Known For
Acting
Known Credits
138
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 22, 1934 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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).
| 2025 | Boorman and the Devilas Self | |
| 2022 | A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Storyas Self | |
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revengeas Eileene Draygon | |
| 2017 | Girlbossas Rosie | |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2013 | A Perfect Manas Abbie | |
| 2012 | Of Two Mindsas Aunt Will | |
| 2011 | Cassadagaas Claire | |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nestas Self | |
| 2011 | Shamelessas Peggy Gallagher | |
| 2010 | The Genesis Codeas Ellen Taylor | |
| 2009 | Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…as Self | |
| 2009 | Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nestas Self | |
| 2007 | A Dennis the Menace Christmasas Martha Wilson | |
| 2007 | Private Practiceas Frances Wilder | |
| 2007 | The Last Sin Eateras Miz Elda | |
| 2006 | A Dad for Christmasas Glennie | |
| 2006 | Heroesas Dr. Coolidge | |
| 2006 | Fat Rose and Squeakyas Bonnie | |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealisas Ruth Shorter | |
| 2005 | Dancing in Twilightas Evelyn | |
| 2004 | Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wildas Self | |
| 2004 | Clipping Adamas Grammy | |
| 2004 | Wonderfallsas Vivian Caldwell | |
| 2003 | A Time to Rememberas Billy Calhoun | |
| 2003 | Finding Homeas Esther | |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadiaas Eva Garrison | |
| 2002 | Manna from Heavenas Mother Superior | |
| 2001 | After Imageas Aunt Cora | |
| 2001 | Touched by a Killeras Judge Erica Robertson | |
| 2000 | More Dogs Than Bonesas Iva Doll | |
| 2000 | Very Mean Menas Katherine Mulroney | |
| 2000 | Big Edenas Grace Cornwell | |
| 2000 | Silver Manas Val | |
| 1999 | The Contractas Grandma Collins | |
| 1999 | Love Killsas Alena Heiss | |
| 1999 | A Map of the Worldas Nellie Goodwin | |
| 1999 | Time Servedas Warden Mildred Reinecke | |
| 1999 | The Devil's Arithmeticas Aunt Eva | |
| 1999 | Cruel Intentionsas Helen Rosemond | |
| 1998 | Brimstoneas Evelyn McNabb | |
| 1998 | Fantasy Islandas Doris Leeman | |
| 1998 | Johnny 316as Sally's Mother | |
| 1997 | Completely Cuckooas Self | |
| 1997 | Breast Menas Mrs. Saunders | |
| 1997 | Heartlessas Lydia McGuffy | |
| 1997 | Married to a Strangeras Nana, Megan's Mother | |
| 1997 | The Girl Gets Moeas Gloria | |
| 1997 | Sins of the Mindas Dr. Anna Bingham | |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin'as Restaurant Owner (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Judge N. Swanson | |
| 1996 | High School Highas Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle | |
| 1996 | Profileras Miriam Newquay | |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valleyas Evelyn | |
| 1996 | 7th Heavenas Mrs. Wagner | |
| 1996 | Frankenstein and Meas Mrs. Perdue | |
| 1996 | The Stepford Husbandsas Miriam Benton | |
| 1996 | Edie & Penas Judge | |
| 1996 | Mulholland Fallsas Esther | |
| 1995 | Virtuosityas Elizabeth Deane | |
| 1995 | VR.5as Mrs. Nora Bloom | |
| 1994 | Someone Else's Childas Faye Maddox | |
| 1994 | Trystas Maggie | |
| 1994 | Tollboothas Lillian | |
| 1994 | Giorginoas Innkeeper | |
| 1994 | The Haunting of Seacliff Innas Dorothy O'Hara | |
| 1994 | ERas Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick | |
| 1994 | Return to Two Moon Junctionas Belle Delongpre | |
| 1994 | On Deadly Groundas Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | The Fire Next Timeas Sarge | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Kai Winn | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Vedek Winn | |
| 1992 | Blind Visionas Miss Taylor | |
| 1992 | The Playeras Louise Fletcher | |
| 1991 | In a Child's Nameas Jean Taylor | |
| 1990 | Nightmare on the 13th Flooras Letti Gordon | |
| 1990 | Dream Onas Joanna | |
| 1990 | Blue Steelas Shirley Turner | |
| 1990 | Shadowzoneas Dr. Erhardt | |
| 1989 | Best of the Bestas Mrs. Grady | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Cryptas Agent | |
| 1989 | The Karen Carpenter Storyas Agnes Carpenter | |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junctionas Belle Delongpre | |
| 1987 | Flowers in the Atticas Olivia Foxworth | |
| 1987 | J. Edgar Hooveras Annie M. Hoover | |
| 1986 | Nobody's Foolas Pearl | |
| 1986 | Worlds Beyondas Karen Earl | |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could Flyas Dr. Granada | |
| 1986 | Invaders from Marsas Mrs. McKeltch | |
| 1986 | Second Serveas Dr. Sadie M. Bishop | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zoneas Dr. Cline | |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theateras | |
| 1985 | A Summer to Rememberas Dr. Dolly McKeever | |
| 1984 | Islandsas Maureen | |
| 1984 | Overnight Sensationas Evie Peregrine | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in Americaas Director of Riverdale Cemetery | |
| 1984 | Firestarteras Norma Manders | |
| 1984 | Talk to Meas Mother | |
| 1983 | The Hitchhikeras Mother Birch | |
| 1983 | Brainstormas Lillian Reynolds | |
| 1983 | Strange Invadersas Mrs. Benjamin | |
| 1982 | The Lucky Staras Loes Bakker | |
| 1981 | Strange Behavioras Barbara Moorehead | |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up!as Self | |
| 1980 | Mama Draculaas Mama Dracula | |
| 1979 | The Magician of Lublinas Emilia | |
| 1979 | Natural Enemiesas Miriam Steward | |
| 1979 | The Lady in Redas Anna Sage | |
| 1978 | Thou Shalt Not Commit Adulteryas Sally Kimball | |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detectiveas Marlene DuChard | |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Hereticas Dr. Gene Tuskin | |
| 1976 | TVTV Looks at the Oscarsas Self | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nestas Nurse Mildred Ratched | |
| 1975 | Russian Rouletteas Midge | |
| 1974 | Dinah!as Self | |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Usas Mattie | |
| 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved?as Bea Lindsey | |
| 1969 | Medical Centeras | |
| 1967 | Omnibusas Self | |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eaglesas Mrs. Kemler | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1960 | Tateas | |
| 1959 | The Untouchablesas Eloise | |
| 1959 | The Troubleshootersas Dellie | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyondas Jeannie | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas | |
| 1958 | Bat Mastersonas Sarah Lou Conant | |
| 1958 | Lawmanas | |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringeras Miss Nellie / Alithea | |
| 1957 | Maverickas | |
| 1957 | Perry Masonas Gladys Doyle | |
| 1957 | Perry Masonas Susan Connolly | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas Elizabeth | |
| 1957 | Sugarfootas Julie Frazer | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Aithra McLowery | |
| 1955 | The Millionaireas Holly | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee |
