Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched), Who Won an Oscar for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ Dies at 88

[Magnus]

Louise Fletcher, the imposing, steely-eyed actress who won an Academy Award for her role as the tyrannical Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” died at her home in France on Friday. She was 88.

The American Film Institute later named Nurse Ratched as one of the most memorable villains in film history and the second most notable female villain, surpassed only by the Wicked Witch of the West in “The Wizard of Oz.”

Louise Fletcher, 88, Dies; Oscar Winner for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (Published 2022)

She was largely unknown to the public when she was cast as what the American Film Institute called one of cinema’s most memorable villains.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Jarlaxle]

She did villains very well. Many younger people know her as Kai Wynn Adami, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

 

[2aguy]

Louise Fletcher, the imposing, steely-eyed actress who won an Academy Award for her role as the tyrannical Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” died at her home in France on Friday. She was 88.

The American Film Institute later named Nurse Ratched as one of the most memorable villains in film history and the second most notable female villain, surpassed only by the Wicked Witch of the West in “The Wizard of Oz.”

Louise Fletcher, 88, Dies; Oscar Winner for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (Published 2022)

She was largely unknown to the public when she was cast as what the American Film Institute called one of cinema’s most memorable villains.

www.nytimes.com

88.......not bad....a life long lived...I hope it was a happy one for her, and I hope she has found peace.

 

[1srelluc]

She played in Maverick back in the late 50s.

But that trigger finger!

 

[AMart]

A young Hillary Clinton would have nailed that role and Nurse Ratched.

 

[2aguy]

A young Hillary Clinton would have nailed that role and Nurse Ratched.

Hillary isnt even close to being as kind and compassionate as Nurse Ratched…….

 

[Flash]

A young Hillary Clinton would have nailed that role and Nurse Ratched.

She would have been better as the Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz.

 

[boedicca]

RIP Louise

 

[Jarlaxle]

Hillary isnt even close to being as kind and compassionate as Nurse Ratched…….

But she'd be perfect as Kai Wynn.

 

[skye]

RIP Louise Fletcher.

 

[Chillicothe]

Yeah, that was a great role written for that nurse character.
And that actress nailed it.
An Oscar well deserved.

But the movie, Cuckoo's Nest.....well, it has one of the half-dozen 'favorite-movie-scenes' in my little memory.
I don't want to detract from the actress...but it was the 'Juicy Fruit' scene with just Nicholson and the 'Chief'. The actress/nurse wasn't in it.
It's been years since I saw it last. But it is burned in my memory.

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[RoshawnMarkwees]

A young Hillary Clinton would have nailed that role and Nurse Ratched.

Nancy Pelosi is the real life character The Exorcist was based on.

 

[Man of Ethics]

RIP Louise Fletcher. Very sad!

She was an excellent actress.

In many movies, she played a classic villain.
I remember her as the evil grandmother from Flowers in the Attic 1987.
She played Nurse Ratched excellently.

 

[g5000]

Louise Fletcher, the imposing, steely-eyed actress who won an Academy Award for her role as the tyrannical Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” died at her home in France on Friday. She was 88.

The American Film Institute later named Nurse Ratched as one of the most memorable villains in film history and the second most notable female villain, surpassed only by the Wicked Witch of the West in “The Wizard of Oz.”

Louise Fletcher, 88, Dies; Oscar Winner for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (Published 2022)

She was largely unknown to the public when she was cast as what the American Film Institute called one of cinema’s most memorable villains.

www.nytimes.com

I blame Biden.

 

[Burgermeister]

Hit

 

[BS Filter]

Perfect casting in that movie made it so great.

 

[B. Kidd]

I'm still grieving Coolio.

 

[Man of Ethics]

Grandmother Olivia Foxworth is a fictional yet very realistic portrayal of a 1950s family tyrant. She is extremely abusive both physically and emotionally. She viewed herself as righteous, and she viewed her daughter's secret children as the Spawn of the Devil.

Louise Fletcher was a genius in playing villains. In the 1987 film "Flowers in the Attic", she was Grandmother Olivia Foxworth.



As for myself -- we did not buy a VCR player until 1997. Nevertheless, at least since 1988, the University Library had several VCR players which could be rented for an hour at a time. Of course I did not have money to buy a VHS film, but I could rent one. I watched "Flowers in the Attic" several times. I did not watch "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" until 1998.