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).
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakdown: 1975 (2025) | Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched) | - |
| 2 | Grizzly II: Revenge (2020) | Eileene Draygon | 2.3 |
| 3 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) | Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited) | 8.2 |
| 4 | A Perfect Man (2013) | Abbie | 5 |
| 5 | Of Two Minds (2012) | Aunt Will | 7 |
| 6 | Cassadaga (2011) | Claire | 10 |
| 7 | The Last Sin Eater (2007) | Miz Elda | - |
| 8 | A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007) | Martha Wilson | 3.7 |
| 9 | Clipping Adam (2004) | Grammy | - |
| 10 | Finding Home (2003) | Esther | - |
| 11 | After Image (2001) | Aunt Cora | - |
| 12 | Touched by a Killer (2001) | Judge Erica Robertson | - |
| 13 | More Dogs Than Bones (2000) | Iva Doll | - |
| 14 | Big Eden (2000) | Grace Cornwell | 9 |
| 15 | Love Kills (1999) | Alena Heiss | - |
| 16 | The Contract (1999) | Grandma Collins | - |
| 17 | A Map of the World (1999) | Nellie Goodwin | - |
| 18 | Cruel Intentions (1999) | Helen Rosemond | 7.1 |
| 19 | The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) | Aunt Eva | - |
| 20 | Johnny 316 (1998) | Sally's Mother | - |
| 21 | Gone Fishin' (1997) | Restaurant Owner (uncredited) | 7 |
| 22 | Breast Men (1997) | Mrs. Saunders | - |
| 23 | Mulholland Falls (1996) | Esther | 7.2 |
| 24 | 2 Days in the Valley (1996) | Evelyn | 6.8 |
| 25 | Frankenstein and Me (1996) | Mrs. Perdue | - |
| 26 | The Stepford Husbands (1996) | Miriam Benton | - |
| 27 | High School High (1996) | Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle | 7 |
| 28 | Virtuosity (1995) | Elizabeth Deane | 6.2 |
| 29 | Giorgino (1994) | Innkeeper | 5 |
| 30 | On Deadly Ground (1994) | Bartender (uncredited) | 4.7 |
| 31 | Return to Two Moon Junction (1994) | Belle Delongpre | - |
| 32 | Tryst (1994) | Maggie | - |
| 33 | Tollbooth (1994) | Lillian | - |
| 34 | Blind Vision (1992) | Miss Taylor | - |
| 35 | The Player (1992) | Louise Fletcher | 6.9 |
| 36 | Nightmare on the 13th Floor (1990) | Letti Gordon | - |
| 37 | Blue Steel (1990) | Shirley Turner | 6 |
| 38 | The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) | Agnes Carpenter | - |
| 39 | Best of the Best (1989) | Mrs. Grady | 6.3 |
| 40 | Two Moon Junction (1988) | Belle Delongpre | - |
| 41 | Flowers in the Attic (1987) | Olivia Foxworth | 7.4 |
| 42 | Nobody's Fool (1986) | Pearl | 6 |
| 43 | The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) | Dr. Granada | 7.5 |
| 44 | Invaders from Mars (1986) | Mrs. McKeltch | 7.3 |
| 45 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | Director of Riverdale Cemetery | 8.6 |
| 46 | Firestarter (1984) | Norma Manders | 7.3 |
| 47 | Brainstorm (1983) | Lillian Reynolds | 7 |
| 48 | Strange Behavior (1981) | Barbara Moorehead | 8 |
| 49 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981) | Self | 4 |
| 50 | The Lady in Red (1979) | Anna Sage | 8 |
| 51 | The Cheap Detective (1978) | Marlene DuChard | 5 |
| 52 | Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | Dr. Gene Tuskin | 5.1 |
| 53 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | Nurse Mildred Ratched | 8.5 |
| 54 | Thieves Like Us (1974) | Mattie | 7.5 |
