Louise Fletcher

Acting · Born 1934-07-22 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Biography

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

• Boorman and the Devil (2025)
• A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2022)
• Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
• Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
• A Perfect Man (2013)
• Of Two Minds (2012)
• Cassadaga (2011)
• Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2011)
• The Genesis Code (2010)
• Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… (2009)
• Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2009)
• A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007)
• The Last Sin Eater (2007)
• A Dad for Christmas (2006)
• Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
• Aurora Borealis (2005)
• Dancing in Twilight (2005)
• Clipping Adam (2004)
• Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004)
• Finding Home (2003)
• A Time to Remember (2003)
• Manna from Heaven (2002)
• After Image (2001)
• Touched by a Killer (2001)