Louise Fletcher
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).
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Movies (96)
Boorman and the Devil
2026 · Self
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · (archive footage)
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2025 · 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
Asesino serial
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
Daniel el travieso y el Espíritu de la Navidad
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
Time Served
1999 · Warden Mildred Reinecke
La aritmética del diablo
1999 · Aunt Eva
Juegos sexuales
1999 · Helen Rosemond
Johnny 316
1998 · Sally's Mother
Completely Cuckoo
1997 · Self
Breast Men
1997 · Mrs. Saunders
Heartless
1997 · Aunt Lydia McGuffy
Married to a Stranger
1997 · Nana, Megan's Mother
The Girl Gets Moe
1997 · Gloria
Sins of the Mind
1997 · Dr. Anna Bingham
Dos chiflados en remojo
1997 · Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Loca Escuela del Desorden
1996 · Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
Dos Días en el Valle
1996 · Evelyn
Frankenstein and Me
1996 · Mrs. Perdue
The Stepford Husbands
1996 · Miriam Benton
Edie & Pen
1996 · Judge
Abuso de poder
1996 · Esther
Asesino virtual
1995 · Elizabeth Deane
Someone Else's Child
1994 · Faye Maddox
Tryst
1994 · Maggie
Tollbooth
1994 · Lillian
Giorgino
1994 · Innkeeper
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994 · Dorothy O'Hara
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994 · Belle Delongpre
Terreno Salvaje
1994 · Bartender (uncredited)
Blind Vision
1992 · Miss Taylor
The Player
1992 · Louise Fletcher
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 · Letti Gordon
Testigo fatal
1990 · Shirley Turner
Shadowzone
1990 · Dr. Erhardt
Best of the Best
1989 · Mrs. Grady
The Karen Carpenter Story
1989 · Agnes Carpenter
Two Moon Junction
1988 · Belle Delongpre
Flowers in the Attic
1987 · Olivia Foxworth
J. Edgar Hoover
1987 · Annie M. Hoover
Nobody's Fool
1986 · Pearl
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 · Dr. Granada
Invaders from Mars
1986 · Mrs. McKeltch
Second Serve
1986 · Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
A Summer to Remember
1985 · Dr. Dolly McKeever
Islands
1984 · Maureen
Overnight Sensation
1984 · Evie Peregrine
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Director of Riverdale Cemetery
Firestarter
1984 · Norma Manders
Talk to Me
1984 · Mother
Brainstorm
1983 · Lillian Reynolds
Strange Invaders
1983 · Mrs. Benjamin
The Lucky Star
1982 · Loes Bakker
Dead Kids
1981 · Barbara Moorehead
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981 · Self
Mama Dracula
1980 · Mama Dracula
The Magician of Lublin
1979 · Emilia
Natural Enemies
1979 · Miriam Steward
The Lady in Red
1979 · Anna Sage
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Self (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978 · Sally Kimball
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Marlene DuChard
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 · Dr. Gene Tuskin
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976 · Self
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Nurse Mildred Ratched
Russian Roulette
1975 · Midge
Thieves Like Us
1974 · Mattie
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 · Bea Lindsey
A Gathering of Eagles
1963 · Mrs. Kemler
TV shows (42)
Girlboss
2017 · Rosie
Shameless
2011 · Peggy Gallagher
Private Practice
2007 · Frances Wilder
Héroes
2006 · Dr. Coolidge
Wonderfalls
2004 · Vivian Caldwell
Joan of Arcadia
2003 · Eva Garrison
Brimstone
1998 · Evelyn McNabb
Fantasy Island
1998 · Doris Leeman
Los Practicantes
1997 · Judge N. Swanson
Profiler
1996 · Miriam Newquay
El Séptimo Cielo
1996 · Mrs. Wagner
VR.5
1995 · Mrs. Nora Bloom
Sala de urgencias
1994 · Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
The Fire Next Time
1993 · Sarge
Viaje a las estrellas: Espacio Profundo Nueve
1993 · Vedek Winn, Kai Winn
In a Child's Name
1991 · Jean Taylor
Dream On
1990 · Joanna
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Agent
Worlds Beyond
1986 · Karen Earl
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Dr. Cline
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Mother Birch
Dinah!
1974 · Self
Medical Center
1969
Omnibus
1967 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Tate
1960
The Untouchables
1959 · Eloise
The Troubleshooters
1959 · Dellie
One Step Beyond
1959 · Jeannie
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson
1958 · Sarah Lou Conant
Lawman
1958
Yancy Derringer
1958 · Miss Nellie / Alithea
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957 · Gladys Doyle, Susan Connolly
Wagon Train
1957 · Elizabeth
Sugarfoot
1957 · Julie Frazer
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Aithra McLowery
The Millionaire
1955 · Holly
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee