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Louise Fletcher
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Louise Fletcher

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1934 – 2022 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA · Active 1944–2025

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 (199...

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Mama Dracula

Mama Dracula

1980 ★ 3.6
as Mama Dracula

A female vampire must bathe in the blood of virgins in order to stay alive. The trouble is that virgins are in short supply nowadays, and she is running into major problems in finding one.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Cruel Intentions
1999
Shameless (2011)
Shameless
2011
Heroes (2006)
Heroes
2006
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Tales from the Crypt
1989

Filmography

138 credits
2020s 3 credits
2025
Boorman and the Devil as Self
Movie
2022
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story as Self
Movie
2020
Grizzly II: Revenge as Eileene Draygon
Movie ★ 3.2
2010s 8 credits
2017
Girlboss as Rosie
TV ★ 6.6
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
2013
A Perfect Man as Abbie
Movie ★ 4.0
2012
Of Two Minds as Aunt Will
Movie ★ 6.6
2011
Cassadaga as Claire
Movie ★ 5.0
2011
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self
Movie ★ 7.4
2011
Shameless as Peggy Gallagher
TV ★ 8.2
2010
The Genesis Code as Ellen Taylor
Movie ★ 2.5
2000s 23 credits
2009
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… as Self
Movie ★ 6.5
2009
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self
Movie ★ 2.0
2007
A Dennis the Menace Christmas as Martha Wilson
Movie ★ 5.5
2007
The Last Sin Eater as Miz Elda
Movie ★ 5.6
2007
Private Practice as Frances Wilder
TV ★ 7.5
2006
A Dad for Christmas as Glennie
Movie ★ 6.6
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky as Bonnie
Movie ★ 6.0
2006
Heroes as Dr. Coolidge
TV ★ 7.4
2005
Aurora Borealis as Ruth Shorter
Movie ★ 6.5
2005
Dancing in Twilight as Evelyn
Movie ★ 3.8
2004
Clipping Adam as Grammy
Movie ★ 6.1
2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild as Self
Movie ★ 2.0
2004
Wonderfalls as Vivian Caldwell
TV ★ 7.7
2003
Finding Home as Esther
Movie ★ 4.3
2003
A Time to Remember as Billy Calhoun
Movie ★ 6.8
2003
Joan of Arcadia as Eva Garrison
TV ★ 7.3
2002
Manna from Heaven as Mother Superior
Movie ★ 10.0
2001
After Image as Aunt Cora
Movie ★ 4.4
2001
Touched by a Killer as Judge Erica Robertson
Movie ★ 5.3
2000
Big Eden as Grace Cornwell
Movie ★ 6.3
2000
Silver Man as Val
Movie ★ 4.3
2000
Very Mean Men as Katherine Mulroney
Movie ★ 5.3
2000
More Dogs Than Bones as Iva Doll
Movie ★ 4.9
1990s 45 credits
1999
Cruel Intentions as Helen Rosemond
Movie ★ 6.8
1999
Time Served as Warden Mildred Reinecke
Movie ★ 3.3
1999
A Map of the World as Nellie Goodwin
Movie ★ 6.0
1999
Love Kills as Alena Heiss
Movie ★ 3.5
1999
The Contract as Grandma Collins
Movie ★ 3.8
1999
The Devil's Arithmetic as Aunt Eva
Movie ★ 6.8
1998
Johnny 316 as Sally's Mother
Movie ★ 5.8
1998
Brimstone as Evelyn McNabb
TV ★ 7.5
1998
Fantasy Island as Doris Leeman
TV ★ 7.5
1997
Heartless as Lydia McGuffy
Movie ★ 3.9
1997
The Girl Gets Moe as Gloria
Movie ★ 5.0
1997
Completely Cuckoo as Self
Movie ★ 5.7
1997
Married to a Stranger as Nana, Megan's Mother
Movie ★ 5.7
1997
Breast Men as Mrs. Saunders
Movie ★ 5.2
1997
Gone Fishin' as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.9
1997
Sins of the Mind as Dr. Anna Bingham
Movie ★ 4.7
1997
The Practice as Judge N. Swanson
TV ★ 7.7
1996
Frankenstein and Me as Mrs. Perdue
Movie ★ 5.4
1996
Mulholland Falls as Esther
Movie ★ 6.0
1996
High School High as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle
Movie ★ 5.5
1996
2 Days in the Valley as Evelyn
Movie ★ 6.2
1996
The Stepford Husbands as Miriam Benton
Movie ★ 6.7
1996
Edie & Pen as Judge
Movie ★ 6.0
1996
7th Heaven as Mrs. Wagner
TV ★ 6.4
1996
Profiler as Miriam Newquay
TV ★ 7.0
1995
Virtuosity as Elizabeth Deane
Movie ★ 5.5
1995
VR.5 as Mrs. Nora Bloom
TV ★ 6.7
1994
Tryst as Maggie
Movie ★ 4.0
1994
Giorgino as Innkeeper
Movie ★ 6.4
1994
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn as Dorothy O'Hara
Movie ★ 5.0
1994
Someone Else's Child as Faye Maddox
Movie ★ 5.0
1994
Return to Two Moon Junction as Belle Delongpre
Movie ★ 5.7
1994
Tollbooth as Lillian
Movie ★ 6.2
1994
On Deadly Ground as Bartender (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1994
ER as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
TV ★ 7.8
1993
The Fire Next Time as Sarge
TV ★ 6.1
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vedek Winn
TV ★ 7.9
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kai Winn
TV ★ 7.9
1992
The Player as Louise Fletcher
Movie ★ 7.2
1992
Blind Vision as Miss Taylor
Movie ★ 3.6
1991
In a Child's Name as Jean Taylor
TV ★ 7.8
1990
Blue Steel as Shirley Turner
Movie ★ 5.8
1990
Shadowzone as Dr. Erhardt
Movie ★ 4.9
1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Letti Gordon
Movie ★ 5.4
1990
Dream On as Joanna
TV ★ 7.0
1980s 26 credits
1989
The Karen Carpenter Story as Agnes Carpenter
Movie ★ 7.2
1989
Best of the Best as Mrs. Grady
Movie ★ 6.5
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Agent
TV ★ 8.0
1988
Two Moon Junction as Belle Delongpre
Movie ★ 6.0
1987
Flowers in the Attic as Olivia Foxworth
Movie ★ 6.3
1987
J. Edgar Hoover as Annie M. Hoover
Movie
1986
Invaders from Mars as Mrs. McKeltch
Movie ★ 5.6
1986
Second Serve as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Movie ★ 5.3
1986
The Boy Who Could Fly as Dr. Granada
Movie ★ 6.3
1986
Nobody's Fool as Pearl
Movie ★ 4.4
1986
Worlds Beyond as Karen Earl
TV ★ 5.8
1985
A Summer to Remember as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Movie ★ 6.5
1985
The Twilight Zone as Dr. Cline
TV ★ 7.7
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV ★ 6.9
1984
Firestarter as Norma Manders
Movie ★ 6.3
1984
Overnight Sensation as Evie Peregrine
Movie ★ 6.2
1984
Talk to Me as Mother
Movie ★ 9.0
1984
Islands as Maureen
Movie
1984
Once Upon a Time in America as Director of Riverdale Cemetery
Movie ★ 8.4
1983
Brainstorm as Lillian Reynolds
Movie ★ 6.3
1983
Strange Invaders as Mrs. Benjamin
Movie ★ 4.8
1983
The Hitchhiker as Mother Birch
TV ★ 6.3
1982
The Lucky Star as Loes Bakker
Movie ★ 8.0
1981
Strange Behavior as Barbara Moorehead
Movie ★ 5.5
1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up! as Self
Movie ★ 6.1
1980
Mama Dracula● as Mama Dracula
Movie ★ 3.5
1970s 12 credits
1979
The Lady in Red as Anna Sage
Movie ★ 5.6
1979
Natural Enemies as Miriam Steward
Movie ★ 6.0
1979
The Magician of Lublin as Emilia
Movie ★ 4.7
1978
The Cheap Detective as Marlene DuChard
Movie ★ 6.4
1978
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery as Sally Kimball
Movie ★ 3.3
1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic as Dr. Gene Tuskin
Movie ★ 4.5
1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Self
Movie ★ 6.3
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Movie ★ 8.4
1975
Russian Roulette as Midge
Movie ★ 5.1
1974
Thieves Like Us as Mattie
Movie ★ 6.5
1974
Can Ellen Be Saved? as Bea Lindsey
Movie ★ 4.6
1974
Dinah! as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1960s 5 credits
1969
Medical Center
TV ★ 6.4
1967
Omnibus as Self
TV ★ 7.2
1963
A Gathering of Eagles as Mrs. Kemler
Movie ★ 5.9
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
TV ★ 5.8
1960
Tate
TV ★ 5.4
1950s 15 credits
1959
One Step Beyond as Jeannie
TV ★ 5.7
1959
The Untouchables as Eloise
TV ★ 8.0
1959
The Troubleshooters as Dellie
TV ★ 10.0
1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV ★ 7.1
1958
Yancy Derringer as Miss Nellie / Alithea
TV ★ 6.2
1958
Lawman
TV ★ 5.8
1958
Bat Masterson as Sarah Lou Conant
TV ★ 6.1
1957
Perry Mason as Gladys Doyle
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Sugarfoot as Julie Frazer
TV ★ 5.2
1957
Maverick
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Perry Mason as Susan Connolly
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Wagon Train as Elizabeth
TV ★ 6.6
1955
The Millionaire as Holly
TV ★ 5.8
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Aithra McLowery
TV ★ 6.8
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 1 credit
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
TV ★ 6.9