Louise Fletcher
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1934-07-21
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
Acting
(2025)
Boorman and the Devil
as Self
(2022)
(2020)
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Eileene Draygon
(2013)
A Perfect Man
as Abbie
(2012)
Of Two Minds
as Aunt Will
(2011)
Cassadaga
as Claire
(2011)
(2010)
The Genesis Code
as Ellen Taylor
(2009)
(2009)
(2007)
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
as Martha Wilson
(2007)
The Last Sin Eater
as Miz Elda
(2006)
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Bonnie
(2006)
A Dad for Christmas
as Glennie
(2005)
Aurora Borealis
as Ruth Shorter
(2005)
Dancing in Twilight
as Evelyn
(2004)
Clipping Adam
as Grammy
(2004)
(2003)
A Time to Remember
as Billy Calhoun
(2003)
Finding Home
as Esther
(2002)
Manna from Heaven
as Mother Superior
(2001)
Touched by a Killer
as Judge Erica Robertson
(2001)
After Image
as Aunt Cora
(2000)
Silver Man
as Val
(2000)
Big Eden
as Grace Cornwell
(2000)
Very Mean Men
as Katherine Mulroney
(2000)
More Dogs Than Bones
as Iva Doll
(1999)
Cruel Intentions
as Helen Rosemond
(1999)
The Devil's Arithmetic
as Aunt Eva
(1999)
Love Kills
as Alena Heiss
(1999)
The Contract
as Grandma Collins
(1999)
A Map of the World
as Nellie Goodwin
(1999)
Time Served
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
(1998)
Johnny 316
as Sally's Mother
(1997)
Gone Fishin'
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
(1997)
Breast Men
as Mrs. Saunders
(1997)
Heartless
as Lydia McGuffy
(1997)
Married to a Stranger
as Nana, Megan's Mother
(1997)
Sins of the Mind
as Dr. Anna Bingham
(1997)
The Girl Gets Moe
as Gloria
(1997)
Completely Cuckoo
as Self
(1996)
2 Days in the Valley
as Evelyn
(1996)
The Stepford Husbands
as Miriam Benton
(1996)
Mulholland Falls
as Esther
(1996)
Frankenstein and Me
as Mrs. Perdue
(1996)
High School High
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
(1996)
Edie & Pen
as Judge
(1995)
Virtuosity
as Elizabeth Deane
(1994)
Someone Else's Child
as Faye Maddox
(1994)
Return to Two Moon Junction
as Belle Delongpre
(1994)
Tryst
as Maggie
(1994)
On Deadly Ground
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1994)
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
as Dorothy O'Hara
(1994)
Tollbooth
as Lillian
(1994)
Giorgino
as Innkeeper
(1992)
The Player
as Louise Fletcher
(1992)
Blind Vision
as Miss Taylor
(1990)
Shadowzone
as Dr. Erhardt
(1990)
Blue Steel
as Shirley Turner
(1990)
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Letti Gordon
(1989)
The Karen Carpenter Story
as Agnes Carpenter
(1989)
Best of the Best
as Mrs. Grady
(1988)
Two Moon Junction
as Belle
(1987)
Flowers in the Attic
as Olivia Foxworth
(1987)
J. Edgar Hoover
as Annie M. Hoover
(1986)
Invaders from Mars
as Mrs. McKeltch
(1986)
Nobody's Fool
as Pearl
(1986)
The Boy Who Could Fly
as Dr. Granada
(1986)
Second Serve
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
(1985)
A Summer to Remember
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
(1984)
Firestarter
as Norma Manders
(1984)
Overnight Sensation
as Evie Peregrine
(1984)
Islands
as Maureen
(1984)
Talk to Me
as Mother
(1983)
Strange Invaders
as Mrs. Benjamin
(1983)
Brainstorm
as Lillian Reynolds
(1982)
The Lucky Star
as Loes Bakker
(1981)
Strange Behavior
as Barbara Moorehead
(1981)
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
as Self
(1980)
Mama Dracula
as Mama Dracula
(1979)
Natural Enemies
as Miriam Steward
(1979)
The Magician of Lublin
as Emilia
(1979)
The Lady in Red
as Anna Sage
(1978)
The Cheap Detective
as Marlene DuChard
(1978)
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
as Sally Kimball
(1977)
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
(1976)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Self
(1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
(1975)
Russian Roulette
as Midge
(1974)
Thieves Like Us
as Mattie
(1974)
Can Ellen Be Saved?
as Bea Lindsey
(1963)
A Gathering of Eagles
as Mrs. Kemler