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Louise Fletcher

Silver Man

Dancing in Twilight

Mama Dracula

The Last Sin Eater

Thieves Like Us

Aurora Borealis

A Time to Remember

Finding Home

Born: 07/22/1934 Birmingham, AL

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Biography: Louise Fletcher's acting career can be divided into two stages. She started out appearing on television shows such as Wagon Train and The Untouchables during the late '50s, but left acting in 1964, two years after marrying movie producer Jerry Bick, to raise a family. She did not return to her craft until appearing in Robert Altman's well-regarded feature film Thieves Like Us in 1974. Fletcher then appeared in the spy thriller Russian Roulette (1975) before Milos Forman cast her in what was to become her signature role, that of the iron-willed, sadistic Nurse Ratched who tormented Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Her believable portrayal won her a Best Actress Oscar and a Golden Globe. Perhaps the highest honor is that her Ratched has become a movie icon, one that has been frequently emulated and parodied in numerous subsequent films. Fletcher was born in Birmingham, AL, to a deaf Episcopalian minister and a deaf mother. She started acting in summer stock following her graduation from the University of North Carolina. Fletcher next moved to Los Angeles and found work as a receptionist before breaking into television. Standing 5'10", the strikingly beautiful Fletcher was often taller than her leading men, something that hindered her first bid at stardom. Since her success with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fletcher has found steady employment as a supporting and character actress on television -- where she received a 1996 Emmy nomination for a guest-star appearance on the highly acclaimed CBS series Picket Fences -- and in feature films. She also has a busy stage career. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Louise Fletcher appeared in...

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04/08/2008 - Silver Man
07/10/2007 - Dancing in Twilight
06/05/2007 - Mama Dracula
05/15/2007 - The Last Sin Eater
04/17/2007 - Thieves Like Us
04/03/2007 - Aurora Borealis
11/07/2006 - A Time to Remember
01/31/2006 - Finding Home
08/02/2005 - After Image
07/12/2005 - Manna from Heaven

Awards

1981	Best Actress - Foreign (nominee)	Genie Awards
1976	Best Actress (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (winner)	Golden Globe	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975	Best Actress (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest