Once Upon a Time in America1984
As Director of Riverdale Cemetery
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Louise Fletcher
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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 (96)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
As Nurse Mildred Ratched
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Cruel Intentions1999
As Helen Rosemond
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Boy Who Could Fly1986
As Dr. Granada
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Best of the Best1989
As Mrs. Grady
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Player1992
As Louise Fletcher
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Virtuosity1995
As Elizabeth Deane
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Exorcist II: The Heretic1977
As Dr. Gene Tuskin
TMDb 4.5 / 10
On Deadly Ground1994
As Bartender (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Blue Steel1990
As Shirley Turner
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Two Moon Junction1988
As Belle Delongpre
TMDb 6.1 / 10
2 Days in the Valley1996
As Evelyn
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mulholland Falls1996
As Esther
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Flowers in the Attic1987
As Olivia Foxworth
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Breakdown: 19752025
As Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Firestarter1984
As Norma Manders
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Brainstorm1983
As Lillian Reynolds
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014
As Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
A Dennis the Menace Christmas2007
As Martha Wilson
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Gone Fishin'1997
As Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Invaders from Mars1986
As Mrs. McKeltch
TMDb 5.6 / 10
High School High1996
As Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Lady in Red1979
As Anna Sage
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Giorgino1994
As Innkeeper
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Cheap Detective1978
As Marlene DuChard
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Grizzly II: Revenge2020
As Eileene Draygon
TMDb 3.1 / 10
Return to Two Moon Junction1994
As Belle Delongpre
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mama Dracula1980
As Mama Dracula
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Breast Men1997
As Mrs. Saunders
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Cassadaga2011
As Claire
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Gathering of Eagles1963
As Mrs. Kemler
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Muppets Go Hollywood1979
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Frankenstein and Me1996
As Mrs. Perdue
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Clipping Adam2004
As Grammy
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Be Pretty and Shut Up!1981
As Self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Thieves Like Us1974
As Mattie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Completely Cuckoo1997
As Self
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Strange Invaders1983
As Mrs. Benjamin
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Strange Behavior1981
As Barbara Moorehead
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Touched by a Killer2001
As Judge Erica Robertson
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Edie & Pen1996
As Judge
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Big Eden2000
As Grace Cornwell
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Devil's Arithmetic1999
As Aunt Eva
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Map of the World1999
As Nellie Goodwin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Johnny 3161998
As Sally's Mother
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Karen Carpenter Story1989
As Agnes Carpenter
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…2009
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest2009
As Self
TMDb 2.0 / 10
The Last Sin Eater2007
As Miz Elda
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Nightmare on the 13th Floor1990
As Letti Gordon
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Nobody's Fool1986
As Pearl
TMDb 4.4 / 10
A Perfect Man2013
As Abbie
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Magician of Lublin1979
As Emilia
TMDb 4.7 / 10
A Time to Remember2003
As Billy Calhoun
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Shadowzone1990
As Dr. Erhardt
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Russian Roulette1975
As Midge
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Contract1999
As Grandma Collins
TMDb 3.8 / 10
More Dogs Than Bones2000
As Iva Doll
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn1994
As Dorothy O'Hara
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Of Two Minds2012
As Aunt Will
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Second Serve1986
As Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Sins of the Mind1997
As Dr. Anna Bingham
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild2004
As Self
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery1978
As Sally Kimball
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Natural Enemies1979
As Miriam Steward
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Can Ellen Be Saved?1974
As Bea Lindsey
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Married to a Stranger
Married to a Stranger1997
As Nana, Megan's Mother
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Girl Gets Moe1997
As Gloria
TMDb 4.6 / 10
J. Edgar Hoover1987
As Annie M. Hoover
Someone Else's Child
Someone Else's Child1994
As Faye Maddox
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Aurora Borealis2005
As Ruth Shorter
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Blind Vision1992
As Miss Taylor
TMDb 3.6 / 10
A Dad for Christmas2006
As Glennie
TMDb 6.6 / 10
A Summer to Remember1985
As Dr. Dolly McKeever
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Very Mean Men2000
As Katherine Mulroney
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Tryst1994
As Maggie
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Silver Man2000
As Val
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Overnight Sensation1984
As Evie Peregrine
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Manna from Heaven2002
As Mother Superior
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Genesis Code2010
As Ellen Taylor
TMDb 2.5 / 10
TVTV Looks at the Oscars1976
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Love Kills1999
As Alena Heiss
TMDb 3.5 / 10
The Lucky Star1982
As Loes Bakker
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Time Served1999
As Warden Mildred Reinecke
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Finding Home2003
As Esther
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Tollbooth1994
As Lillian
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest2011
As Self
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Boorman and the Devil2026
As Self
TMDb 8.5 / 10
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story2025
As Self
The Stepford Husbands1996
As Miriam Benton
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Talk to Me1984
As Mother
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Fat Rose and Squeaky2006
As Bonnie
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Heartless1997
As Lydia McGuffy
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Islands1984
As Maureen
After Image2001
As Aunt Cora
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Dancing in Twilight2005
As Evelyn
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb