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Louise Fletcher
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), whic…
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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).
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2026
Boorman and the Devil
Movie Self
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2025
Breakdown: 1975
Movie Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
- 2025
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2020
Grizzly II: Revenge
Movie Eileene Draygon
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2017
Girlboss
TV show Rosie
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2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2013
A Perfect Man
Movie Abbie
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2012
Of Two Minds
Movie Aunt Will
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2011
Cassadaga
Movie Claire
- 2011
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2011
Shameless
TV show Peggy Gallagher
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2010
The Genesis Code
Movie Ellen Taylor
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2009
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Movie Self
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2009
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie Self
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2007
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Movie Martha Wilson
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2007
Private Practice
TV show Frances Wilder
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2007
The Last Sin Eater
Movie Miz Elda
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2006
A Dad for Christmas
Movie Glennie
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2006
Heroes
TV show Dr. Coolidge
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2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Movie Bonnie
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2005
Aurora Borealis
Movie Ruth Shorter
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2005
Dancing in Twilight
Movie Evelyn
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2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Movie Self
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2004
Clipping Adam
Movie Grammy
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2004
Wonderfalls
TV show Vivian Caldwell
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2003
A Time to Remember
Movie Billy Calhoun
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2003
Finding Home
Movie Esther
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2003
Joan of Arcadia
TV show Eva Garrison
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2002
Manna from Heaven
Movie Mother Superior
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2001
After Image
Movie Aunt Cora
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2001
Touched by a Killer
Movie Judge Erica Robertson
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2000
More Dogs Than Bones
Movie Iva Doll
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2000
Very Mean Men
Movie Katherine Mulroney
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2000
Big Eden
Movie Grace Cornwell
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2000
Silver Man
Movie Val
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1999
The Contract
Movie Grandma Collins
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1999
Love Kills
Movie Alena Heiss
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1999
A Map of the World
Movie Nellie Goodwin
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1999
Time Served
Movie Warden Mildred Reinecke
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1999
The Devil's Arithmetic
Movie Aunt Eva
