Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in Montdurausse, France, her agent David Shaul told The Associated Press on Friday.
LOS ANGELES — Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88.
Clutching her Oscar at the 1976 ceremony, Fletcher told the audience, “It looks as though you all hated me.” She was nominated for Emmys for her guest roles on the TV series “Joan of Arcadia” and “Picket Fences,” and had a recurring role as Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn Adami in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." She played the mother of musical duo Carpenters in 1989's “The Karen Carpenter Story.”
Working as a doctor’s receptionist by day and studying at night with noted actor and teacher Jeff Corey, she began getting one-day jobs on such TV series as “Wagon Train,” “77 Sunset Strip” and “The Untouchables.” Once institutionalized, McMurphy discovers his mental ward is run by Fletcher's cold, imposing Nurse Mildred Ratched, who keeps her patients tightly under her thumb. As the two clash, McMurphy all but takes over the ward with his bravado, leading to stiff punishment from Ratched and the institution, where she restores order.
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Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher diesLouise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88.
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Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor Louise Fletcher diesLouise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” set a new standard for screen vill…
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