Actress Louise Fletcher, best known for playing villain Nurse Ratched in the 1975 movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” has died at age 88.
Fletcher won an Academy Award for best actress in her role playing a cruel nurse in a psychiatric hospital in Oregon, terrorizing her patients, among them Randle McMurphy, played by actor Jack Nicholson. Will Sampson, Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd also played patients in the film.
The movie directed by Milos Forman was adapted from the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey and was received with great critical acclaim, winning Oscars for best picture, best director, best actor, best actress and best screenplay in 1976. The story follows the power tensions between McMurphy as he becomes de facto rebellious leader of the patients, challenging Nurse Ratched’s ruthless and cold authority as she doles out stiff punishment.
“I’ve loved being hated by you,” Fletcher told a star-studded crowd as she collected her Academy Award. Other actresses such as Ellen Burstyn and Angela Lansbury reportedly declined the role, with FletcherFletcher was in her 40s when cast in the movie and relatively unknown, having struggled to land prominent roles partly due to her height of 5 feet 10 inches, so she was often taller than her acting counterparts.
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