Thou Shalt Not Commit AdulterySally Kimball
  78. 1978The Cheap DetectiveMarlene DuChard
  79. 1977Exorcist II: The HereticDr. Gene Tuskin
  80. 1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestNurse Mildred Ratched
  81. 1975Russian RouletteMidge
  82. 1974Thieves Like UsMattie
  83. 1974Can Ellen Be Saved?Bea Lindsey
  84. 1963A Gathering of EaglesMrs. Kemler