Louise Fletcher was in her early 40s and little known when chosen for the role as Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'
Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in Montdurausse, France, her agent David Shaul told The Associated Press on Friday. No cause was given.
American actress Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest', directed by Milos Forman, 1975. 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."
Actress Louise Fletcher and date Morgan Mason attend the Sixth Annual American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award Salute to Henry Fonda on March 1, 1978 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron GaleFletcher married producer Jerry Bick in the early 1960s and gave birth to two sons in quick succession. She decided to put her career on hold to be a stay-at-home mother and didn’t work for 11 years.
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