Louise Fletcher

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

137

Gender

Female

Birthday

1934-07-22

Day of death

2022-09-23 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Louise Fletcher

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

    Shameless

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • ER

    ER

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Return to Two Moon Junction

    Return to Two Moon Junction

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Profiler

    Profiler

  • Profiler

    Profiler

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Cruel Intentions

    Cruel Intentions

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • The Genesis Code

    The Genesis Code

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

    A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

  • Brimstone

    Brimstone

  • Blind Vision

    Blind Vision

  • Aurora Borealis

    Aurora Borealis

  • The Contract

    The Contract

  • Silver Man

    Silver Man

  • Girlboss

    Girlboss

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Wonderfalls

    Wonderfalls

  • Natural Enemies

    Natural Enemies

  • Edie & Pen

    Edie & Pen

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Big Eden

    Big Eden

  • Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • Breast Men

    Breast Men

  • Shadowzone

    Shadowzone

  • Islands

    Islands

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • Johnny 316

    Johnny 316

  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas

    A Dennis the Menace Christmas

  • Best of the Best

    Best of the Best

  • Mulholland Falls

    Mulholland Falls

  • Heartless

    Heartless

  • Gone Fishin'

    Gone Fishin'

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Love Kills

    Love Kills

  • Two Moon Junction

    Two Moon Junction

  • The Karen Carpenter Story

    The Karen Carpenter Story

  • Tryst

    Tryst

  • A Perfect Man

    A Perfect Man

  • A Gathering of Eagles

    A Gathering of Eagles

  • Strange Invaders

    Strange Invaders

  • On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

  • Virtuosity

    Virtuosity

  • The Devil's Arithmetic

    The Devil's Arithmetic

  • Cassadaga

    Cassadaga

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

  • 2 Days in the Valley

    2 Days in the Valley

  • Flowers in the Attic

    Flowers in the Attic

  • Finding Home

    Finding Home

  • Tollbooth

    Tollbooth

  • Giorgino

    Giorgino

  • After Image

    After Image

  • Grizzly II: Revenge

    Grizzly II: Revenge

  • Time Served

    Time Served

  • High School High

    High School High

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • VR.5

    VR.5

  • Thieves Like Us

    Thieves Like Us

  • Tate

    Tate

  • Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

    Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

  • Russian Roulette

    Russian Roulette

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

  • More Dogs Than Bones

    More Dogs Than Bones

  • The Lady in Red

    The Lady in Red

  • The Boy Who Could Fly

    The Boy Who Could Fly

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

  • The Magician of Lublin

    The Magician of Lublin

  • Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

  • Someone Else's Child

    Someone Else's Child

  • Of Two Minds

    Of Two Minds

  • Frankenstein and Me

    Frankenstein and Me

  • A Summer to Remember

    A Summer to Remember

  • Very Mean Men

    Very Mean Men

  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

  • The Troubleshooters

    The Troubleshooters

  • Manna from Heaven

    Manna from Heaven

  • The Stepford Husbands

    The Stepford Husbands

  • The Lucky Star

    The Lucky Star

  • TVTV Looks at the Oscars

    TVTV Looks at the Oscars

  • Married to a Stranger

    Married to a Stranger

  • Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • Fat Rose and Squeaky

    Fat Rose and Squeaky

  • Can Ellen Be Saved?

    Can Ellen Be Saved?

  • A Dad for Christmas

    A Dad for Christmas

  • J. Edgar Hoover

    J. Edgar Hoover

  • A Time to Remember

    A Time to Remember

  • Touched by a Killer

    Touched by a Killer

  • Sins of the Mind

    Sins of the Mind

  • Blue Steel

    Blue Steel

  • In a Child's Name

    In a Child's Name

  • The Haunting of Seacliff Inn

    The Haunting of Seacliff Inn

  • Boorman and the Devil

    Boorman and the Devil

  • Strange Behavior

    Strange Behavior

  • Clipping Adam

    Clipping Adam

  • The Fire Next Time

    The Fire Next Time

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Nightmare on the 13th Floor

  • Dancing in Twilight

    Dancing in Twilight

  • The Girl Gets Moe

    The Girl Gets Moe

  • Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

    Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

  • Completely Cuckoo

    Completely Cuckoo

  • The Last Sin Eater

    The Last Sin Eater

  • Second Serve

    Second Serve

  • Mama Dracula

    Mama Dracula

  • Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

    Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

  • Overnight Sensation

    Overnight Sensation