Louise Fletcher

Born July 22, 1934· Birmingham, Alabama, USA

† Died September 23, 2022

66Roles★ 6.4Average rating

Emerging from Birmingham, Alabama, Fletcher grew up as the second of four children in a family devoted to serving the deaf; her father founded dozens of churches for the hearing-impaired. After earning a drama degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1957, she entered television, appearing in series such as Lawman, Maverick and Perry Mason during the late 1950s and early 1960s.…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975

Nurse Mildred Ratched

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America1984

Director of Riverdale Cemetery

Shameless

Peggy Gallagher

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt1989

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993

Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick

Heroes

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone1985

Private Practice

Private Practice2007

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions1999

Maverick

7th Heaven

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic1977

Dr. Gene Tuskin