Louise Fletcher
Known for acting · Born 22 July 1934 · Died 23 September 2022 · aged 88 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
138 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
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
Cruel Intentions
1999
Brainstorm
1983
High School High
1996
Flowers in the Attic
1987
Two Moon Junction
1988
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Blue Steel
1990
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007
Cassadaga
2011
Strange Behavior
1981
Acting (138)
2026Boorman and the DevilSelfFilm
2025Breakdown: 1975Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)Film
2025A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore StorySelfFilm
2020Grizzly II: RevengeEileene DraygonFilm
2017GirlbossRosie · 2 episodesSeries
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2013A Perfect ManAbbieFilm
2012Of Two MindsAunt WillFilm
2011ShamelessPeggy Gallagher · 4 episodesSeries
2011CassadagaClaireFilm
2011Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestSelfFilm
2010The Genesis CodeEllen TaylorFilm
2009Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…SelfFilm
2009Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestSelfFilm
2007Private PracticeFrances Wilder · 2 episodesSeries
2007A Dennis the Menace ChristmasMartha WilsonFilm
2007The Last Sin EaterMiz EldaFilm
2006HeroesDr. Coolidge · 2 episodesSeries
2006A Dad for ChristmasGlennieFilm
2006Fat Rose and SqueakyBonnieFilm
2005Aurora BorealisRuth ShorterFilm
2005Dancing in TwilightEvelynFilm
2004WonderfallsVivian CaldwellSeries
2004Clipping AdamGrammyFilm
2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is WildSelfFilm
2003Joan of ArcadiaEva GarrisonSeries
2003Finding HomeEstherFilm
2003A Time to RememberBilly CalhounFilm
2002Manna from HeavenMother SuperiorFilm
2001Touched by a KillerJudge Erica RobertsonFilm
2001After ImageAunt CoraFilm
2000Big EdenGrace CornwellFilm
2000More Dogs Than BonesIva DollFilm
2000Silver ManValFilm
2000Very Mean MenKatherine MulroneyFilm
1999Cruel IntentionsHelen RosemondFilm
1999The Devil's ArithmeticAunt EvaFilm
1999A Map of the WorldNellie GoodwinFilm
1999The ContractGrandma CollinsFilm
1999Time ServedWarden Mildred ReineckeFilm
1999Love KillsAlena HeissFilm
1998BrimstoneEvelyn McNabbSeries
1998Fantasy IslandDoris LeemanSeries
1998Johnny 316Sally's MotherFilm
1997Gone Fishin'Restaurant Owner (uncredited)Film
1997The PracticeJudge N. SwansonSeries
1997Breast MenMrs. SaundersFilm
1997The Girl Gets MoeGloriaFilm
1997HeartlessLydia McGuffyFilm
1997Completely CuckooSelfFilm
1997Married to a StrangerNana, Megan's MotherFilm
1997Sins of the MindDr. Anna BinghamFilm
1996Mulholland FallsEstherFilm
19962 Days in the ValleyEvelynFilm
19967th HeavenMrs. WagnerSeries
1996High School HighSchuldirektorin Evelyn DoyleFilm
1996ProfilerMiriam NewquaySeries
1996Frankenstein and MeMrs. PerdueFilm
1996Edie & PenJudgeFilm
1996The Stepford HusbandsMiriam BentonFilm
1995VirtuosityElizabeth DeaneFilm
1995VR.5Mrs. Nora Bloom · 5 episodesSeries
1994ERRoberta 'Birdie' Chadwick · 3 episodesSeries
1994On Deadly GroundBartender (uncredited)Film
1994GiorginoInnkeeperFilm
1994Return to Two Moon JunctionBelle DelongpreFilm
1994The Haunting of Seacliff InnDorothy O'HaraFilm
1994TrystMaggieFilm
1994TollboothLillianFilm
1994Someone Else's ChildFaye MaddoxFilm
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineVedek Winn · 4 episodes, Kai Winn · 10 episodesSeries
1993The Fire Next TimeSarge · 2 episodesSeries
1992The PlayerLouise FletcherFilm
1992Blind VisionMiss TaylorFilm
1991In a Child's NameJean Taylor · 2 episodesSeries
1990Blue SteelShirley TurnerFilm
1990Dream OnJoannaSeries
1990ShadowzoneDr. ErhardtFilm
1990Nightmare on the 13th FloorLetti GordonFilm
1989Tales from the CryptAgentSeries
1989Best of the BestMrs. GradyFilm
1989The Karen Carpenter StoryAgnes CarpenterFilm
1988Two Moon JunctionBelle DelongpreFilm
1987Flowers in the AtticOlivia FoxworthFilm
1987J. Edgar HooverAnnie M. HooverFilm
1986Invaders from MarsMrs. McKeltchFilm
1986The Boy Who Could FlyDr. GranadaFilm
1986Nobody's FoolPearlFilm
1986Second ServeDr. Sadie M. BishopFilm
1986Worlds BeyondKaren EarlSeries
1985The Twilight ZoneDr. ClineSeries
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries
1985A Summer to RememberDr. Dolly McKeeverFilm
1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaDirector of Riverdale CemeteryFilm
1984FirestarterNorma MandersFilm
1984Overnight SensationEvie PeregrineFilm
1984Talk to MeMotherFilm
1984IslandsMaureenFilm
1983BrainstormLillian ReynoldsFilm
1983Strange InvadersMrs. BenjaminFilm
1983The HitchhikerMother BirchSeries
1982The Lucky StarLoes BakkerFilm
1981Strange BehaviorBarbara MooreheadFilm
1981Be Pretty and Shut Up!SelfFilm
1980Mama DraculaMama DraculaFilm
1979The Lady in RedAnna SageFilm
1979The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf (uncredited)Film
1979Natural EnemiesMiriam StewardFilm
1979The Magician of LublinEmiliaFilm
1978The Cheap DetectiveMarlene DuChardFilm
1978Thou Shalt Not Commit AdulterySally KimballFilm
1977Exorcist II: The HereticDr. Gene TuskinFilm
1976TVTV Looks at the OscarsSelfFilm
1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestNurse Mildred RatchedFilm
1975Russian RouletteMidgeFilm
1974Thieves Like UsMattieFilm
1974Can Ellen Be Saved?Bea LindseyFilm
1974Dinah!SelfSeries
1969Medical CenterSeries
1967OmnibusSelfSeries
1963A Gathering of EaglesMrs. KemlerFilm
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1960TateSeries
1959The UntouchablesEloiseSeries
1959One Step BeyondJeannieSeries
1959The TroubleshootersDellieSeries
195877 Sunset StripSeries
1958Bat MastersonSarah Lou ConantSeries
1958LawmanSeries
1958Yancy DerringerMiss Nellie / AlitheaSeries
1957Perry MasonGladys Doyle, Susan ConnollySeries
1957MaverickSeries
1957Wagon TrainElizabethSeries
1957SugarfootJulie FrazerSeries
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpAithra McLowerySeries
1955The MillionaireHollySeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries