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
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movieGrizzly II: Revenge
2020
Eileene Draygon
tvGirlboss
2017
Rosie
movieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieOf Two Minds
2012
Aunt Will
movieCassadaga
2011
Claire
tvShameless
2011
Peggy Gallagher
movieThe Genesis Code
2010
Ellen Taylor
movieA Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007
Martha Wilson
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Frances Wilder
movieThe Last Sin Eater
2007
Miz Elda
movieA Dad for Christmas
2006
Glennie
tvHeroes
2006
Dr. Coolidge
movieAurora Borealis
2005
Ruth Shorter
movieClipping Adam
2004
Grammy
tvWonderfalls
2004
Vivian Caldwell
movieA Time to Remember
2003
Billy Calhoun
movieFinding Home
2003
Esther
tvJoan of Arcadia
2003
Eva Garrison
movieManna from Heaven
2002
Mother Superior
movieAfter Image
2001
Aunt Cora
movieTouched by a Killer
2001
Judge Erica Robertson
movieMore Dogs Than Bones
2000
Iva Doll
movieVery Mean Men
2000
Katherine Mulroney
movieBig Eden
2000
Grace Cornwell
movieThe Contract
1999
Grandma Collins
movieLove Kills
1999
Alena Heiss
movieA Map of the World
1999
Nellie Goodwin
movieTime Served
1999
Warden Mildred Reinecke
movieThe Devil's Arithmetic
1999
Aunt Eva
movieCruel Intentions
1999
Helen Rosemond
tvBrimstone
1998
Evelyn McNabb
tvFantasy Island
1998
Doris Leeman
movieJohnny 316
1998
Sally's Mother
movieBreast Men
1997
Mrs. Saunders
movieHeartless
1997
Lydia McGuffy
Married to a Stranger
1997
Nana, Megan's Mother
movieSins of the Mind
1997
Dr. Anna Bingham
movieGone Fishin'
1997
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
tvThe Practice
1997
Judge N. Swanson
movieHigh School High
1996
Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
tvProfiler
1996
Miriam Newquay
tv7th Heaven
1996
Mrs. Wagner
movieFrankenstein and Me
1996
Mrs. Perdue
movieThe Stepford Husbands
1996
Miriam Benton
movieEdie & Pen
1996
Judge
movieVirtuosity
1995
Elizabeth Deane
tvVR.5
1995
Mrs. Nora Bloom
movieTryst
1994
Maggie
movieTollbooth
1994
Lillian
movieGiorgino
1994
Innkeeper
movieThe Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994
Dorothy O'Hara
tvER
1994
Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
movieReturn to Two Moon Junction
1994
Belle Delongpre
movieOn Deadly Ground
1994
Bartender (uncredited)
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Vedek Winn / Kai Winn
movieBlind Vision
1992
Miss Taylor
movieThe Player
1992
Louise Fletcher
tvIn a Child's Name
1991
Jean Taylor
movieNightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
Letti Gordon
tvDream On
1990
Joanna
movieBlue Steel
1990
Shirley Turner
movieShadowzone
1990
Dr. Erhardt
movieBest of the Best
1989
Mrs. Grady
movieThe Karen Carpenter Story
1989
Agnes Carpenter
movieTwo Moon Junction
1988
Belle Delongpre
movieFlowers in the Attic
1987
Olivia Foxworth
movieJ. Edgar Hoover
1987
Annie M. Hoover
tvWorlds Beyond
1986
Karen Earl
movieThe Boy Who Could Fly
1986
Dr. Granada
movieInvaders from Mars
1986
Mrs. McKeltch
movieSecond Serve
1986
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
Dr. Cline
movieA Summer to Remember
1985
Dr. Dolly McKeever
movieIslands
1984
Maureen
movieOvernight Sensation
1984
Evie Peregrine
movieOnce Upon a Time in America
1984
Director of Riverdale Cemetery
movieFirestarter
1984
Norma Manders
movieTalk to Me
1984
Mother
tvThe Hitchhiker
1983
Mother Birch
movieBrainstorm
1983
Lillian Reynolds
movieStrange Invaders
1983
Mrs. Benjamin
movieThe Lucky Star
1982
Loes Bakker
movieStrange Behavior
1981
Barbara Moorehead
movieMama Dracula
1980
Mama Dracula
movieNatural Enemies
1979
Miriam Steward
movieThe Lady in Red
1979
Anna Sage
movieThou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978
Sally Kimball
movieThe Cheap Detective
1978
Marlene DuChard
movieExorcist II: The Heretic
1977
Dr. Gene Tuskin
movieOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Nurse Mildred Ratched
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieThieves Like Us
1974
Mattie
movieCan Ellen Be Saved?
1974
Bea Lindsey
tvOmnibus
1967
Self
movieA Gathering of Eagles
1963
Mrs. Kemler
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Eloise
tvOne Step Beyond
1959
Jeannie
tvBat Masterson
1958
Sarah Lou Conant
tvYancy Derringer
1958
Miss Nellie / Alithea
tvPerry Mason
1957
Gladys Doyle / Susan Connolly
tvWagon Train
1957
Elizabeth
tvSugarfoot
1957
Julie Frazer
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Aithra McLowery
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee