Academy Award winning actress Louise Fletcher, who played Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', which was filmed at the Oregon State Hospital, was a featured guest at the grand opening on Oct. 6, 2012. Fletcher died Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at age 88. – Photo: AP
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 Academy Award, has died at age 88.
Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in Montdurausse, France, her agent David Shaul told The Associated Press on Friday. No cause was given.
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