Louise Fletcher

Acting

Louise Fletcher

Born July 22, 1934Birmingham, Alabama, USA135 credits

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

Filmography

Grizzly II: Revenge
2020Grizzly II: Revenge
as Eileene DraygonMovie
Girlboss
2017Girlboss
as RosieTV
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
A Perfect Man
2013A Perfect Man
as AbbieMovie
Of Two Minds
2012Of Two Minds
as Aunt WillMovie
Cassadaga
2011Cassadaga
as ClaireMovie
Shameless
2011Shameless
as Peggy GallagherTV
The Genesis Code
2010The Genesis Code
as Ellen TaylorMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practice
as Frances WilderTV
The Last Sin Eater
2007The Last Sin Eater
as Miz EldaMovie
Heroes
2006Heroes
as Dr. CoolidgeTV
Aurora Borealis
2005Aurora Borealis
as Ruth ShorterMovie
Clipping Adam
2004Clipping Adam
as GrammyMovie
Wonderfalls
2004Wonderfalls
as Vivian CaldwellTV
A Time to Remember
2003A Time to Remember
as Billy CalhounMovie
Finding Home
2003Finding Home
as EstherMovie
Joan of Arcadia
2003Joan of Arcadia
as Eva GarrisonTV
Manna from Heaven
2002Manna from Heaven
as Mother SuperiorMovie
After Image
2001After Image
as Aunt CoraMovie
Touched by a Killer
2001Touched by a Killer
as Judge Erica RobertsonMovie
More Dogs Than Bones
2000More Dogs Than Bones
as Iva DollMovie
Very Mean Men
2000Very Mean Men
as Katherine MulroneyMovie
Big Eden
2000Big Eden
as Grace CornwellMovie
Silver Man
2000Silver Man
as ValMovie
The Contract
1999The Contract
as Grandma CollinsMovie
Love Kills
1999Love Kills
as Alena HeissMovie
A Map of the World
1999A Map of the World
as Nellie GoodwinMovie
Time Served
1999Time Served
as Warden Mildred ReineckeMovie
Cruel Intentions
1999Cruel Intentions
as Helen RosemondMovie
Brimstone
1998Brimstone
as Evelyn McNabbTV
Fantasy Island
1998Fantasy Island
as Doris LeemanTV
Johnny 316
1998Johnny 316
as Sally's MotherMovie
Breast Men
1997Breast Men
as Mrs. SaundersMovie
Heartless
1997Heartless
as Lydia McGuffyMovie
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1997Married to a Stranger
as Nana, Megan's MotherMovie
The Girl Gets Moe
1997The Girl Gets Moe
as GloriaMovie
Sins of the Mind
1997Sins of the Mind
as Dr. Anna BinghamMovie
Gone Fishin'
1997Gone Fishin'
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)Movie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Judge N. SwansonTV
High School High
1996High School High
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn DoyleMovie
Profiler
1996Profiler
as Miriam NewquayTV
7th Heaven
19967th Heaven
as Mrs. WagnerTV
Frankenstein and Me
1996Frankenstein and Me
as Mrs. PerdueMovie
The Stepford Husbands
1996The Stepford Husbands
as Miriam BentonMovie
Edie & Pen
1996Edie & Pen
as JudgeMovie
Mulholland Falls
1996Mulholland Falls
as EstherMovie
Virtuosity
1995Virtuosity
as Elizabeth DeaneMovie
VR.5
1995VR.5
as Mrs. Nora BloomTV
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1994Someone Else's Child
as Faye MaddoxMovie
Tryst
1994Tryst
as MaggieMovie
T
1994Tollbooth
as LillianMovie
Giorgino
1994Giorgino
as InnkeeperMovie
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
as Dorothy O'HaraMovie
ER
1994ER
as Roberta 'Birdie' ChadwickTV
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994Return to Two Moon Junction
as Belle DelongpreMovie
On Deadly Ground
1994On Deadly Ground
as Bartender (uncredited)Movie
Blind Vision
1992Blind Vision
as Miss TaylorMovie
The Player
1992The Player
as Louise FletcherMovie
In a Child's Name
1991In a Child's Name
as Jean TaylorTV
Dream On
1990Dream On
as JoannaTV
Blue Steel
1990Blue Steel
as Shirley TurnerMovie
Shadowzone
1990Shadowzone
as Dr. ErhardtMovie
Best of the Best
1989Best of the Best
as Mrs. GradyMovie
The Karen Carpenter Story
1989The Karen Carpenter Story
as Agnes CarpenterMovie
Two Moon Junction
1988Two Moon Junction
as Belle DelongpreMovie
Flowers in the Attic
1987Flowers in the Attic
as Olivia FoxworthMovie
J. Edgar Hoover
1987J. Edgar Hoover
as Annie M. HooverMovie
Nobody's Fool
1986Nobody's Fool
as PearlMovie
Worlds Beyond
1986Worlds Beyond
as Karen EarlTV
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986The Boy Who Could Fly
as Dr. GranadaMovie
Invaders from Mars
1986Invaders from Mars
as Mrs. McKeltchMovie
Second Serve
1986Second Serve
as Dr. Sadie M. BishopMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zone
as Dr. ClineTV
A Summer to Remember
1985A Summer to Remember
as Dr. Dolly McKeeverMovie
Islands
1984Islands
as MaureenMovie
Overnight Sensation
1984Overnight Sensation
as Evie PeregrineMovie
Firestarter
1984Firestarter
as Norma MandersMovie
Talk to Me
1984Talk to Me
as MotherMovie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhiker
as Mother BirchTV
Brainstorm
1983Brainstorm
as Lillian ReynoldsMovie
Strange Invaders
1983Strange Invaders
as Mrs. BenjaminMovie
The Lucky Star
1982The Lucky Star
as Loes BakkerMovie
Strange Behavior
1981Strange Behavior
as Barbara MooreheadMovie
Mama Dracula
1980Mama Dracula
as Mama DraculaMovie
Natural Enemies
1979Natural Enemies
as Miriam StewardMovie
The Lady in Red
1979The Lady in Red
as Anna SageMovie
The Cheap Detective
1978The Cheap Detective
as Marlene DuChardMovie
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Dr. Gene TuskinMovie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Nurse Mildred RatchedMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!
as SelfTV
Thieves Like Us
1974Thieves Like Us
as MattieMovie
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974Can Ellen Be Saved?
as Bea LindseyMovie
Omnibus
1967Omnibus
as SelfTV
A Gathering of Eagles
1963A Gathering of Eagles
as Mrs. KemlerMovie
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Masterson
as Sarah Lou ConantTV
Yancy Derringer
1958Yancy Derringer
as Miss Nellie / AlitheaTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as Gladys DoyleTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Train
as ElizabethTV
Sugarfoot
1957Sugarfoot
as Julie FrazerTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV