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).
Cast

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Nurse Mildred Ratched

Cruel Intentions
Helen Rosemond

Frankenstein and Me
Mrs. Perdue

The Player
Louise Fletcher

Mulholland Falls
Esther

Two Moon Junction
Belle

Tryst
Maggie

Big Eden
Grace Cornwell

Exorcist II: The Heretic
Dr. Gene Tuskin

Firestarter
Norma Manders

Invaders from Mars
Mrs. McKeltch

Thieves Like Us
Mattie

Blue Steel
Shirley Turner

Virtuosity
Elizabeth Deane

High School High
Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle

2 Days in the Valley
Evelyn

A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Martha Wilson

The Last Sin Eater
Miz Elda

Strange Behavior
Barbara Moorehead

Aurora Borealis
Ruth Shorter

TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self

The Cheap Detective
Marlene DuChard

Heartless
Lydia McGuffy

Brainstorm
Lillian Reynolds

Flowers in the Attic
Olivia Foxworth

Grizzly II: Revenge
Eileene Draygon

The Lady in Red
Anna Sage

Strange Invaders
Mrs. Benjamin

The Karen Carpenter Story
Agnes Carpenter

Cassadaga
Claire

A Summer to Remember
Dr. Dolly McKeever

Shadowzone
Dr. Erhardt

Manna from Heaven
Mother Superior

Giorgino
Innkeeper

Natural Enemies
Miriam Steward

A Gathering of Eagles
Mrs. Kemler

After Image
Aunt Cora

Mama Dracula
Mama Dracula

The Girl Gets Moe
Gloria

Finding Home
Esther

A Time to Remember
Billy Calhoun

Johnny 316
Sally's Mother

The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
Dorothy O'Hara

A Dad for Christmas
Glennie

Overnight Sensation
Evie Peregrine

Russian Roulette
Midge

A Perfect Man
Abbie

The Stepford Husbands
Miriam Benton

Second Serve
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Someone Else's Child
Faye Maddox

Completely Cuckoo
Self
Married to a Stranger
Nana, Megan's Mother

Time Served
Warden Mildred Reinecke

Return to Two Moon Junction
Belle Delongpre

Edie & Pen
Judge

Breast Men
Mrs. Saunders

A Map of the World
Nellie Goodwin

Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self

The Magician of Lublin
Emilia

The Boy Who Could Fly
Dr. Granada

Love Kills
Alena Heiss

Can Ellen Be Saved?
Bea Lindsey

Touched by a Killer
Judge Erica Robertson

Silver Man
Val

Blind Vision
Miss Taylor

Clipping Adam
Grammy

Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Letti Gordon

The Lucky Star
Loes Bakker

The Contract
Grandma Collins

Best of the Best
Mrs. Grady

Nobody's Fool
Pearl

Very Mean Men
Katherine Mulroney

Of Two Minds
Aunt Will

Dancing in Twilight
Evelyn

Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Self

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Self

Fat Rose and Squeaky
Bonnie

More Dogs Than Bones
Iva Doll
Tollbooth
Lillian

Talk to Me
Mother

The Genesis Code
Ellen Taylor

Gone Fishin'
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

The Devil's Arithmetic
Aunt Eva

On Deadly Ground
Bartender (uncredited)

J. Edgar Hoover
Annie M. Hoover

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Sally Kimball

Sins of the Mind
Dr. Anna Bingham

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Self

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self
Islands
Maureen

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Self

Boorman and the Devil
Self

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)