
Louise Fletcher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1934
- Died
- September 23, 2022 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- 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).
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Filmography

Boorman and the Devil
Movie · as Self

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Movie · as Self

Breakdown: 1975
Movie · as (archive footage)

Grizzly II: Revenge
Movie · as Eileene Draygon

Girlboss
TV · as Rosie · 2 eps

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie · as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Perfect Man
Movie · as Abbie

Of Two Minds
Movie · as Aunt Will

Cassadaga
Movie · as Claire

Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie · as Self

Shameless
TV · as Peggy Gallagher · 4 eps

The Genesis Code
Movie · as Ellen Taylor

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Movie · as Self

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie · as Self

A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Movie · as Martha Wilson

The Last Sin Eater
Movie · as Miz Elda

Private Practice
TV · as Frances Wilder · 2 eps

A Dad for Christmas
Movie · as Glennie

Fat Rose and Squeaky
Movie · as Bonnie

Heroes
TV · as Dr. Coolidge · 2 eps

Aurora Borealis
Movie · as Ruth Shorter

Dancing in Twilight
Movie · as Evelyn

Clipping Adam
Movie · as Grammy
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Movie · as Self

Wonderfalls
TV · as Vivian Caldwell · 1 ep

Finding Home
Movie · as Esther

A Time to Remember
Movie · as Billy Calhoun

Joan of Arcadia
TV · as Eva Garrison · 1 ep

Manna from Heaven
Movie · as Mother Superior

After Image
Movie · as Aunt Cora

Touched by a Killer
Movie · as Judge Erica Robertson

Big Eden
Movie · as Grace Cornwell

Silver Man
Movie · as Val

Very Mean Men
Movie · as Katherine Mulroney

More Dogs Than Bones
Movie · as Iva Doll

Cruel Intentions
Movie · as Helen Rosemond

Time Served
Movie · as Warden Mildred Reinecke

A Map of the World
Movie · as Nellie Goodwin

Love Kills
Movie · as Alena Heiss

The Contract
Movie · as Grandma Collins

The Devil's Arithmetic
Movie · as Aunt Eva

Johnny 316
Movie · as Sally's Mother

Brimstone
TV · as Evelyn McNabb · 1 ep

Fantasy Island
TV · as Doris Leeman · 1 ep

Heartless
Movie · as Aunt Lydia McGuffy

The Girl Gets Moe
Movie · as Gloria

Completely Cuckoo
Movie · as Self
Married to a Stranger
Movie · as Nana, Megan's Mother

Breast Men
Movie · as Mrs. Saunders

Gone Fishin'
Movie · as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

Sins of the Mind
Movie · as Dr. Anna Bingham

The Practice
TV · as Judge N. Swanson · 1 ep

Frankenstein and Me
Movie · as Mrs. Perdue

Mulholland Falls
Movie · as Esther

High School High
Movie · as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle

2 Days in the Valley
Movie · as Evelyn

The Stepford Husbands
Movie · as Miriam Benton

Edie & Pen
Movie · as Judge

7th Heaven
TV · as Mrs. Wagner · 1 ep

Profiler
TV · as Miriam Newquay · 1 ep

Virtuosity
Movie · as Elizabeth Deane

VR.5
TV · as Mrs. Nora Bloom · 5 eps

Tryst
Movie · as Maggie

Giorgino
Movie · as Innkeeper

The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
Movie · as Dorothy O'Hara
Someone Else's Child
Movie · as Faye Maddox

Return to Two Moon Junction
Movie · as Belle Delongpre

Tollbooth
Movie · as Lillian

On Deadly Ground
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

ER
TV · as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick · 3 eps

The Fire Next Time
TV · as Sarge · 2 eps

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Vedek Winn, Kai Winn · 4 eps

The Player
Movie · as Louise Fletcher

Blind Vision
Movie · as Miss Taylor

In a Child's Name
TV · as Jean Taylor · 2 eps

Blue Steel
Movie · as Shirley Turner

Shadowzone
Movie · as Dr. Erhardt

Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Movie · as Letti Gordon

Dream On
TV · as Joanna · 1 ep

The Karen Carpenter Story
Movie · as Agnes Carpenter

Best of the Best
Movie · as Mrs. Grady

Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Agent · 1 ep

Two Moon Junction
Movie · as Belle Delongpre

Flowers in the Attic
Movie · as Olivia Foxworth

J. Edgar Hoover
Movie · as Annie M. Hoover

Invaders from Mars
Movie · as Mrs. McKeltch

Second Serve
Movie · as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop

The Boy Who Could Fly
Movie · as Dr. Granada

Nobody's Fool
Movie · as Pearl

Worlds Beyond
TV · as Karen Earl · 1 ep

A Summer to Remember
Movie · as Dr. Dolly McKeever

The Twilight Zone
TV · as Dr. Cline · 1 ep

The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV · 1 ep

Firestarter
Movie · as Norma Manders

Overnight Sensation
Movie · as Evie Peregrine

Talk to Me
Movie · as Mother

Islands
Movie · as Maureen

Once Upon a Time in America
Movie · as Director of Riverdale Cemetery

Brainstorm
Movie · as Lillian Reynolds

Strange Invaders
Movie · as Mrs. Benjamin

The Hitchhiker
TV · as Mother Birch · 1 ep

The Lucky Star
Movie · as Loes Bakker

Dead Kids
Movie · as Barbara Moorehead

Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Movie · as Self

Mama Dracula
Movie · as Mama Dracula

The Lady in Red
Movie · as Anna Sage

Natural Enemies
Movie · as Miriam Steward

The Magician of Lublin
Movie · as Emilia

The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

The Cheap Detective
Movie · as Marlene DuChard

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Movie · as Sally Kimball

Exorcist II: The Heretic
Movie · as Dr. Gene Tuskin

TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Movie · as Self

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie · as Nurse Mildred Ratched

Russian Roulette
Movie · as Midge

Thieves Like Us
Movie · as Mattie

Can Ellen Be Saved?
Movie · as Bea Lindsey

Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Medical Center
TV · 1 ep

Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep

A Gathering of Eagles
Movie · as Mrs. Kemler

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tate
TV · 1 ep

One Step Beyond
TV · as Jeannie · 1 ep

The Untouchables
TV · as Eloise · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Dellie · 1 ep

77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep

Yancy Derringer
TV · as Miss Nellie / Alithea · 1 ep

Lawman
TV · 1 ep

Bat Masterson
TV · as Sarah Lou Conant · 1 ep

Perry Mason
TV · as Gladys Doyle, Susan Connolly · 1 ep

Sugarfoot
TV · as Julie Frazer · 1 ep

Maverick
TV · 1 ep

Wagon Train
TV · as Elizabeth · 1 ep

The Millionaire
TV · as Holly · 1 ep

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Aithra McLowery · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep

