One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest actress Louise Fletcher has died at the age of 88. The actress famously played Nurse Ratched in the classic movie, a performance that went on to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was one of the first movies in decades to sweep up nominations at the awards ceremony, and go onto win multiple accolades including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
As a daughter to deaf parents, Fletcher made history by becoming the first person to sign her acceptance speech in 1976. Related: Paying tribute to the stars we've lost in 2022 – in memoriam Her acting career carried on into the early 2010s where she took on many, often villainous, roles.
She starred in everything from Exorcist II: The Heretic, Cruel Intentions, Joan of Arcadia, Thieves Like Us, ER, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Girlboss and the American version of Shameless.
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