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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
137
Gender
Female
Birthday
1934-07-22 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Acting
2025
Boorman and the Devil as Self2020
Grizzly II: Revenge as Eileene Draygon2017
Girlboss as Rosie2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)2013
A Perfect Man as Abbie2012
Of Two Minds as Aunt Will2011
Shameless as Peggy Gallagher2011
Cassadaga as Claire2011
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self2010
The Genesis Code as Ellen Taylor2009
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self2009
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… as Self2007
Private Practice as Frances Wilder2007
A Dennis the Menace Christmas as Martha Wilson2007
The Last Sin Eater as Miz Elda2006
Heroes as Dr. Coolidge2006
A Dad for Christmas as Glennie2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky as Bonnie2005
Aurora Borealis as Ruth Shorter2005
Dancing in Twilight as Evelyn2004
Wonderfalls as Vivian Caldwell2004
Clipping Adam as Grammy2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild as Self2003
Joan of Arcadia as Eva Garrison2003
Finding Home as Esther2003
A Time to Remember as Billy Calhoun2002
Manna from Heaven as Mother Superior2001
Touched by a Killer as Judge Erica Robertson2001
After Image as Aunt Cora2000
Big Eden as Grace Cornwell2000
Silver Man as Val2000
Very Mean Men as Katherine Mulroney2000
More Dogs Than Bones as Iva Doll1999
Cruel Intentions as Helen Rosemond1999
The Contract as Grandma Collins1999
The Devil's Arithmetic as Aunt Eva1999
Love Kills as Alena Heiss1999
Time Served as Warden Mildred Reinecke1999
A Map of the World as Nellie Goodwin1998
Johnny 316 as Sally's Mother1998
Fantasy Island as Doris Leeman1998
Brimstone as Evelyn McNabb1997
The Practice as Judge N. Swanson1997
Breast Men as Mrs. Saunders1997
Gone Fishin' as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)1997
Sins of the Mind as Dr. Anna Bingham1997
Married to a Stranger as Nana, Megan's Mother1997
Heartless as Lydia McGuffy1997
The Girl Gets Moe as Gloria1997
Completely Cuckoo as Self1996
Profiler as Miriam Newquay, Jack's Mother (uncredited)1996
Profiler as Miriam Newquay, Jack's Mother1996
7th Heaven as Mrs. Wagner1996
Mulholland Falls as Esther1996
High School High as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle1996
2 Days in the Valley as Evelyn1996
The Stepford Husbands as Miriam Benton1996
Edie & Pen as Judge1996
Frankenstein and Me as Mrs. Perdue1995
Virtuosity as Elizabeth Deane1995
VR.5 as Mrs. Nora Bloom1994
ER as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick1994
Tollbooth as Lillian1994
Return to Two Moon Junction as Belle Delongpre1994
Tryst as Maggie1994
Giorgino as Innkeeper1994
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn as Dorothy O'Hara1994
On Deadly Ground as Bartender (uncredited)1994
Someone Else's Child as Faye Maddox1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vedek Winn1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kai Winn1993
The Fire Next Time as Sarge1992
Blind Vision as Miss Taylor1992
The Player as Louise Fletcher1991
In a Child's Name as Jean Taylor1990
Shadowzone as Dr. Erhardt1990
Dream On as Joanna1990
Blue Steel as Shirley Turner1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Letti Gordon1989
Tales from the Crypt as Agent1989
Best of the Best as Mrs. Grady1989
The Karen Carpenter Story as Agnes Carpenter1988
Two Moon Junction as Belle1987
Flowers in the Attic as Olivia Foxworth1987
J. Edgar Hoover as Annie M. Hoover1986
The Boy Who Could Fly as Dr. Granada1986
Nobody's Fool as Pearl1986
Invaders from Mars as Mrs. McKeltch1986
Second Serve as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop1985
The Twilight Zone as Dr. Cline1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater as Not available1985
A Summer to Remember as Dr. Dolly McKeever1984
Firestarter as Norma Manders1984
Islands as Maureen1984
Talk to Me as Mother1984
Overnight Sensation as Evie Peregrine1983
Strange Invaders as Mrs. Benjamin1983
Brainstorm as Lillian Reynolds1983
The Hitchhiker as Mother Birch1982
The Lucky Star as Loes Bakker1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up! as Self1981
Strange Behavior as Barbara Moorehead1980
Mama Dracula as Mama Dracula1979
The Lady in Red as Anna Sage1979
Natural Enemies as Miriam Steward1979
The Magician of Lublin as Emilia1978
The Cheap Detective as Marlene DuChard1978
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery as Sally Kimball1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic as Dr. Gene Tuskin1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Self1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Nurse Mildred Ratched1975
Russian Roulette as Midge1974
Dinah! as Self1974
Thieves Like Us as Mattie1974
Can Ellen Be Saved? as Bea Lindsey1969
Medical Center as Not available1967
Omnibus as Self1963
A Gathering of Eagles as Mrs. Kemler1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1960
Tate as Not available1959
The Untouchables as Eloise1959
One Step Beyond as Jeannie1959
The Troubleshooters as Dellie1958
Lawman as Not available1958
Bat Masterson as Sarah Lou Conant1958
77 Sunset Strip as Not available1958
Yancy Derringer as Miss Nellie / Alithea1957
Perry Mason as Gladys Doyle1957
Perry Mason as Susan Connolly1957
Wagon Train as Elizabeth1957
Maverick as Not available1957
Sugarfoot as Julie Frazer1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Aithra McLowery1955
The Millionaire as Holly1953
The Oscars as Self1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee