Louise Fletcher
Acting
- Born:
- 1934-07-22
- Died:
- 2022-09-23
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Boorman and the Devil
Breakdown: 1975
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Grizzly II: Revenge
Girlboss
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
A Perfect Man
Of Two Minds
Cassadaga
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Shameless
The Genesis Code
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Private Practice
The Last Sin Eater
A Dad for Christmas
Heroes
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Aurora Borealis
Dancing in Twilight
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Clipping Adam
Wonderfalls
A Time to Remember
Finding Home
Joan of Arcadia
Manna from Heaven
After Image
Touched by a Killer
More Dogs Than Bones
Very Mean Men
Big Eden
Silver Man
The Contract
Love Kills
A Map of the World
Time Served
The Devil's Arithmetic
Cruel Intentions
Brimstone
Fantasy Island
Johnny 316
Completely Cuckoo
Breast Men
Heartless
Married to a Stranger
The Girl Gets Moe
Sins of the Mind
Gone Fishin'
The Practice
High School High
Profiler
2 Days in the Valley
7th Heaven
Frankenstein and Me
The Stepford Husbands
Edie & Pen
Mulholland Falls
Virtuosity
VR.5
Someone Else's Child
Tryst
Tollbooth
Giorgino
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
ER
Return to Two Moon Junction
On Deadly Ground
The Fire Next Time
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Blind Vision
The Player
In a Child's Name
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Dream On
Blue Steel
Shadowzone
Best of the Best
Tales from the Crypt
The Karen Carpenter Story
Two Moon Junction
Flowers in the Attic
J. Edgar Hoover
Nobody's Fool
Worlds Beyond
The Boy Who Could Fly
Invaders from Mars
Second Serve
The Twilight Zone
The Ray Bradbury Theater
A Summer to Remember
Islands
Overnight Sensation
Once Upon a Time in America
Firestarter
Talk to Me
The Hitchhiker
Brainstorm
Strange Invaders
The Lucky Star
Strange Behavior
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Mama Dracula
The Magician of Lublin
Natural Enemies
The Lady in Red
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
The Cheap Detective
Exorcist II: The Heretic
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Russian Roulette
Dinah!
Thieves Like Us
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Medical Center
Omnibus
A Gathering of Eagles
The Mike Douglas Show
Tate
The Untouchables
The Troubleshooters
One Step Beyond
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Lawman
Yancy Derringer
Maverick
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Sugarfoot
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Millionaire
The Oscars
Golden Globe Awards