Louise Fletcher

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

Shameless

Private Practice

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

ER

Lawman

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

All Movies (94)

• Boorman and the Devil2025 · as Self
• A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story2022 · as Self
• Grizzly II: Revenge2020 · as Eileene Draygon
• Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
• A Perfect Man2013 · as Abbie
• Of Two Minds2012 · as Aunt Will
• Cassadaga2011 · as Claire
• Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest2011 · as Self
• The Genesis Code2010 · as Ellen Taylor
• Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…2009 · as Self
• Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest2009 · as Self
• A Dennis the Menace Christmas2007 · as Martha Wilson
• The Last Sin Eater2007 · as Miz Elda
• A Dad for Christmas2006 · as Glennie
• Fat Rose and Squeaky2006 · as Bonnie
• Aurora Borealis2005 · as Ruth Shorter
• Dancing in Twilight2005 · as Evelyn
• Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild2004 · as Self
• Clipping Adam2004 · as Grammy
• A Time to Remember2003 · as Billy Calhoun
• Finding Home2003 · as Esther
• Manna from Heaven2002 · as Mother Superior
• After Image2001 · as Aunt Cora
• Touched by a Killer2001 · as Judge Erica Robertson
• More Dogs Than Bones2000 · as Iva Doll
• Very Mean Men2000 · as Katherine Mulroney
• Big Eden2000 · as Grace Cornwell
• Silver Man2000 · as Val
• The Contract1999 · as Grandma Collins
• Love Kills1999 · as Alena Heiss
• A Map of the World1999 · as Nellie Goodwin
• Time Served1999 · as Warden Mildred Reinecke
• The Devil's Arithmetic1999 · as Aunt Eva
• Cruel Intentions1999 · as Helen Rosemond
• Johnny 3161998 · as Sally's Mother
• Completely Cuckoo1997 · as Self
• Breast Men1997 · as Mrs. Saunders
• Heartless1997 · as Lydia McGuffy
• Married to a Stranger1997 · as Nana, Megan's Mother
• The Girl Gets Moe1997 · as Gloria
• Sins of the Mind1997 · as Dr. Anna Bingham
• Gone Fishin'1997 · as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
• High School High1996 · as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
• 2 Days in the Valley1996 · as Evelyn
• Frankenstein and Me1996 · as Mrs. Perdue
• The Stepford Husbands1996 · as Miriam Benton
• Edie & Pen1996 · as Judge
• Mulholland Falls1996 · as Esther
• Virtuosity1995 · as Elizabeth Deane
• Someone Else's Child1994 · as Faye Maddox
• Tryst1994 · as Maggie
• Tollbooth1994 · as Lillian
• Giorgino1994 · as Innkeeper
• The Haunting of Seacliff Inn1994 · as Dorothy O'Hara
• Return to Two Moon Junction1994 · as Belle Delongpre
• On Deadly Ground1994 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Blind Vision1992 · as Miss Taylor
• The Player1992 · as Louise Fletcher
• Nightmare on the 13th Floor1990 · as Letti Gordon
• Blue Steel1990 · as Shirley Turner
• Shadowzone1990 · as Dr. Erhardt
• Best of the Best1989 · as Mrs. Grady
• The Karen Carpenter Story1989 · as Agnes Carpenter
• Two Moon Junction1988 · as Belle Delongpre
• Flowers in the Attic1987 · as Olivia Foxworth
• J. Edgar Hoover1987 · as Annie M. Hoover
• Nobody's Fool1986 · as Pearl
• The Boy Who Could Fly1986 · as Dr. Granada
• Invaders from Mars1986 · as Mrs. McKeltch
• Second Serve1986 · as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
• A Summer to Remember1985 · as Dr. Dolly McKeever
• Islands1984 · as Maureen
• Overnight Sensation1984 · as Evie Peregrine
• Once Upon a Time in America1984 · as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
• Firestarter1984 · as Norma Manders
• Talk to Me1984 · as Mother
• Brainstorm1983 · as Lillian Reynolds
• Strange Invaders1983 · as Mrs. Benjamin
• The Lucky Star1982 · as Loes Bakker
• Strange Behavior1981 · as Barbara Moorehead
• Be Pretty and Shut Up!1981 · as Self
• Mama Dracula1980 · as Mama Dracula
• The Magician of Lublin1979 · as Emilia
• Natural Enemies1979 · as Miriam Steward
• The Lady in Red1979 · as Anna Sage
• Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery1978 · as Sally Kimball
• The Cheap Detective1978 · as Marlene DuChard
• Exorcist II: The Heretic1977 · as Dr. Gene Tuskin
• TVTV Looks at the Oscars1976 · as Self
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975 · as Nurse Mildred Ratched
• Russian Roulette1975 · as Midge
• Thieves Like Us1974 · as Mattie
• Can Ellen Be Saved?1974 · as Bea Lindsey
• A Gathering of Eagles1963 · as Mrs. Kemler

All TV Shows (44)

• Girlboss2017 · as Rosie
• Shameless2011 · as Peggy Gallagher
• Private Practice2007 · as Frances Wilder
• Heroes2006 · as Dr. Coolidge
• Wonderfalls2004 · as Vivian Caldwell
• Joan of Arcadia2003 · as Eva Garrison
• Brimstone1998 · as Evelyn McNabb
• Fantasy Island1998 · as Doris Leeman
• The Practice1997 · as Judge N. Swanson
• Profiler1996 · as Miriam Newquay
• 7th Heaven1996 · as Mrs. Wagner
• VR.51995 · as Mrs. Nora Bloom
• ER1994 · as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
• The Fire Next Time1993 · as Sarge
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Vedek Winn
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Kai Winn
• In a Child's Name1991 · as Jean Taylor
• Dream On1990 · as Joanna
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Agent
• Worlds Beyond1986 · as Karen Earl
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as Dr. Cline
• The Ray Bradbury Theater1985
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Mother Birch
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Medical Center1969
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Tate1960
• The Untouchables1959 · as Eloise
• The Troubleshooters1959 · as Dellie
• One Step Beyond1959 · as Jeannie
• 77 Sunset Strip1958
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Sarah Lou Conant
• Lawman1958
• Yancy Derringer1958 · as Miss Nellie / Alithea
• Maverick1957
• Perry Mason1957 · as Gladys Doyle
• Perry Mason1957 · as Susan Connolly
• Wagon Train1957 · as Elizabeth
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Julie Frazer
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · as Aithra McLowery
• The Millionaire1955 · as Holly
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee