Louise Fletcher
Name
Estelle Louise Fletcher
Birthplace
Birmingham, Alabama
Birth date
July 22, 1934
Death place
Montdurausse, Tarn, France
Death date
September 23, 2022 (aged 88)
Occupation
Actress
Active Years
1955–2017
Notable Films
Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an Academy Award winning, American film and television actress, best known in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Nurse Ratched, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She appeared in other films such as Exorcist II: The Heretic, Brainstorm, Firestarter and Flowers in the Attic.
Early life[]
She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to Estelle and Robert Fletcher, the second child of four children. Both of her parents were deaf. She was introduced to performing at a young age by her aunt who taught her to speak.
Career[]
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Filmography[]
- Thieves Like Us (1974)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
- The Cheap Detective (1978)
- The Lady in Red (1979)
- The Lucky Star (1980)
- Strange Behavior (1981)
- Brainstorm (1983)
- Firestarter (1984)
- Invaders from Mars (1986)
- Flowers in the Attic (1987)
- Two Moon Junction (1988)
- Blue Steel (1990)
- Virtuosity (1995)
- Cruel Intentions (1999)
- A Map of the World (1999)
- Manna from Heaven (2002)
- The Last Sin Eater (2007)
External links[]
- Louise Fletcher on Wikipedia
- Louise Fletcher on IMDb