Acting
Louise Fletcher
Born 1934-07-22 · Died 2022-09-23
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).
Acting
Boorman and the Devil
2026 · Self
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022 · Self
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 · Eileene Draygon
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Perfect Man
2013 · Abbie
Of Two Minds
2012 · Aunt Will
Cassadaga
2011 · Claire
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011 · Self
The Genesis Code
2010 · Ellen Taylor
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009 · Self
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009 · Self
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007 · Martha Wilson
The Last Sin Eater
2007 · Miz Elda
A Dad for Christmas
2006 · Glennie
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006 · Bonnie
Aurora Borealis
2005 · Ruth Shorter
Dancing in Twilight
2005 · Evelyn
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004 · Self
Clipping Adam
2004 · Grammy
A Time to Remember
2003 · Billy Calhoun
Finding Home
2003 · Esther
Manna from Heaven
2002 · Mother Superior
After Image
2001 · Aunt Cora
Touched by a Killer
2001 · Judge Erica Robertson
More Dogs Than Bones
2000 · Iva Doll
Very Mean Men
2000 · Katherine Mulroney
Big Eden
2000 · Grace Cornwell
Silver Man
2000 · Val
The Contract
1999 · Grandma Collins
Love Kills
1999 · Alena Heiss
A Map of the World
1999 · Nellie Goodwin