Boorman and the Devil
2026 · Movie
as Self
Louise Fletcher
1934-07-22
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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
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Movie
as Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022 · Movie
as Self
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 · Movie
as Eileene Draygon
Girlboss
2017 · TV Show
as Rosie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Movie
as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Perfect Man
2013 · Movie
as Abbie
Of Two Minds
2012 · Movie
as Aunt Will
Cassadaga
2011 · Movie
as Claire
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011 · Movie
as Self
Shameless
2011 · TV Show
as Peggy Gallagher
The Genesis Code
2010 · Movie
as Ellen Taylor
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009 · Movie
as Self
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009 · Movie
as Self
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007 · Movie
as Martha Wilson
The Last Sin Eater
2007 · Movie
as Miz Elda
Private Practice
2007 · TV Show
as Frances Wilder
A Dad for Christmas
2006 · Movie
as Glennie
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006 · Movie
as Bonnie
Heroes
2006 · TV Show
as Dr. Coolidge
Aurora Borealis
2005 · Movie
as Ruth Shorter
Dancing in Twilight
2005 · Movie
as Evelyn
Clipping Adam
2004 · Movie
as Grammy
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Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004 · Movie
as Self
Wonderfalls
2004 · TV Show
as Vivian Caldwell
Finding Home
2003 · Movie
as Esther
A Time to Remember
2003 · Movie
as Billy Calhoun
Joan of Arcadia
2003 · TV Show
as Eva Garrison
Manna from Heaven
2002 · Movie
as Mother Superior
After Image
2001 · Movie
as Aunt Cora
Touched by a Killer
2001 · Movie
as Judge Erica Robertson
Big Eden
2000 · Movie
as Grace Cornwell
Silver Man
2000 · Movie
as Val
Very Mean Men
2000 · Movie
as Katherine Mulroney
More Dogs Than Bones
2000 · Movie
as Iva Doll
Cruel Intentions
1999 · Movie
as Helen Rosemond
Time Served
1999 · Movie
as Warden Mildred Reinecke
A Map of the World
1999 · Movie
as Nellie Goodwin
Love Kills
1999 · Movie
as Alena Heiss
The Contract
1999 · Movie
as Grandma Collins
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999 · Movie
as Aunt Eva
Johnny 316
1998 · Movie
as Sally's Mother
Brimstone
1998 · TV Show
as Evelyn McNabb
Fantasy Island
1998 · TV Show
as Doris Leeman
Heartless
1997 · Movie
as Lydia McGuffy
The Girl Gets Moe
1997 · Movie
as Gloria
Completely Cuckoo
1997 · Movie
as Self
No image
Married to a Stranger
1997 · Movie
as Nana, Megan's Mother
Breast Men
1997 · Movie
as Mrs. Saunders
Gone Fishin'
1997 · Movie
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Sins of the Mind
1997 · Movie
as Dr. Anna Bingham
The Practice
1997 · TV Show
as Judge N. Swanson
Frankenstein and Me
1996 · Movie
as Mrs. Perdue
Mulholland Falls
1996 · Movie
as Esther
High School High
1996 · Movie
as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
2 Days in the Valley
1996 · Movie
as Evelyn
The Stepford Husbands
1996 · Movie
as Miriam Benton
Edie & Pen
1996 · Movie
as Judge
7th Heaven
1996 · TV Show
as Mrs. Wagner
Profiler
1996 · TV Show
as Miriam Newquay
Virtuosity
1995 · Movie
as Elizabeth Deane
VR.5
1995 · TV Show
as Mrs. Nora Bloom
Tryst
1994 · Movie
as Maggie
Giorgino
1994 · Movie
as Innkeeper
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
1994 · Movie
as Dorothy O'Hara
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Someone Else's Child
1994 · Movie
as Faye Maddox
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994 · Movie
as Belle Delongpre
Tollbooth
1994 · Movie
as Lillian
On Deadly Ground
1994 · Movie
as Bartender (uncredited)
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
The Fire Next Time
1993 · TV Show
as Sarge
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · TV Show
as Vedek Winn, Kai Winn
The Player
1992 · Movie
as Louise Fletcher
Blind Vision
1992 · Movie
as Miss Taylor
In a Child's Name
1991 · TV Show
as Jean Taylor
Blue Steel
1990 · Movie
as Shirley Turner
Shadowzone
1990 · Movie
as Dr. Erhardt
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 · Movie
as Letti Gordon
Dream On
1990 · TV Show
as Joanna
The Karen Carpenter Story
1989 · Movie
as Agnes Carpenter
Best of the Best
1989 · Movie
as Mrs. Grady
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
as Agent
Two Moon Junction
1988 · Movie
as Belle Delongpre
Flowers in the Attic
1987 · Movie
as Olivia Foxworth
J. Edgar Hoover
1987 · Movie
as Annie M. Hoover
Invaders from Mars
1986 · Movie
as Mrs. McKeltch
Second Serve
1986 · Movie
as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 · Movie
as Dr. Granada
Nobody's Fool
1986 · Movie
as Pearl
Worlds Beyond
1986 · TV Show
as Karen Earl
A Summer to Remember
1985 · Movie
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
as Dr. Cline
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · TV Show
Firestarter
1984 · Movie
as Norma Manders
Overnight Sensation
1984 · Movie
as Evie Peregrine
Talk to Me
1984 · Movie
as Mother
Islands
1984 · Movie
as Maureen
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Movie
as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
Brainstorm
1983 · Movie
as Lillian Reynolds
Strange Invaders
1983 · Movie
as Mrs. Benjamin
The Hitchhiker
1983 · TV Show
as Mother Birch
The Lucky Star
1982 · Movie
as Loes Bakker
Strange Behavior
1981 · Movie
as Barbara Moorehead
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981 · Movie
as Self
Mama Dracula
1980 · Movie
as Mama Dracula
The Lady in Red
1979 · Movie
as Anna Sage
Natural Enemies
1979 · Movie
as Miriam Steward
The Magician of Lublin
1979 · Movie
as Emilia
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Movie
as Marlene DuChard
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978 · Movie
as Sally Kimball
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 · Movie
as Dr. Gene Tuskin
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976 · Movie
as Self
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Movie
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Russian Roulette
1975 · Movie
as Midge
Thieves Like Us
1974 · Movie
as Mattie
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 · Movie
as Bea Lindsey
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
as Self
Medical Center
1969 · TV Show
Omnibus
1967 · TV Show
as Self
A Gathering of Eagles
1963 · Movie
as Mrs. Kemler
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
Tate
1960 · TV Show
One Step Beyond
1959 · TV Show
as Jeannie
The Untouchables
1959 · TV Show
as Eloise
The Troubleshooters
1959 · TV Show
as Dellie
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
Yancy Derringer
1958 · TV Show
as Miss Nellie / Alithea
Lawman
1958 · TV Show
Bat Masterson
1958 · TV Show
as Sarah Lou Conant
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Gladys Doyle, Susan Connolly
Sugarfoot
1957 · TV Show
as Julie Frazer
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Elizabeth
The Millionaire
1955 · TV Show
as Holly
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · TV Show
as Aithra McLowery
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee
