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Louise Fletcher

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

Born

Jul 22, 1934

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Died

Sep 23, 2022

Known For

Acting

Movies

96 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 • as Nurse Mildred Ratched
★ 8.4
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 • as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
★ 8.4
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions
1999 • as Helen Rosemond
★ 6.9
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 • as Dr. Gene Tuskin
★ 4.5
The Player
The Player
1992 • as Louise Fletcher
★ 7.2
Virtuosity
Virtuosity
1995 • as Elizabeth Deane
★ 5.5
Best of the Best
Best of the Best
1989 • as Mrs. Grady
★ 6.5
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley
1996 • as Evelyn
★ 6.2
Blue Steel
Blue Steel
1990 • as Shirley Turner
★ 5.8
Two Moon Junction
Two Moon Junction
1988 • as Belle Delongpre
★ 6.0
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground
1994 • as Bartender (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
1987 • as Olivia Foxworth
★ 6.2
Firestarter
Firestarter
1984 • as Norma Manders
★ 6.3
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 • as Dr. Granada
★ 6.3
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999 • as Aunt Eva
★ 6.8
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1983 • as Lillian Reynolds
★ 6.2
Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars
1986 • as Mrs. McKeltch
★ 5.6
Mulholland Falls
Mulholland Falls
1996 • as Esther
★ 6.0
Breakdown: 1975
Breakdown: 1975
2025 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 • as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
A Gathering of Eagles
A Gathering of Eagles
1963 • as Mrs. Kemler
★ 5.8
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007 • as Martha Wilson
★ 5.5
Breast Men
Breast Men
1997 • as Mrs. Saunders
★ 5.3
Return to Two Moon Junction
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994 • as Belle Delongpre
★ 5.7
Grizzly II: Revenge
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 • as Eileene Draygon
★ 3.1
Gone Fishin'
Gone Fishin'
1997 • as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
★ 4.9
High School High
High School High
1996 • as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
★ 5.5
The Lady in Red
The Lady in Red
1979 • as Anna Sage
★ 5.6
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective
1978 • as Marlene DuChard
★ 6.4
Dead Kids
Dead Kids
1981 • as Barbara Moorehead
★ 5.5
A Map of the World
A Map of the World
1999 • as Nellie Goodwin
★ 6.0
Strange Invaders
Strange Invaders
1983 • as Mrs. Benjamin
★ 5.0
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Shadowzone
Shadowzone
1990 • as Dr. Erhardt
★ 4.9
Boorman and the Devil
Boorman and the Devil
2026 • as Self
★ 8.2
Mama Dracula
Mama Dracula
1980 • as Mama Dracula
★ 3.5
Cassadaga
Cassadaga
2011 • as Claire
★ 5.0
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 • as Letti Gordon
★ 5.4
The Last Sin Eater
The Last Sin Eater
2007 • as Miz Elda
★ 5.6
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981 • as Self
★ 6.2
A Summer to Remember
A Summer to Remember
1985 • as Dr. Dolly McKeever
★ 6.5
The Contract
The Contract
1999 • as Grandma Collins
★ 3.7
The Karen Carpenter Story
The Karen Carpenter Story
1989 • as Agnes Carpenter
★ 7.2
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis
2005 • as Ruth Shorter
★ 6.4
Thieves Like Us
Thieves Like Us
1974 • as Mattie
★ 6.5
Manna from Heaven
Manna from Heaven
2002 • as Mother Superior
★ 10.0
Johnny 316
Johnny 316
1998 • as Sally's Mother
★ 5.8
More Dogs Than Bones
More Dogs Than Bones
2000 • as Iva Doll
★ 4.9
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994 • as Dorothy O'Hara
★ 5.0
Edie & Pen
Edie & Pen
1996 • as Judge
★ 5.6
The Girl Gets Moe
The Girl Gets Moe
1997 • as Gloria
★ 4.8
Giorgino
Giorgino
1994 • as Innkeeper
★ 6.4
Touched by a Killer
Touched by a Killer
2001 • as Judge Erica Robertson
★ 5.2
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978 • as Sally Kimball
★ 3.3
Second Serve
Second Serve
1986 • as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
★ 5.3
movie
Married to a Stranger
1997 • as Nana, Megan's Mother
★ 5.7
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin
1979 • as Emilia
★ 4.7
Tollbooth
Tollbooth
1994 • as Lillian
★ 6.2
Big Eden
Big Eden
2000 • as Grace Cornwell
★ 6.4
A Dad for Christmas
A Dad for Christmas
2006 • as Glennie
★ 6.6
Time Served
Time Served
1999 • as Warden Mildred Reinecke
★ 3.3
Very Mean Men
Very Mean Men
2000 • as Katherine Mulroney
★ 5.3
A Time to Remember
A Time to Remember
2003 • as Billy Calhoun
★ 6.8
Frankenstein and Me
Frankenstein and Me
1996 • as Mrs. Perdue
★ 5.4
Love Kills
Love Kills
1999 • as Alena Heiss
★ 3.5
Clipping Adam
Clipping Adam
2004 • as Grammy
★ 6.1
movie
Someone Else's Child
1994 • as Faye Maddox
★ 4.0
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
★ 6.3
The Stepford Husbands
The Stepford Husbands
1996 • as Miriam Benton
★ 6.1
Natural Enemies
Natural Enemies
1979 • as Miriam Steward
★ 6.0
A Perfect Man
A Perfect Man
2013 • as Abbie
★ 4.0
Russian Roulette
Russian Roulette
1975 • as Midge
★ 5.5
Of Two Minds
Of Two Minds
2012 • as Aunt Will
★ 6.7
Overnight Sensation
Overnight Sensation
1984 • as Evie Peregrine
★ 6.2
Finding Home
Finding Home
2003 • as Esther
★ 4.3
The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code
2010 • as Ellen Taylor
★ 2.5
Completely Cuckoo
Completely Cuckoo
1997 • as Self
★ 5.7
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool
1986 • as Pearl
★ 4.4
Tryst
Tryst
1994 • as Maggie
★ 4.0
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 • as Bea Lindsey
★ 4.6
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
1987 • as Annie M. Hoover
Islands
Islands
1984 • as Maureen
Sins of the Mind
Sins of the Mind
1997 • as Dr. Anna Bingham
★ 4.7
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006 • as Bonnie
★ 6.0
Dancing in Twilight
Dancing in Twilight
2005 • as Evelyn
★ 3.8
Heartless
Heartless
1997 • as Aunt Lydia McGuffy
★ 3.9
movie
★ 2.0
The Lucky Star
The Lucky Star
1982 • as Loes Bakker
★ 8.0
Blind Vision
Blind Vision
1992 • as Miss Taylor
★ 3.6
Silver Man
Silver Man
2000 • as Val
★ 4.3
Talk to Me
Talk to Me
1984 • as Mother
★ 9.0
After Image
After Image
2001 • as Aunt Cora
★ 4.4