Cast & creator
Louise Fletcher
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, Shameless, Perry Mason
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).
Also known as: Estelle Louise Fletcher, 루이즈 플레쳐
96
film credits
44
television credits
140
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.1
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (140)
Showing 140 of 140 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Shameless
Peggy Gallagher
2011
Perry Mason
Gladys Doyle
1957Perry Mason
Susan Connolly
1957
Heroes
Dr. Coolidge
2006
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vedek Winn
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Kai Winn
1993
ER
Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
1994
The Practice
Judge N. Swanson
1997
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Wagon Train
Elizabeth
1957
Maverick
1957
Private Practice
Frances Wilder
2007
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Aithra McLowery
1955
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Cline
1985
The Untouchables
Eloise
1959
Profiler
Miriam Newquay
1996
Tales from the Crypt
Agent
1989
Lawman
1958
Omnibus
Self
1967
Dinah!
Self
1974
7th Heaven
Mrs. Wagner
1996
Medical Center
1969
Bat Masterson
Sarah Lou Conant
1958
The Hitchhiker
Mother Birch
1983
77 Sunset Strip
1958
One Step Beyond
Jeannie
1959
Joan of Arcadia
Eva Garrison
2003
The Oscars
Self
1953
Sugarfoot
Julie Frazer
1957
Dream On
Joanna
1990
The Millionaire
Holly
1955
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Nurse Mildred Ratched
1975
Once Upon a Time in America
Director of Riverdale Cemetery
1984
Yancy Derringer
Miss Nellie / Alithea
1958
Brimstone
Evelyn McNabb
1998
Cruel Intentions
Helen Rosemond
1999
Wonderfalls
Vivian Caldwell
2004
The Boy Who Could Fly
Dr. Granada
1986
Fantasy Island
Doris Leeman
1998
Girlboss
Rosie
2017
The Player
Louise Fletcher
1992
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Dr. Gene Tuskin
1977
Best of the Best
Mrs. Grady
1989
The Troubleshooters
Dellie
1959
VR.5
Mrs. Nora Bloom
1995
2 Days in the Valley
Evelyn
1996
Worlds Beyond
Karen Earl
1986
Tate
1960
Mulholland Falls
Esther
1996
Breast Men
Mrs. Saunders
1997
Two Moon Junction
Belle Delongpre
1988
Flowers in the Attic
Olivia Foxworth
1987
On Deadly Ground
Bartender (uncredited)
1994
Of Two Minds
Aunt Will
2012
Virtuosity
Elizabeth Deane
1995
Blue Steel
Shirley Turner
1990
The Cheap Detective
Marlene DuChard
1978
Gone Fishin'
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
1997
Invaders from Mars
Mrs. McKeltch
1986
The Fire Next Time
Sarge
1993
Brainstorm
Lillian Reynolds
1983
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Martha Wilson
2007
Firestarter
Norma Manders
1984
In a Child's Name
Jean Taylor
1991
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest Nurse Ratched)
2025
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
A Gathering of Eagles
Mrs. Kemler
1963
A Map of the World
Nellie Goodwin
1999
High School High
Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
1996
The Girl Gets Moe
Gloria
1997
The Lady in Red
Anna Sage
1979
Boorman and the Devil
Self
2026
Giorgino
Innkeeper
1994
Strange Invaders
Mrs. Benjamin
1983
Grizzly II: Revenge
Eileene Draygon
2020
Cassadaga
Claire
2011
The Devil's Arithmetic
Aunt Eva
1999
The Last Sin Eater
Miz Elda
2007
Mama Dracula
Mama Dracula
1980
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self
1981
Completely Cuckoo
Self
1997
The Karen Carpenter Story
Agnes Carpenter
1989
Sins of the Mind
Dr. Anna Bingham
1997
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1979
Touched by a Killer
Judge Erica Robertson
2001
More Dogs Than Bones
Iva Doll
2000
Thieves Like Us
Mattie
1974Someone Else's Child
Faye Maddox
1994
Return to Two Moon Junction
Belle Delongpre
1994
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Letti Gordon
1990
Frankenstein and Me
Mrs. Perdue
1996
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Self
2009
A Summer to Remember
Dr. Dolly McKeever
1985Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self
2004
Big Eden
Grace Cornwell
2000
Clipping Adam
Grammy
2004
Strange Behavior
Barbara Moorehead
1981
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn
Dorothy O'Hara
1994
Edie & Pen
Judge
1996
A Dad for Christmas
Glennie
2006
The Magician of Lublin
Emilia
1979
A Time to Remember
Billy Calhoun
2003
A Perfect Man
Abbie
2013
The Genesis Code
Ellen Taylor
2010
Tryst
Maggie
1994
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Self
2025Married to a Stranger
Nana, Megan's Mother
1997
Shadowzone
Dr. Erhardt
1990
Nobody's Fool
Pearl
1986
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Self
2009
Aurora Borealis
Ruth Shorter
2005
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Bea Lindsey
1974
Manna from Heaven
Mother Superior
2002
Russian Roulette
Midge
1975
Silver Man
Val
2000
The Contract
Grandma Collins
1999
Very Mean Men
Katherine Mulroney
2000
J. Edgar Hoover
Annie M. Hoover
1987
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Bonnie
2006
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
1976
Second Serve
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
1986
Johnny 316
Sally's Mother
1998
Finding Home
Esther
2003
Natural Enemies
Miriam Steward
1979
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Sally Kimball
1978
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Self
2011
Talk to Me
Mother
1984
Time Served
Warden Mildred Reinecke
1999
Tollbooth
Lillian
1994
Heartless
Lydia McGuffy
1997
The Stepford Husbands
Miriam Benton
1996
The Lucky Star
Loes Bakker
1982
Blind Vision
Miss Taylor
1992
Love Kills
Alena Heiss
1999
Overnight Sensation
Evie Peregrine
1984
After Image
Aunt Cora
2001
Islands
Maureen
1984
Dancing in Twilight
Evelyn
2005