Person
Louise Fletcher
Acting · 1934–2022 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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
Shameless
Peggy Gallagher
Perry Mason
Gladys Doyle
ER
Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Heroes
Dr. Coolidge
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vedek Winn
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Maverick
1957
Wagon Train
Elizabeth
Lawman
1958
Filmography
- 2025Breakdown: 1975Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
- 2025Boorman and the DevilSelf
- 2022A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore StorySelf
- 2020Grizzly II: RevengeEileene Draygon
- 2017GirlbossRosie
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013A Perfect ManAbbie
- 2012Of Two MindsAunt Will
- 2011CassadagaClaire
- 2011Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestSelf
- 2011ShamelessPeggy Gallagher
- 2010The Genesis CodeEllen Taylor
- 2009Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…Self
- 2009Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestSelf
- 2007A Dennis the Menace ChristmasMartha Wilson
- 2007Private PracticeFrances Wilder
- 2007The Last Sin EaterMiz Elda
- 2006A Dad for ChristmasGlennie
- 2006HeroesDr. Coolidge
- 2006Fat Rose and SqueakyBonnie
- 2005Aurora BorealisRuth Shorter
- 2005Dancing in TwilightEvelyn
- 2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is WildSelf
- 2004Clipping AdamGrammy
- 2004WonderfallsVivian Caldwell
- 2003A Time to RememberBilly Calhoun
- 2003Finding HomeEsther
- 2003Joan of ArcadiaEva Garrison
- 2002Manna from HeavenMother Superior
- 2001After ImageAunt Cora
- 2001Touched by a KillerJudge Erica Robertson
- 2000More Dogs Than BonesIva Doll
- 2000Very Mean MenKatherine Mulroney
- 2000Big EdenGrace Cornwell
- 2000Silver ManVal
- 1999The ContractGrandma Collins
- 1999Love KillsAlena Heiss
- 1999A Map of the WorldNellie Goodwin
- 1999Time ServedWarden Mildred Reinecke
- 1999The Devil's ArithmeticAunt Eva
- 1999Cruel IntentionsHelen Rosemond
- 1998BrimstoneEvelyn McNabb
- 1998Fantasy IslandDoris Leeman
- 1998Johnny 316Sally's Mother
- 1997Completely CuckooSelf
- 1997Breast MenMrs. Saunders
- 1997HeartlessLydia McGuffy
- 1997Married to a StrangerNana, Megan's Mother
- 1997The Girl Gets MoeGloria
- 1997Sins of the MindDr. Anna Bingham
- 1997Gone Fishin'Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
- 1997The PracticeJudge N. Swanson
- 1996High School HighSchuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
- 1996ProfilerMiriam Newquay
- 19962 Days in the ValleyEvelyn
- 19967th HeavenMrs. Wagner
- 1996Frankenstein and MeMrs. Perdue
- 1996The Stepford HusbandsMiriam Benton
- 1996Edie & PenJudge
- 1996Mulholland FallsEsther
- 1995VirtuosityElizabeth Deane
- 1995VR.5Mrs. Nora Bloom
- 1994Someone Else's ChildFaye Maddox
- 1994TrystMaggie
- 1994TollboothLillian
- 1994GiorginoInnkeeper
- 1994The Haunting of Seacliff InnDorothy O'Hara
- 1994ERRoberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
- 1994Return to Two Moon JunctionBelle Delongpre
- 1994On Deadly GroundBartender (uncredited)
- 1993The Fire Next TimeSarge
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineVedek Winn
- 1992Blind VisionMiss Taylor
- 1992The PlayerLouise Fletcher
- 1991In a Child's NameJean Taylor
- 1990Nightmare on the 13th FloorLetti Gordon
- 1990Dream OnJoanna
- 1990Blue SteelShirley Turner
- 1990ShadowzoneDr. Erhardt
- 1989Best of the BestMrs. Grady
- 1989Tales from the CryptAgent
- 1989The Karen Carpenter StoryAgnes Carpenter
- 1988Two Moon JunctionBelle Delongpre
- 1987Flowers in the AtticOlivia Foxworth
- 1987J. Edgar HooverAnnie M. Hoover
- 1986Nobody's FoolPearl
- 1986Worlds BeyondKaren Earl
- 1986The Boy Who Could FlyDr. Granada
- 1986Invaders from MarsMrs. McKeltch
- 1986Second ServeDr. Sadie M. Bishop
- 1985The Twilight ZoneDr. Cline
- 1985The Ray Bradbury Theater
- 1985A Summer to RememberDr. Dolly McKeever
- 1984IslandsMaureen
- 1984Overnight SensationEvie Peregrine
- 1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaDirector of Riverdale Cemetery
- 1984FirestarterNorma Manders
- 1984Talk to MeMother
- 1983The HitchhikerMother Birch
- 1983BrainstormLillian Reynolds
- 1983Strange InvadersMrs. Benjamin
- 1982The Lucky StarLoes Bakker
- 1981Strange BehaviorBarbara Moorehead
- 1981Be Pretty and Shut Up!Self
- 1980Mama DraculaMama Dracula
- 1979The Magician of LublinEmilia
- 1979Natural EnemiesMiriam Steward
- 1979The Lady in RedAnna Sage
- 1978Thou Shalt Not Commit AdulterySally Kimball
- 1978The Cheap DetectiveMarlene DuChard
- 1977Exorcist II: The HereticDr. Gene Tuskin
- 1976TVTV Looks at the OscarsSelf
- 1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestNurse Mildred Ratched
- 1975Russian RouletteMidge
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974Thieves Like UsMattie
- 1974Can Ellen Be Saved?Bea Lindsey
- 1969Medical Center
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1963A Gathering of EaglesMrs. Kemler
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1960Tate
- 1959The UntouchablesEloise
- 1959The TroubleshootersDellie
- 1959One Step BeyondJeannie
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958Bat MastersonSarah Lou Conant
- 1958Lawman
- 1958Yancy DerringerMiss Nellie / Alithea
- 1957Maverick
- 1957Perry MasonGladys Doyle
- 1957Wagon TrainElizabeth
- 1957SugarfootJulie Frazer
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpAithra McLowery
- 1955The MillionaireHolly
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
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