Louise Fletcher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1934
- Died
- September 23, 2022
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
Boorman and the Devil 2026
as Self
Breakdown: 1975 2025
as (archive footage)
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story 2025
as Self
Grizzly II: Revenge 2020
as Eileene Draygon
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Perfect Man 2013
as Abbie
Of Two Minds 2012
as Aunt Will
Cassadaga 2011
as Claire
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2011
as Self
The Genesis Code 2010
as Ellen Taylor
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… 2009
as Self
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2009
as Self
A Dennis the Menace Christmas 2007
as Martha Wilson
The Last Sin Eater 2007
as Miz Elda
A Dad for Christmas 2006
as Glennie
Fat Rose and Squeaky 2006
as Bonnie
Aurora Borealis 2005
as Ruth Shorter
Dancing in Twilight 2005
as Evelyn
- Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild 2004
as Self
Clipping Adam 2004
as Grammy
A Time to Remember 2003
as Billy Calhoun
Finding Home 2003
as Esther
Manna from Heaven 2002
as Mother Superior
After Image 2001
as Aunt Cora
Touched by a Killer 2001
as Judge Erica Robertson
More Dogs Than Bones 2000
as Iva Doll
Very Mean Men 2000
as Katherine Mulroney
Big Eden 2000
as Grace Cornwell
Silver Man 2000
as Val
The Contract 1999
as Grandma Collins
Love Kills 1999
as Alena Heiss
A Map of the World 1999
as Nellie Goodwin
Time Served 1999
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
The Devil's Arithmetic 1999
as Aunt Eva
Cruel Intentions 1999
as Helen Rosemond
Johnny 316 1998
as Sally's Mother
Completely Cuckoo 1997
as Self
Breast Men 1997
as Mrs. Saunders
Heartless 1997
as Aunt Lydia McGuffy
- Married to a Stranger
Married to a Stranger 1997
as Nana, Megan's Mother
The Girl Gets Moe 1997
as Gloria
Sins of the Mind 1997
as Dr. Anna Bingham
Gone Fishin' 1997
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
High School High 1996
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
2 Days in the Valley 1996
as Evelyn
Frankenstein and Me 1996
as Mrs. Perdue
The Stepford Husbands 1996
as Miriam Benton
Edie & Pen 1996
as Judge
Mulholland Falls 1996
as Esther
Virtuosity 1995
as Elizabeth Deane
- Someone Else's Child
Someone Else's Child 1994
as Faye Maddox
Tryst 1994
as Maggie
Tollbooth 1994
as Lillian
Giorgino 1994
as Innkeeper
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn 1994
as Dorothy O'Hara
Return to Two Moon Junction 1994
as Belle Delongpre
On Deadly Ground 1994
as Bartender (uncredited)
Blind Vision 1992
as Miss Taylor
The Player 1992
as Louise Fletcher
Nightmare on the 13th Floor 1990
as Letti Gordon
Blue Steel 1990
as Shirley Turner
Shadowzone 1990
as Dr. Erhardt
Best of the Best 1989
as Mrs. Grady
The Karen Carpenter Story 1989
as Agnes Carpenter
Two Moon Junction 1988
as Belle Delongpre
Flowers in the Attic 1987
as Olivia Foxworth
J. Edgar Hoover 1987
as Annie M. Hoover
Nobody's Fool 1986
as Pearl
The Boy Who Could Fly 1986
as Dr. Granada
Invaders from Mars 1986
as Mrs. McKeltch
Second Serve 1986
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
A Summer to Remember 1985
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Islands 1984
as Maureen
Overnight Sensation 1984
as Evie Peregrine
Once Upon a Time in America 1984
as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
Firestarter 1984
as Norma Manders
Talk to Me 1984
as Mother
Brainstorm 1983
as Lillian Reynolds
Strange Invaders 1983
as Mrs. Benjamin
The Lucky Star 1982
as Loes Bakker
Dead Kids 1981
as Barbara Moorehead
Be Pretty and Shut Up! 1981
as Self
Mama Dracula 1980
as Mama Dracula
The Magician of Lublin 1979
as Emilia
Natural Enemies 1979
as Miriam Steward
The Lady in Red 1979
as Anna Sage
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979
as Self (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery 1978
as Sally Kimball
The Cheap Detective 1978
as Marlene DuChard
Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
TVTV Looks at the Oscars 1976
as Self
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Russian Roulette 1975
as Midge
Thieves Like Us 1974
as Mattie
Can Ellen Be Saved? 1974
as Bea Lindsey
A Gathering of Eagles 1963
as Mrs. Kemler
Credits from TMDB.