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Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Actor · Died September 23, 2022, aged 88 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 22, 1934
Died
September 23, 2022 (aged 88)
From
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
73 on MovieCove · 123 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Louise Fletcher's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Survival
17%
Morality
15%
Self
14%
Power
13%
Society
11%
Ideas
8%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 17 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 22 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 23 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 8 of 23 analyzed roles.

Mentor
8 of 23
Threshold guardian
6 of 23
Shadow
4 of 23
Ally
2 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Hero
1 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Dread
16
Melancholic
16
Warm
12
Contemplative
10
Other
40

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Louise Fletcher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 73 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Louise Fletcher's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

123 credits, 73 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Grizzly II: Revenge(1983)

    as Eileene Draygon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(2018)

    as Winn Adami

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Girlboss(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rosie

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)

    as Mrs. McKeltch (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Man(2013)

    as Abbie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Of Two Minds(2012)

    as Aunt Will

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Cassadaga(2011)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peggy Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Genesis Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ellen Taylor

  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas(2007)

    as Martha Wilson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frances Wilder

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Sin Eater(2007)

    as Miz Elda

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Dad for Christmas(2006)

    as Glennie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Coolidge

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Fat Rose and Squeaky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Bonnie

  • Aurora Borealis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ruth Shorter

  • Dancing in Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Evelyn

  • Clipping Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Grammy

  • Wonderfalls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Vivian Caldwell

  • A Time to Remember(2003)

    as Billy Calhoun

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Finding Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Esther

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva Garrison

  • Manna from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mother Superior

  • After Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Aunt Cora

  • Touched by a Killer(2001)

    as Judge Erica Robertson

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • More Dogs Than Bones(2000)

    as Iva Doll

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Very Mean Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Katherine Mulroney

  • Big Eden(2000)

    as Grace Cornwell

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Silver Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Val

  • The Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Grandma Collins

  • Love Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alena Heiss

  • A Map of the World(1999)

    as Nellie Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Time Served (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Warden Mildred Reinecke

  • The Devil's Arithmetic(1999)

    as Aunt Eva

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(1999)

    as Helen Rosemond

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Evelyn McNabb

  • Fantasy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris Leeman

  • Johnny 316 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sally's Mother

  • Breast Men(1997)

    as Mrs. Saunders

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lydia McGuffy

  • Married to a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nana, Megan's Mother

  • The Girl Gets Moe(1997)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Sins of the Mind(1997)

    as Dr. Anna Bingham

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Gone Fishin'(1997)

    as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge N. Swanson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • High School High(1996)

    as Schuldirektorin Evelyn Doyle

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Miriam Newquay

  • 2 Days in the Valley(1996)

    as Evelyn

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Wagner

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Frankenstein and Me(1996)

    as Mrs. Perdue

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Stepford Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Miriam Benton

  • Edie & Pen(1996)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Mulholland Falls(1996)

    as Esther

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Virtuosity(1995)

    as Elizabeth Deane

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • VR.5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mrs. Nora Bloom

  • Someone Else's Child(1994)

    as Faye Maddox

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Tryst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Maggie

  • Tollbooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lillian

  • Giorgino(1994)

    as Innkeeper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Seacliff Inn(1994)

    as Dorothy O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Return to Two Moon Junction(1995)

    as Belle Delongpre

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • On Deadly Ground(1994)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Fire Next Time(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarge

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kai Winn · as Vedek Winn

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Blind Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Miss Taylor

  • The Player(1992)

    as Louise Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • In a Child's Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jean Taylor

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor(1990)

    as Letti Gordon

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanna

  • Blue Steel(1990)

    as Shirley Turner

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Shadowzone(1990)

    as Dr. Erhardt

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Best(1989)

    as Mrs. Grady

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Karen Carpenter Story(1989)

    as Agnes Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Two Moon Junction(1988)

    as Belle Delongpre

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Flowers in the Attic(1987)

    as Olivia Foxworth

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • J. Edgar Hoover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Annie M. Hoover

  • Nobody's Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Pearl

  • Worlds Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Earl

  • The Boy Who Could Fly(1986)

    as Dr. Granada

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Invaders from Mars(1986)

    as Mrs. McKeltch

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Second Serve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Cline

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • A Summer to Remember(1985)

    as Dr. Dolly McKeever

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Maureen

  • Overnight Sensation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Evie Peregrine

  • Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

    as Director of Riverdale Cemetery

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Firestarter(1984)

    as Norma Manders

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Talk to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mother

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother Birch

  • Brainstorm(1983)

    as Lillian Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Strange Invaders(1983)

    as Mrs. Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Loes Bakker

  • Strange Behavior(1981)

    as Barbara Moorehead

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mama Dracula(1980)

    as Mama Dracula

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Magician of Lublin(1979)

    as Emilia

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Natural Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Miriam Steward

  • The Lady in Red(1979)

    as Anna Sage

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sally Kimball

  • The Cheap Detective(1978)

    as Marlene DuChard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic(1977)

    as Dr. Gene Tuskin

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)

    as Nurse Mildred Ratched

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Russian Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Midge

  • Thieves Like Us(1974)

    as Mattie

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Can Ellen Be Saved?(1974)

    as Bea Lindsey

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Gathering of Eagles(1963)

    as Mrs. Kemler

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tate(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Eloise

  • The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Dellie

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeannie

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Lou Conant

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Yancy Derringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Nellie / Alithea

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Gladys Doyle · as Susan Connolly

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie Frazer

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Aithra McLowery

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles from 1955 to 2020; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

$109M worldwide

Highest rated

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19552020

Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting122 of 122: 122 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1950s13 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s43 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 34 roles
63838898

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Louise Fletcher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 56; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 73 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 73 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Return to Two Moon Junction (1995)

83rd percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Louise Fletcher's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles34–72 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles10–65 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles30–85 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles5–48 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles30–80 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Louise Fletcher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Louise Fletcher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Lloyd shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles