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Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress, 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). Fletcher died at her home in Montdurausse, France, on September 23, 2022, at the age of 88.
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Academy Awards
Best Actress
Known For
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975)
Nurse Mildred Ratched
Flowers in the Attic
(1987)
Olivia Foxworth
Cruel Intentions
(1999)
Helen Rosemond
Breast Men
(1997)
Mrs. Saunders
On Deadly Ground
(1994)
Bartender (uncredited)
Virtuosity
(1995)
Elizabeth Deane
The Player
(1992)
Louise Fletcher
Best of the Best
(1989)
Mrs. Grady
Exorcist II: The Heretic
(1977)
Dr. Gene Tuskin
Gone Fishin'
(1997)
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Firestarter
(1984)
Norma Manders
Brainstorm
(1983)
Lillian Reynolds
Big Eden
(2000)
Grace Cornwell
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
Esther
The Cheap Detective
(1978)
Marlene DuChard
Strange Invaders
(1983)
Mrs. Benjamin
Full Filmography
Acting
A Gathering of Eagles
(1963)
Mrs. Kemler
Thieves Like Us
(1974)
Mattie
Can Ellen Be Saved?
(1974)
Bea Lindsey
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975)
Nurse Mildred Ratched
Russian Roulette
(1975)
Midge
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
(1976)
Self
Exorcist II: The Heretic
(1977)
Dr. Gene Tuskin
The Cheap Detective
(1978)
Marlene DuChard
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
(1978)
Sally Kimball
The Lady in Red
(1979)
Anna Sage
Natural Enemies
(1979)
Miriam Steward
The Magician of Lublin
(1979)
Emilia
Mama Dracula
(1980)
Mama Dracula
Strange Behavior
(1981)
Barbara Moorehead
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
(1981)
Self
The Lucky Star
(1982)
Loes Bakker
Brainstorm
(1983)
Lillian Reynolds
Strange Invaders
(1983)
Mrs. Benjamin
Firestarter
(1984)
Norma Manders
Overnight Sensation
(1984)
Evie Peregrine
Talk to Me
(1984)
Mother
A Summer to Remember
(1985)
Dr. Dolly McKeever
Invaders from Mars
(1986)
Mrs. McKeltch
Second Serve
(1986)
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Nobody's Fool
(1986)
Pearl
The Boy Who Could Fly
(1986)
Dr. Granada
Flowers in the Attic
(1987)
Olivia Foxworth
J. Edgar Hoover
(1987)
Annie M. Hoover
Two Moon Junction
(1988)
Belle Delongpre
The Karen Carpenter Story
(1989)
Agnes Carpenter
Best of the Best
(1989)
Mrs. Grady
Blue Steel
(1990)
Shirley Turner
Shadowzone
(1990)
Dr. Erhardt
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
(1990)
Letti Gordon
The Player
(1992)
Louise Fletcher
Blind Vision
(1992)
Miss Taylor
Giorgino
(1994)
Innkeeper
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
(1994)
Dorothy O'Hara
Someone Else's Child
(1994)
Faye Maddox
Tollbooth
(1994)
Lillian
On Deadly Ground
(1994)
Bartender (uncredited)
Tryst
(1994)
Maggie
Virtuosity
(1995)
Elizabeth Deane
Return to Two Moon Junction
(1995)
Belle Delongpre
Frankenstein and Me
(1996)
Mrs. Perdue
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
Esther
High School High
(1996)
Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
2 Days in the Valley
(1996)
Evelyn
The Stepford Husbands
(1996)
Miriam Benton
Edie & Pen
(1996)
Judge
Heartless
(1997)
Lydia McGuffy
The Girl Gets Moe
(1997)
Gloria
Breast Men
(1997)
Mrs. Saunders
Gone Fishin'
(1997)
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Sins of the Mind
(1997)
Dr. Anna Bingham
Completely Cuckoo
(1997)
Self
Married to a Stranger
(1997)
Nana, Megan's Mother
Johnny 316
(1998)
Sally's Mother
Cruel Intentions
(1999)
Helen Rosemond
Time Served
(1999)
Warden Mildred Reinecke
A Map of the World
(1999)
Nellie Goodwin
The Contract
(1999)
Grandma Collins
The Devil's Arithmetic
(1999)
Aunt Eva
Love Kills
(1999)
Alena Heiss
Big Eden
(2000)
Grace Cornwell
Very Mean Men
(2000)
Katherine Mulroney
More Dogs Than Bones
(2000)
Iva Doll
After Image
(2001)
Aunt Cora
Touched by a Killer
(2001)
Judge Erica Robertson
Manna from Heaven
(2002)
Mother Superior
Finding Home
(2003)
Esther
A Time to Remember
(2003)
Billy Calhoun
Clipping Adam
(2004)
Grammy
Aurora Borealis
(2005)
Ruth Shorter
Dancing in Twilight
(2005)
Evelyn
A Dad for Christmas
(2006)
Glennie
Fat Rose and Squeaky
(2006)
Bonnie
The Last Sin Eater
(2007)
Miz Elda
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
(2007)
Martha Wilson
Miloš Forman - What Doesn't Kill You…
(2009)
Self
The Genesis Code
(2010)
Ellen Taylor
Cassadaga
(2011)
Claire
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(2011)
Of Two Minds
(2012)
Aunt Will
A Perfect Man
(2013)
Abbie
Grizzly II: Revenge
(2020)
Eileene Draygon