Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher | |
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.jpg) Louise Fletcher in 1976 | |
| Born | Estelle Louise Fletcher July 22, 1934 |
| Died | September 23, 2022 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2017 |
| Known for | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
| Spouse |
Jerry Bick
(m. 1960; div. 1977) |
| Children | 2 |
Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She won many awards for her television and movie acting. She is most famous for playing the main antagonist "Nurse Ratched" in the movie One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). That earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award in 1976.[1][2] She was also well known for her role as the Bajoran religious leader "Kai Winn Adami" in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99). She acted in many other movies and television series.[1]
She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, one of the four children of a deaf couple, Robert Capers Fletcher, an Episcopal Priest and his wife, Estelle. Rev. Fletcher worked with hearing-impaired people. Fletcher and hersibling spent a year with a hearing aunt in Texas to enable them to learn to speak. Nevertheless, Fletcher did not fully use her voice until she was eight years old. Once her schoolteacher sent her home, convinced she was deaf.[3][2]
Fletcher studied dramatic arts at the University of North Carolina, then moved to Los Angeles and acted in 1950s television series. She married the producer Jerry Bick in 1960 and quit acting to raise their two sons.[1] Fletcher and her family moved to London in 1967. Later, in the 1970s, she tried to return to acting but at first was unsuccessful. Finally, Robert Altman persuaded her to act in his crime drama, Thieves Like Us (1974). The film was produced by her husband, making her fear being accused of nepotism.[2]
When Fletcher accepted her Oscar for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest she ended her speech in sign language in recognition of her parents' disability. Alhough Fletcher never received a part as memorable as Nurse Ratched in later life, she continued to act throughout her life.[2]
On September 23, 2022, Fletcher died at her home in Montdurausse, France, at the age of 88.[1]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 Evans, Greg. "Louise Fletcher Dies: Oscar-Winning 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' Actor Was 88". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Gilbey, Ryan. Louise Fletcher obituary The Guardian, Sun 25 Sep 2022.
- ↑ The Rev. R.C. Fletcher Dies. Washington Post, March 4, 1988.
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