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
Top 40 Movies
Cruel Intentions
1999
Strange Behavior
1981
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994
Blue Steel
1990
2 Days in the Valley
1996
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Second Serve
1986
The Genesis Code
2010
Overnight Sensation
1984
Flowers in the Attic
1987
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
On Deadly Ground
1994
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
Finding Home
2003
The Last Sin Eater
2007
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
The Contract
1999
Virtuosity
1995
Invaders from Mars
1986
Dancing in Twilight
2005
Mulholland Falls
1996
A Time to Remember
2003
The Player
1992
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
Nobody's Fool
1986
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
Firestarter
1984
Two Moon Junction
1988
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007
A Map of the World
1999
Brainstorm
1983
Best of the Best
1989
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
A Summer to Remember
1985
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
The Cheap Detective
1978
Aurora Borealis
2005