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Louise Fletcher (1934-2022) was an Oscar® winning American actress and writer. Fletcher is best known for her Oscar® winning role as Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. On AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Heroes & Villains list, her Nurse Ratched is ranked 5th on the villain list. Her IMDb page shows 136 acting and credits from 1958 to 2017. This page will rank Louise Fletcher movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Louise Fletcher Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Louise Fletcher Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Best IMDb Trivia On Louise Fletcher
1. Estelle Louise Fletcher was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1934.
2. Louise Fletcher made her film debut in 1963’s A Gathering of Eagles. After filming A Gathering of Eagles, Fletcher took a decade-long hiatus from acting in which she raised a family.
3. Louise Fletcher learned sign language at a very young age, as both of her parents were deaf. When Fletcher neared the end of her (spoken) Best Actress Oscar® acceptance speech for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), she finished with a unique (unspoken) touch in American Sign Language: “For my mother and my father, I want to say thank you for teaching me to have a dream. You are seeing my dream come true. Thank you.”
4. Louise Fletcher’s role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) had been turned down by Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Colleen Dewhurst and Jane Fonda.
5. Louise Fletcher was in several scenes that were deleted from Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America (1984) theatrical release. Those scenes are included in the superior Sergio Leone Director’s Cut.
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I saw 8 including top 4. 10 and favorite the player, 10 not favorite one flew over the cuckoos nest. no 9s. no hidden gems. some performers are perfect in one role, fletcher as nurse mildred ratched is one.
Hey bob cox….thanks for the feedback on Louise Fletcher….The Player is a good movie….fun to play “name the Oscar winner” as the movie playes out. I agree with you 100% about her role in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Good stuff.
Another actress in a classic performance that I have not seen from start to finish:(. As I have not seen Cuckoo from start to finish, I do not count it. And as my percentage is so low, no breakdown.
Seen: 3/39 or 8%
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Hey Bryan.Thanks for checking out our Louise Fletcher page. Her role in one flew over the cuckoo’s nest is a classic. Sadly the rest of your career has not been as memorable. The next time you’re over we can watch it I got it on a brand new on watch Blu-ray. Thanks for the contribution