Acting
Louise Fletcher
EN, FR, CS cinema · 96 credits
Born
22 July 1934
Died
23 September 2022 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Also known as Estelle Louise Fletcher · 루이즈 플레쳐
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
Breakdown: 1975
as (archive footage)
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Eileene Draygon
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Perfect Man
as Abbie
Of Two Minds
as Aunt Will
Cassadaga
as Claire
The Genesis Code
as Ellen Taylor
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
as Martha Wilson
The Last Sin Eater
as Miz Elda
A Dad for Christmas
as Glennie
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Bonnie
Aurora Borealis
as Ruth Shorter
Dancing in Twilight
as Evelyn
Clipping Adam
as Grammy
Finding Home
as Esther
A Time to Remember
as Billy Calhoun
Manna from Heaven
as Mother Superior
After Image
as Aunt Cora
Touched by a Killer
as Judge Erica Robertson
Big Eden
as Grace Cornwell
Silver Man
as Val
Very Mean Men
as Katherine Mulroney
More Dogs Than Bones
as Iva Doll
Cruel Intentions
as Helen Rosemond
Time Served
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
A Map of the World
as Nellie Goodwin
Love Kills
as Alena Heiss
The Contract
as Grandma Collins
The Devil's Arithmetic
as Aunt Eva
Johnny 316
as Sally's Mother
Heartless
as Aunt Lydia McGuffy
The Girl Gets Moe
as Gloria
Married to a Stranger
1997
Married to a Stranger
as Nana, Megan's Mother
Breast Men
as Mrs. Saunders
Gone Fishin'
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Sins of the Mind
as Dr. Anna Bingham
Frankenstein and Me
as Mrs. Perdue
Mulholland Falls
as Esther
High School High
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
2 Days in the Valley
as Evelyn
The Stepford Husbands
as Miriam Benton
Edie & Pen
as Judge
Virtuosity
as Elizabeth Deane
Tryst
as Maggie
Giorgino
as Innkeeper
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
as Dorothy O'Hara
Someone Else's Child
1994
Someone Else's Child
as Faye Maddox
Return to Two Moon Junction
as Belle Delongpre
Tollbooth
as Lillian
On Deadly Ground
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Player
as Louise Fletcher
Blind Vision
as Miss Taylor
Blue Steel
as Shirley Turner
Shadowzone
as Dr. Erhardt
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Letti Gordon
The Karen Carpenter Story
as Agnes Carpenter
Best of the Best
as Mrs. Grady
Two Moon Junction
as Belle Delongpre
Flowers in the Attic
as Olivia Foxworth
J. Edgar Hoover
as Annie M. Hoover
Invaders from Mars
as Mrs. McKeltch
Second Serve
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
The Boy Who Could Fly
as Dr. Granada
Nobody's Fool
as Pearl
A Summer to Remember
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Firestarter
as Norma Manders
Overnight Sensation
as Evie Peregrine
Talk to Me
as Mother
Islands
as Maureen
Once Upon a Time in America
as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
Brainstorm
as Lillian Reynolds
Strange Invaders
as Mrs. Benjamin
The Lucky Star
as Loes Bakker
Strange Behavior
as Barbara Moorehead
Mama Dracula
as Mama Dracula
The Lady in Red
as Anna Sage
Natural Enemies
as Miriam Steward
The Magician of Lublin
as Emilia
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
The Cheap Detective
as Marlene DuChard
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
as Sally Kimball
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Russian Roulette
as Midge
Thieves Like Us
as Mattie
Can Ellen Be Saved?
as Bea Lindsey
A Gathering of Eagles
as Mrs. Kemler