Louise Fletcher, actress best known for her Oscar-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring Jack Nicholson, has died at the age of 88
Published on: 09/24/2022 12:39
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New serious sadness in the world of cinema: it is dead Louise Fletcherunforgettable actress, forever associated with the film One flew over the cuckoo’s nest Next Jack Nicholson. He also won an Oscar for this film. The big star was 88 years old.
Mourning in the cinema: Farewell to Louise Fletcher
A few days after the disappearance of Jean Luc Godardinternational cinema loses another famous face. Louise Fletcher, better known as the sadist, is dead Nurse Mildred Ratched in the masterpiece of Milos FormanOne flew over the cuckoo’s nest.
Born July 22, 1934 in Birmingham, Alabama, Fletcher had recently graduated 88 years old. As a hearing child of deaf and deeply religious parents, she began her career in several television series before achieving world fame in 1975.
Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGESJack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher at the 1976 Academy Awards
We remember a particularly touching moment from her: during the ceremony of the Academy Awards 1976 in which he won as Best ActressHe thanked his parents using American Sign Language. She was also a recurring face on the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine between 1993 and 1999.
Nurse Ratched’s face career
As said, Louise Fletcher’s most famous role will always be alongside Jack Nicholson: an inflexible and repressive nurse, for which she not only won the Oscar, but also the Oscar BAFTA and Golden Globe. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is one of the few films to have won 5 major Oscars (film, director, actor and screenplay).
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Thanks to his very long television career, he has also received Emmy Award nominations for the series Brock family and Joan of Arcadia. He also took part in episodes of ER doctors on the front line, cloud nine, heroes and shameless.
The announcement of the death of the actress
The news was reported by Deadline on the morning of September 24, 2022: Louise Fletcher’s family and agent have not provided the cause of death, but it was announced that she would have died in her sleep at her home surrounded by her family. .
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