LOS ANGELES — Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” set a new standard for screen villains ...

The Alabama native won an Oscar for playing one of the big screen's most villainous characters. Her acceptance speech was quite memorable. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Louise Fletcher, the sweet ...

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" set a new standard for screen villains and won her an ...

With the benefit of hindsight, only a foolish actor would turn down a role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, seeing as ...

Louise Fletcher, who won a best actress Oscar for her role as Jack Nicholson's cruel screen nemesis Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," has died. She was 88. Fletcher died in her sleep ...

The actress, who played one of cinema's greatest villains, Nurse Ratched, was also known for her role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Louise Fletcher, the actress who played the menacing Nurse Ratched ...

Jack Nicholson, nominated for the best actor Oscar, promoted "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (nominated for best film) in Rome in 1976, alongside co-star Louise Fletcher, who was nominated for best ...

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” set a new standard for screen villains and won her an ...