Louise Fletcher
Acting
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
2025Boorman and the Devil
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2022A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
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2020Grizzly II: Revenge
Eileene Draygon
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013A Perfect Man
Abbie
2012Of Two Minds
Aunt Will
2011Cassadaga
Claire
2011Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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2010The Genesis Code
Ellen Taylor
2009Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
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2009Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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2007A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Martha Wilson
2007The Last Sin Eater
Miz Elda
2006A Dad for Christmas
Glennie
2006Fat Rose and Squeaky
Bonnie
2005Aurora Borealis
Ruth Shorter
2005Dancing in Twilight
Evelyn
2004Clipping Adam
Grammy
2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
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2003Finding Home
Esther
2003A Time to Remember
Billy Calhoun
2002Manna from Heaven
Mother Superior
2001After Image
Aunt Cora
2001Touched by a Killer
Judge Erica Robertson