Louise Fletcher
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Estelle Louise Fletcher (1934 – 2022) was an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
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Filmography
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles | Mrs. Kemler | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Us | Mattie | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Nurse Ratched | Academy Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1975 | Russian Roulette | Midge | |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Dr. Gene Tuskin | |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detective | Marlene DuChard | |
| 1979 | Natural Enemies | Miriam Steward | |
| 1979 | The Magician of Lublin | Emilia | |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red | Anna Sage | |
| 1980 | Mama Dracula | Mama Dracula | |
| 1980 | The Lucky Star | Loes Bakker | |
| 1981 | Strange Behavior | Barbara Moorehead | |
| 1983 | Brainstorm | Dr. Lillian Reynolds | Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders | Mrs. Benjamin | |
| 1983 | Overnight Sensation | Eve Peregrine – 'E. K. Hamilton' | |
| 1984 | Firestarter | Norma Manders | |
| 1984 | Talk to Me | Mrs. Patterson | |
| 1986 | Nobody's Fool | Pearl | |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | Psychiatrist | |
| 1986 | Invaders from Mars | Mrs. McKeltch | Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress |
| 1987 | Flowers in the Attic | Olivia Foxworth | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1987 | Grizzly II: The Predator | Park Supervisor | |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junction | Belle Delongpre | |
| 1989 | Best of the Best | Mrs. Grady | |
| 1989 | The Karen Carpenter Story | Agnes Carpenter | |
| 1990 | Blue Steel | Shirley Turner | |
| 1990 | Shadowzone | Dr. Erhardt | |
| 1991 | In A Child's Name | Jean Taylor | |
| 1994 | Giorgino | Innkeeper | |
| 1994 | Tryst | Maggie | |
| 1994 | Tollbooth | Lillian | |
| 1994 | Someone Else's Child | Faye | |
| 1995 | Return to Two Moon Junction | Belle Delongpre | |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Elizabeth Deane | |
| 1996 | The Stepford Husbands | Miriam Benton | |
| 1996 | Edie & Pen | Judge | |
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Esther | Uncredited |
| 1996 | Frankenstein and Me | Mrs. Perdue | |
| 1996 | High School High | Principal Evelyn Doyle | |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Evelyn | |
| 1997 | Breast Men | Mrs. Saunders | Television movie Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1997 | The Girl Gets Moe | Gloria | |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Restaurant Owner | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Love Kills | Alena Heiss | |
| 1999 | A Map of the World | Nellie Goodwin | |
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Helen Rosemond | |
| 1999 | The Devil's Arithmetic | Aunt Eva | |
| 1999 | The Contract | Grandma Collins | |
| 2000 | More Dogs Than Bones | Iva Doll | |
| 2000 | Very Mean Men | Katherine Mulroney | |
| 2000 | Big Eden | Grace Cornwell | |
| 2000 | Silver Man | Val | |
| 2001 | After Image | Aunt Cora | |
| 2001 | Touched by a Killer | Judge Erica Robertson | |
| 2001 | Dial 9 for Love | Abbie | |
| 2002 | Manna from Heaven | Mother Superior | |
| 2003 | Finding Home | Esther | |
| 2004 | Clipping Adam | Grammy | |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis | Ruth Shorter | |
| 2005 | Dancing in Twilight | Evelyn | |
| 2006 | Fat Rose and Squeaky | Bonnie | |
| 2006 | Me and Luke | Grandmother Glennie | |
| 2007 | A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Martha Wilson | |
| 2007 | The Last Sin Eater | Miz Elda | |
| 2011 | Cassadaga | Claire | |
| 2013 | A Perfect Man | Abbie |
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