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Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the antagonist Nurse Ratched in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), which earned her numerous accolades, including the Academy Award , BAFTA Award , and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Though she earned an Emmy Award nomination for her recurring role on Picket Fences (1992), Fletcher is perhaps best known to recent television audiences as Kai Winn from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and as Nora Bloom from the cult classic VR.5 (1995). Born July 22, 1934.
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- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Sep 25, 2022 · The actor Louise Fletcher, who has died aged 88, won the best actress Oscar in 1976 for her chilling and controlled performance in the film version of Ken Kesey ’s countercultural novel One...
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Sep 24, 2022 · Louise Fletcher, the imposing, steely-eyed actress who won an Academy Award for her role as the tyrannical Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” died on Friday at her home in the...
Sep 24, 2022 · Louise Fletcher, the actress who won an Academy Award for playing the villainous Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” died Friday in France, according to her agent David Shaul....
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Louise Fletcher. Actress: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, to Episcopal minister Robert Fletcher and his wife Estelle, both of whom were deaf, Louise Fletcher was introduced to performing at a young age by the aunt who taught her to speak.
Apr 12, 2024 · Louise Fletcher, American actress who was best known for her skillfully underplayed portrayal of the rigidly authoritarian Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), which earned her the Academy Award for best actress. Her other movies included Thieves Like Us, Blue Steel, and The Player.
