Louise Fletcher
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jul 22, 1934 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
Known For
| 2025 | Boorman and the DevilSelf | |
| 2022 | A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore StorySelf | |
| 2020 | Grizzly II: RevengeEileene Draygon | |
| 2017 | GirlbossRosie | |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2013 | A Perfect ManAbbie | |
| 2012 | Of Two MindsAunt Will | |
| 2011 | CassadagaClaire | |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestSelf | |
| 2011 | ShamelessPeggy Gallagher | |
| 2010 | The Genesis CodeEllen Taylor | |
| 2009 | Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…Self | |
| 2009 | Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestSelf | |
| 2007 | A Dennis the Menace ChristmasMartha Wilson | |
| 2007 | The Last Sin EaterMiz Elda | |
| 2007 | Private PracticeFrances Wilder | |
| 2006 | A Dad for ChristmasGlennie | |
| 2006 | Fat Rose and SqueakyBonnie | |
| 2006 | HeroesDr. Coolidge | |
| 2005 | Aurora BorealisRuth Shorter | |
| 2005 | Dancing in TwilightEvelyn | |
| 2004 | Clipping AdamGrammy | |
| 2004 | Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is WildSelf | |
| 2004 | WonderfallsVivian Caldwell | |
| 2003 | Finding HomeEsther | |
| 2003 | A Time to RememberBilly Calhoun | |
| 2003 | Joan of ArcadiaEva Garrison | |
| 2002 | Manna from HeavenMother Superior | |
| 2001 | After ImageAunt Cora | |
| 2001 | Touched by a KillerJudge Erica Robertson | |
| 2000 | Big EdenGrace Cornwell | |
| 2000 | Silver ManVal | |
| 2000 | Very Mean MenKatherine Mulroney | |
| 2000 | More Dogs Than BonesIva Doll | |
| 1999 | Cruel IntentionsHelen Rosemond | |
| 1999 | Time ServedWarden Mildred Reinecke | |
| 1999 | A Map of the WorldNellie Goodwin | |
| 1999 | Love KillsAlena Heiss | |
| 1999 | The ContractGrandma Collins | |
| 1999 | The Devil's ArithmeticAunt Eva | |
| 1998 | Johnny 316Sally's Mother | |
| 1998 | BrimstoneEvelyn McNabb | |
| 1998 | Fantasy IslandDoris Leeman | |
| 1997 | HeartlessLydia McGuffy | |
| 1997 | The Girl Gets MoeGloria | |
| 1997 | Completely CuckooSelf | |
| 1997 | Married to a StrangerNana, Megan's Mother | |
| 1997 | Breast MenMrs. Saunders | |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin'Restaurant Owner (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | Sins of the MindDr. Anna Bingham | |
| 1997 | The PracticeJudge N. Swanson | |
| 1996 | Frankenstein and MeMrs. Perdue | |
| 1996 | Mulholland FallsEsther | |
| 1996 | High School HighSchuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle | |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the ValleyEvelyn | |
| 1996 | The Stepford HusbandsMiriam Benton | |
| 1996 | Edie & PenJudge | |
| 1996 | 7th HeavenMrs. Wagner | |
| 1996 | ProfilerMiriam Newquay | |
| 1995 | VirtuosityElizabeth Deane | |
| 1995 | VR.5Mrs. Nora Bloom | |
| 1994 | TrystMaggie | |
| 1994 | GiorginoInnkeeper | |
| 1994 | The Haunting of Seacliff InnDorothy O'Hara | |
| 1994 | Someone Else's ChildFaye Maddox | |
| 1994 | Return to Two Moon JunctionBelle Delongpre | |
| 1994 | TollboothLillian | |
| 1994 | On Deadly GroundBartender (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | ERRoberta 'Birdie' Chadwick | |
| 1993 | The Fire Next TimeSarge | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space NineVedek Winn | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space NineKai Winn | |
| 1992 | The PlayerLouise Fletcher | |
| 1992 | Blind VisionMiss Taylor | |
| 1991 | In a Child's NameJean Taylor | |
| 1990 | Blue SteelShirley Turner | |
| 1990 | ShadowzoneDr. Erhardt | |
| 1990 | Nightmare on the 13th FloorLetti Gordon | |
| 1990 | Dream OnJoanna | |
| 1989 | The Karen Carpenter StoryAgnes Carpenter | |
| 1989 | Best of the BestMrs. Grady | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptAgent | |
| 1988 | Two Moon JunctionBelle Delongpre | |
| 1987 | Flowers in the AtticOlivia Foxworth | |
| 1987 | J. Edgar HooverAnnie M. Hoover | |
| 1986 | Invaders from MarsMrs. McKeltch | |
| 1986 | Second ServeDr. Sadie M. Bishop | |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could FlyDr. Granada | |
| 1986 | Nobody's FoolPearl | |
| 1986 | Worlds BeyondKaren Earl | |
| 1985 | A Summer to RememberDr. Dolly McKeever | |
| 1985 | The Twilight ZoneDr. Cline | |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | |
| 1984 | FirestarterNorma Manders | |
| 1984 | Overnight SensationEvie Peregrine | |
| 1984 | Talk to MeMother | |
| 1984 | IslandsMaureen | |
| 1983 | BrainstormLillian Reynolds | |
| 1983 | Strange InvadersMrs. Benjamin | |
| 1983 | The HitchhikerMother Birch | |
| 1982 | The Lucky StarLoes Bakker | |
| 1981 | Strange BehaviorBarbara Moorehead | |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up!Self | |
| 1980 | Mama DraculaMama Dracula | |
| 1979 | The Lady in RedAnna Sage | |
| 1979 | Natural EnemiesMiriam Steward | |
| 1979 | The Magician of LublinEmilia | |
| 1978 | The Cheap DetectiveMarlene DuChard | |
| 1978 | Thou Shalt Not Commit AdulterySally Kimball | |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The HereticDr. Gene Tuskin | |
| 1976 | TVTV Looks at the OscarsSelf | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestNurse Mildred Ratched | |
| 1975 | Russian RouletteMidge | |
| 1974 | Thieves Like UsMattie | |
| 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved?Bea Lindsey | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1967 | OmnibusSelf | |
| 1963 | A Gathering of EaglesMrs. Kemler | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | Tate | |
| 1959 | One Step BeyondJeannie | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesEloise | |
| 1959 | The TroubleshootersDellie | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Yancy DerringerMiss Nellie / Alithea | |
| 1958 | Lawman | |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonSarah Lou Conant | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonGladys Doyle | |
| 1957 | SugarfootJulie Frazer | |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSusan Connolly | |
| 1957 | Wagon TrainElizabeth | |
| 1955 | The MillionaireHolly | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpAithra McLowery | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |