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).
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Movies (42)
Boorman and the Devil
as Self
2025
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
as Self
2022
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Eileene Draygon
2020
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
A Perfect Man
as Abbie
2013
Of Two Minds
as Aunt Will
2012
Cassadaga
as Claire
2011
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Self
2011
The Genesis Code
as Ellen Taylor
2010
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
as Self
2009
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Self
2009
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
as Martha Wilson
2007
The Last Sin Eater
as Miz Elda
2007
A Dad for Christmas
as Glennie
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Bonnie
2006
Aurora Borealis
as Ruth Shorter
2005
Dancing in Twilight
as Evelyn
2005
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self
2004
Clipping Adam
as Grammy
2004
A Time to Remember
as Billy Calhoun
2003
Finding Home
as Esther
2003
Manna from Heaven
as Mother Superior
2002
After Image
as Aunt Cora
2001
Touched by a Killer
as Judge Erica Robertson
2001
More Dogs Than Bones
as Iva Doll
2000
Very Mean Men
as Katherine Mulroney
2000
Big Eden
as Grace Cornwell
2000
Silver Man
as Val
2000
The Contract
as Grandma Collins
1999
Love Kills
as Alena Heiss
1999
A Map of the World
as Nellie Goodwin
1999
Time Served
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
1999
The Devil's Arithmetic
as Aunt Eva
1999
Cruel Intentions
as Helen Rosemond
1999
Johnny 316
as Sally's Mother
1998
Completely Cuckoo
as Self
1997
Breast Men
as Mrs. Saunders
1997
Heartless
as Lydia McGuffy
1997
Married to a Stranger
as Nana, Megan's Mother
1997
The Girl Gets Moe
as Gloria
1997
Sins of the Mind
as Dr. Anna Bingham
1997
Gone Fishin'
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
1997
