Louise Fletcher
Known for Acting · 135 credits
- Born
- 1934-07-22
- Died
- 2022-09-23
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Also known as
- Estelle Louise Fletcher · 루이즈 플레쳐
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
TV Shows (42)
Shameless
2011
as Peggy Gallagher
Perry Mason
1957
as Gladys Doyle / Susan Connolly
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
ER
1994
as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Vedek Winn / Kai Winn
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Wagon Train
1957
as Elizabeth
The Practice
1997
as Judge N. Swanson
Heroes
2006
as Dr. Coolidge
Maverick
1957
Private Practice
2007
as Frances Wilder
The Untouchables
1959
as Eloise
Lawman
1958
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Aithra McLowery
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Dr. Cline
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Medical Center
1969
7th Heaven
1996
as Mrs. Wagner
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Agent
Profiler
1996
as Miriam Newquay
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sarah Lou Conant
77 Sunset Strip
1958
One Step Beyond
1959
as Jeannie
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Eva Garrison
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Mother Birch
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Sugarfoot
1957
as Julie Frazer
The Millionaire
1955
as Holly
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Dream On
1990
as Joanna
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Miss Nellie / Alithea
Girlboss
2017
as Rosie
Fantasy Island
1998
as Doris Leeman
Brimstone
1998
as Evelyn McNabb
Wonderfalls
2004
as Vivian Caldwell
VR.5
1995
as Mrs. Nora Bloom
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Dellie
Tate
1960
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Karen Earl
The Fire Next Time
1993
as Sarge
In a Child's Name
1991
as Jean Taylor
Movies (93)
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Helen Rosemond
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
The Player
1992
as Louise Fletcher
On Deadly Ground
1994
as Bartender (uncredited)
Best of the Best
1989
as Mrs. Grady
Firestarter
1984
as Norma Manders
Two Moon Junction
1988
as Belle Delongpre
Mulholland Falls
1996
as Esther
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
Blue Steel
1990
as Shirley Turner
Virtuosity
1995
as Elizabeth Deane
2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Evelyn
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Aunt Eva
Brainstorm
1983
as Lillian Reynolds
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Eileene Draygon
Flowers in the Attic
1987
as Olivia Foxworth
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Marlene DuChard
High School High
1996
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
1986
as Mrs. McKeltch
The Contract
1999
as Grandma Collins
Gone Fishin'
1997
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007
as Martha Wilson
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994
as Belle Delongpre
Breast Men
1997
as Mrs. Saunders
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
as Dr. Granada
Russian Roulette
1975
as Midge
Manna from Heaven
2002
as Mother Superior
Clipping Adam
2004
as Grammy
Strange Invaders
1983
as Mrs. Benjamin
The Lady in Red
1979
as Anna Sage
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Mrs. Kemler
Cassadaga
2011
as Claire
Edie & Pen
1996
as Judge
A Map of the World
1999
as Nellie Goodwin
A Summer to Remember
1985
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Shadowzone
1990
as Dr. Erhardt
Big Eden
2000
as Grace Cornwell
Tollbooth
1994
as Lillian
Frankenstein and Me
1996
as Mrs. Perdue
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978
as Sally Kimball
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self
Touched by a Killer
2001
as Judge Erica Robertson
Blind Vision
1992
as Miss Taylor
The Girl Gets Moe
1997
as Gloria
Johnny 316
1998
as Sally's Mother
Thieves Like Us
1974
as Mattie
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
as Self
Love Kills
1999
as Alena Heiss
J. Edgar Hoover
1987
as Annie M. Hoover
Someone Else's Child
1994
as Faye Maddox
The Karen Carpenter Story
1989
as Agnes Carpenter
Second Serve
1986
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
Mama Dracula
1980
as Mama Dracula
Overnight Sensation
1984
as Evie Peregrine
A Dad for Christmas
2006
as Glennie
Aurora Borealis
2005
as Ruth Shorter
Natural Enemies
1979
as Miriam Steward
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
as Iva Doll
After Image
2001
as Aunt Cora
Time Served
1999
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994
as Dorothy O'Hara
Nobody's Fool
1986
as Pearl
Finding Home
2003
as Esther
The Genesis Code
2010
as Ellen Taylor
A Perfect Man
2013
as Abbie
Strange Behavior
1981
as Barbara Moorehead
The Last Sin Eater
2007
as Miz Elda
Heartless
1997
as Lydia McGuffy
Very Mean Men
2000
as Katherine Mulroney
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
Tryst
1994
as Maggie
Giorgino
1994
as Innkeeper
Sins of the Mind
1997
as Dr. Anna Bingham
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
as Letti Gordon
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Bonnie
Islands
1984
as Maureen
The Magician of Lublin
1979
as Emilia
Of Two Minds
2012
as Aunt Will
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011
as Self
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Bea Lindsey
Completely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
Silver Man
2000
as Val
The Lucky Star
1982
as Loes Bakker
The Stepford Husbands
1996
as Miriam Benton
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009
as Self
A Time to Remember
2003
as Billy Calhoun
Dancing in Twilight
2005
as Evelyn
Talk to Me
1984
as Mother
Boorman and the Devil
2025
as Self
Married to a Stranger
1997
as Nana, Megan's Mother
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
as Self
About 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 he… With 135 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Louise Fletcher has appeared in 93 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Louise Fletcher Movies
- Cruel Intentions (1999) — as Helen Rosemond
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — as Nurse Mildred Ratched
- The Player (1992) — as Louise Fletcher
- On Deadly Ground (1994) — as Bartender (uncredited)
- Best of the Best (1989) — as Mrs. Grady
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