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 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).
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Of Two Minds
as Aunt Will
Of Two Minds
as Aunt Will
Cassadaga
as Claire
Cassadaga
as Claire
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Self
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Self
The Genesis Code
as Ellen Taylor
The Genesis Code
as Ellen Taylor
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
as Self
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
as Self
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
as Martha Wilson
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
as Martha Wilson
The Last Sin Eater
as Miz Elda
The Last Sin Eater
as Miz Elda
A Dad for Christmas
as Glennie
A Dad for Christmas
as Glennie
Dancing in Twilight
as Evelyn
Dancing in Twilight
as Evelyn
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self
Clipping Adam
as Grammy
Clipping Adam
as Grammy
A Time to Remember
as Billy Calhoun
A Time to Remember
as Billy Calhoun
Finding Home
as Esther
Finding Home
as Esther
After Image
as Aunt Cora
After Image
as Aunt Cora
More Dogs Than Bones
as Iva Doll
More Dogs Than Bones
as Iva Doll
Very Mean Men
as Katherine Mulroney
Very Mean Men
as Katherine Mulroney
Big Eden
as Grace Cornwell
Big Eden
as Grace Cornwell
Love Kills
as Alena Heiss
Love Kills
as Alena Heiss
Time Served
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
Time Served
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
The Devil's Arithmetic
as Aunt Eva
The Devil's Arithmetic
as Aunt Eva
Cruel Intentions
as Helen Rosemond
Cruel Intentions
as Helen Rosemond
Breast Men
as Mrs. Saunders
Breast Men
as Mrs. Saunders
Heartless
as Lydia McGuffy
Heartless
as Lydia McGuffy
Sins of the Mind
as Dr. Anna Bingham
Sins of the Mind
as Dr. Anna Bingham
Gone Fishin'
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Gone Fishin'
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
High School High
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
High School High
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
2 Days in the Valley
as Evelyn
2 Days in the Valley
as Evelyn
Frankenstein and Me
as Mrs. Perdue
Frankenstein and Me
as Mrs. Perdue
The Stepford Husbands
as Miriam Benton
The Stepford Husbands
as Miriam Benton
Edie & Pen
as Judge
Edie & Pen
as Judge
Virtuosity
as Elizabeth Deane
Virtuosity
as Elizabeth Deane
Someone Else's Child
as Faye Maddox
Someone Else's Child
as Faye Maddox
Tollbooth
as Lillian
Tollbooth
as Lillian
On Deadly Ground
as Bartender (uncredited)
On Deadly Ground
as Bartender (uncredited)
Blind Vision
as Miss Taylor
Blind Vision
as Miss Taylor
The Player
as Louise Fletcher
The Player
as Louise Fletcher
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Letti Gordon
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Letti Gordon
Blue Steel
as Shirley Turner
Blue Steel
as Shirley Turner
Shadowzone
as Dr. Erhardt
Shadowzone
as Dr. Erhardt
Best of the Best
as Mrs. Grady
Best of the Best
as Mrs. Grady
The Karen Carpenter Story
as Agnes Carpenter
The Karen Carpenter Story
as Agnes Carpenter
Two Moon Junction
as Belle Delongpre
Two Moon Junction
as Belle Delongpre
Flowers in the Attic
as Olivia Foxworth
Flowers in the Attic
as Olivia Foxworth
J. Edgar Hoover
as Annie M. Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
as Annie M. Hoover
Nobody's Fool
as Pearl
Nobody's Fool
as Pearl
The Boy Who Could Fly
as Dr. Granada
The Boy Who Could Fly
as Dr. Granada
Invaders from Mars
as Mrs. McKeltch
Invaders from Mars
as Mrs. McKeltch
Islands
as Maureen
Islands
as Maureen
The Lucky Star
as Loes Bakker
The Lucky Star
as Loes Bakker
Strange Behavior
as Barbara Moorehead
Strange Behavior
as Barbara Moorehead
The Cheap Detective
as Marlene DuChard
The Cheap Detective
as Marlene DuChard