Louise Fletcher holds the Academy Award she won for her leading role in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" in Los Angeles, on March 30, 1976. AP Photo/File hide caption toggle caption AP Photo/File Culture Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher has died September 24, 2022 • 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, has died at 88.
