Estelle Louise Fletcher was an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1976), 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– 1999), as well as for her role as Helen Rosemond in the movie Cruel Intentions (1999).
Louise 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).
In 1998, Louise was charged with reckless driving after she allegedly struck a police officer who was removing a deer carcass from a roadway. The police officer was injured in both legs and had to be hospitalized.
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Louise died at her home in Montdurausse, France, on September 23, 2022, at the age of 88 of natural causes, after surviving two bouts of breast cancer,
Louise Fletcher married literary agent and producer Jerry Bick in 1960, divorcing in 1977. The couple had two sons, John Dashiell Bick and Andrew Wilson Bick. Fletcher took an 11-year break from acting to raise them.
She received an honorary degree from Gallaudet University in 1982.
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