Louise Fletcher

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Profiler

    Profiler

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Cassadaga

    Cassadaga

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • High School High

    High School High

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Time Served

    Time Served

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Heartless

    Heartless

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Giorgino

    Giorgino

  • Tryst

    Tryst

  • Cruel Intentions

    Cruel Intentions

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • Strange Invaders

    Strange Invaders

  • Blind Vision

    Blind Vision

  • Islands

    Islands

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Girlboss

    Girlboss

  • Frankenstein and Me

    Frankenstein and Me

  • Grizzly II: Revenge

    Grizzly II: Revenge

  • Big Eden

    Big Eden

  • Manna from Heaven

    Manna from Heaven

  • Someone Else's Child

    Someone Else's Child

  • Sins of the Mind

    Sins of the Mind

  • Tollbooth

    Tollbooth

  • Thieves Like Us

    Thieves Like Us

  • Wonderfalls

    Wonderfalls

  • Fat Rose and Squeaky

    Fat Rose and Squeaky

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Brimstone

    Brimstone

  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

  • Very Mean Men

    Very Mean Men

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

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

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

  • Natural Enemies

    Natural Enemies

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Nightmare on the 13th Floor

  • The Lucky Star

    The Lucky Star

  • Breast Men

    Breast Men

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • Blue Steel

    Blue Steel

  • Tate

    Tate

  • The Troubleshooters

    The Troubleshooters

  • Two Moon Junction

    Two Moon Junction

  • Shadowzone

    Shadowzone

  • Touched by a Killer

    Touched by a Killer

  • Mulholland Falls

    Mulholland Falls

  • Edie & Pen

    Edie & Pen

  • On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

  • Best of the Best

    Best of the Best

  • Gone Fishin'

    Gone Fishin'

  • VR.5

    VR.5

  • Russian Roulette

    Russian Roulette

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • J. Edgar Hoover

    J. Edgar Hoover

  • Virtuosity

    Virtuosity

  • Clipping Adam

    Clipping Adam

  • Flowers in the Attic

    Flowers in the Attic

  • 2 Days in the Valley

    2 Days in the Valley

  • A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

  • The Boy Who Could Fly

    The Boy Who Could Fly

  • The Fire Next Time

    The Fire Next Time

  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

  • Mama Dracula

    Mama Dracula

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • Strange Behavior

    Strange Behavior

  • The Devil's Arithmetic

    The Devil's Arithmetic

  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas

    A Dennis the Menace Christmas

  • Completely Cuckoo

    Completely Cuckoo

  • Love Kills

    Love Kills

  • The Lady in Red

    The Lady in Red

  • In a Child's Name

    In a Child's Name

  • A Gathering of Eagles

    A Gathering of Eagles

  • Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

    Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

  • Finding Home

    Finding Home

  • A Perfect Man

    A Perfect Man

  • Return to Two Moon Junction

    Return to Two Moon Junction

  • The Last Sin Eater

    The Last Sin Eater

  • Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • More Dogs Than Bones

    More Dogs Than Bones

  • The Contract

    The Contract

  • Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

    Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

  • The Karen Carpenter Story

    The Karen Carpenter Story

  • Johnny 316

    Johnny 316

  • Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

  • The Genesis Code

    The Genesis Code

  • A Dad for Christmas

    A Dad for Christmas

  • Married to a Stranger

    Married to a Stranger

  • The Girl Gets Moe

    The Girl Gets Moe

  • Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

    Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

  • Of Two Minds

    Of Two Minds

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • Aurora Borealis

    Aurora Borealis

  • Second Serve

    Second Serve

  • Silver Man

    Silver Man

  • A Summer to Remember

    A Summer to Remember

  • A Time to Remember

    A Time to Remember

  • Overnight Sensation

    Overnight Sensation

  • After Image

    After Image

  • The Stepford Husbands

    The Stepford Husbands

  • Dancing in Twilight

    Dancing in Twilight

  • The Magician of Lublin

    The Magician of Lublin

  • Boorman and the Devil

    Boorman and the Devil

  • Can Ellen Be Saved?

    Can Ellen Be Saved?

  • TVTV Looks at the Oscars

    TVTV Looks at the Oscars

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

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

  • The Haunting of Seacliff Inn

    The Haunting of Seacliff Inn

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

    A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story