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With Joshua Jackson, Juliette Lewis, Donald Sutherland, directed by James Burke. A troubled young man struggles to right himself after the premature death of his father. IMDB. Official site. Hollywood Reporter.
Louise Fletcher (Ruth Shorter) Louise Fletcher is best known for playing the dictatorial Nurse Ratched in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, a performance that won her both the American and British Oscars for Best Actress, as well as the Golden Globe award. Upon receiving her Academy Award, Fletcher used sign language to thank her deaf parents for helping her achieve her dream.
The daughter of an Episcopal missionary, Fletcher was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Although both of her parents were hearing and speech impaired, she remembers her father as a charismatic storyteller and her mother as a wonderful mimic who loved the movies and encouraged her daughter to reenact their favorite scenes. Fletcher was also encouraged by her Aunt Beezie, who “loved to sing and play piano and just taught me to show off in general.”
Deciding to be an actor at age 11, Fletcher promised her father to finish school and learn to type so she would never want for a job if she needed it. (“This has paid off!”) She received her classical training from the University of North Carolina, then made the move to Hollywood, quickly landing roles in such classic television series as BAT MASTERSON, LAWNMAN, MAVERICK, 77 SUNSET STRIP, WAGON TRAIN, THE UNTOUCHABLES and PERRY MASON.
Fletcher most recently appeared on the small screen on the hit NBC drama ER and on the hit CBS drama JOAN OF ARCADIA for which she was nominated for an Emmy for best guest actress on a drama series. Prior to that, she appeared on David E. Kelley's hit series THE PRACTICE. Other TV credits include recurring roles in PICKET FENCES, PROFILER and STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE. She also starred in the television movies SECOND SERVE with Vanessa Redgrave, J. EDGAR HOOVER, THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY, IN A CHILD'S NAME, SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD, SINS OF THE MIND and THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC, among others.
Her list of film credits includes Robert Altman's THIEVES LIKE US, Neil Simon's THE CHEAP DETECTIVE, Lewis Teague's THE LADY IN RED, BRAINSTORM, THE BOY WHO COULD FLY, NOBODY'S FOOL, TWO MOON JUNCTION, BLUE STEEL and BLIND VISION.
From 1961-1973, Fletcher took a sabbatical from acting to raise her two sons. Currently, when she's not working, she is an art dealer and a self-described “nest maker” who recently completed a five year renovation of an old farmhouse in the southwest of France. Fletcher has served on the board of the NIH Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and many other organizations for the deaf. About her long and illustrious career she says, “I know that to do what I do best I have to rely on others doing what they do best. I can't do it alone. A lot of work goes into giving me my moment to do what I do. I love that.”
