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Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the antagonist Nurse Ratched in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), which earned her numerous accolades, including the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Fletcher had a recurring role as the Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn Adami in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99). She was nominated for two Emmy Awards for her roles in the television series Picket Fences (1996) and Joan of Arcadia (2004). Her final role was as Rosie in the Netflix series Girlboss (2017). Early life Estelle Louise Fletcher was born on July 22, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, the second of four children of Estelle (née Caldwell) and the Reverend Robert Capers Fletcher, an Episcopal missionary from Arab, Alabama. Her parents were deaf and worked with the deaf/hard-of-hearing, but Fletcher and her siblings, Roberta, John, and Georgianna, were all hearing normally, so the children were sent in turns to live with Estelle's hearing sister in Texas for three months at a time to ensure they learned spoken English. Fletcher's father founded more than 40 churches for the deaf in Alabama. She received a bachelor's degree in drama from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1957. Career Fletcher began appearing in several television series including Lawman (1958) and Maverick (1959). (The Maverick episode "The Saga of Waco Williams" with James Garner was the series's highest-rated episode.) Also in 1959, she appeared in an episode of the original Untouchables TV series starring Robert Stack, "Ma Barker and Her Boys", as Elouise. Fletcher recalled having greater success being cast in Westerns due to her height: I was 5 feet 10 inches [1.78 m] tall, and no television producer thought a tall woman could be sexually attractive to anybody. I was able to get jobs on westerns because the actors were even taller than I was. In 1960, Fletcher made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, as defendant Gladys Doyle in "The Case of the Mythical Monkeys", and as Susan Connolly in "The Case of the Larcenous Lady". In the summer of 1960, she was cast as Roberta McConnell in the episode "The Bounty Hunter" of Tate, starring David McLean. In 1974, Fletcher returned to film in the crime drama Thieves Like Us, co-produced by her husband Jerry Bick and Robert Altman, who also directed. When the two had a falling out on Altman's next project (Nashville (1975)), Altman decided to cast Lily Tomlin for the role of Linnea Reese, initially created for and by Fletcher. Meanwhile, director Miloš Forman saw Fletcher in Thieves and cast her as McMurphy's nemesis Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). She based her performance of the character on the paternalistic way she saw white people treat black people in her native Alabama. Fletcher gained international recognition and fame for the role, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as a BAFTA Award and Golden Globe. She was only the third actress ever to win an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for a single performance, after Audrey Hepburn and Liza Minnelli. When Fletcher accepted her Oscar, she used sign language to thank her parents. After Cuckoo's Nest, Fletcher had mixed success in film. She made several financially and critically successful films, while others were box-office failures. Fletcher's film roles were in such features as Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), The Lady in Red (1979), The Magician of Lublin (1979), Brainstorm (1983), Firestarter (1984), Invaders From Mars (1986), Flowers in the Attic (1987), Two Moon Junction (1988), Best of the Best (1989), Blue Steel (1990), Virtuosity (1995), High School High (1996), and Cruel Intentions (1999), as the aunt of Ryan Phillippe's Sebastian. Additionally, she played the character Ruth Shorter, a supporting role, in Aurora Borealis (2005), alongside Joshua Jackson and Donald Sutherland, and appeared in the Fox Faith film The Last Sin Eater (2007). Fletcher co-starred in TV movies such as The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) (as Karen and Richard Carpenter's mother, Agnes), Nightmare on the 13th Floor (1990), The Haunting of Seacliff Inn (1994), and The Stepford Husbands (1996). From 1993 to 1999, she held a recurring role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the scheming Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn Adami. She also earned Emmy Award nominations for her guest roles on Picket Fences (1996), and later on Joan of Arcadia (2004). In 2009, Fletcher appeared in Heroes as the physician mother of character Emma Coolidge. In 2011 and 2012, she appeared on four episodes of Shameless as Grammy Gallagher, Frank Gallagher's foul-mouthed and hard-living mother, who is serving a prison sentence for manslaughter related to a meth lab explosion. She portrayed the recurring role of Rosie on the series Girlboss (2017). Personal life Fletcher married producer Jerry Bick, divorcing in 1977. The couple had two sons, John Dashiell Bick and Andrew Wilson Bick. Fletcher took an 11-year break from acting to raise them. Fletcher received an honorary degree from Gallaudet University in 1982. Fletcher died at her home in Montdurausse, France, on September 23, 2022, at the age of 88. Filmography Film Television Accolades References External links Louise Fletcher at IMDb Louise Fletcher at AllMovie Louise Fletcher at the TCM Movie Database Louise Fletcher at Rotten Tomatoes Louise Fletcher at Memory Alpha. Discover the Fletcher Best popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Fletcher Best books.
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The Memory Index
Julian Ray VacaIn this electric speculative YA sci/fi novel, the world treats memories like currency, so dreams can be a complicated business. Perfect for fans of Neal Stephenson and Philip K. Di...
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Taken By Storm
Donna FletcherBurke Longton has traveled to Scotland to find his brother, but instead finds himself in a dungeon, accused of a crime he did not commit. Before he can devise a plan to escape, a m...
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Good Eggs
Rebecca HardimanNamed a Best FeelGood Book by The Washington PostWhen a home aide arrives to assist a rambunctious family at a crossroads, simmering tensions boil over in this “witty, exuberant de...
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Courting Susannah
Linda Lael MillerBeloved New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller delivers an emotionpacked novel of love set against the breathtaking backdrop of the American West.When Susannah McKittr...
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The Hidden People
Alison LittlewoodA chilling Gothic mystery from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club hit The Cold Season, perfect for fans of Susan Hill, The Coffin Path and The Silent Companions...
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Sniffing Out Stink Ape
Fletcher BestSomething stinks in the swamplands surrounding Florida's Lake Okeechobee, and it's not just swamp gas. For decades there have been reports of a large, foulsmelling apelike creature...
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The Crow Garden
Alison LittlewoodSusan Hill meets Wilkie Collins in Alison Littlewood's latest chiller. Maddoctor Nathaniel is obsessed with the beautiful Mrs Harleston but is she truly delusional? Or is she hidi...
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30 Days 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety
Bev AisbettFrom the bestselling anxiety expert, Bev Aisbett, comes a proven and practical workbook to help people manage their anxiety, with simple daily strategies for work and for home. A c...
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Best Baby Names 2020
Siobhan ThomasChoosing a name for your baby has never been easier.Deciding on a name is one of the most exciting decisions you’ll make ahead of your new arrival but with so much choice it can be...
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The Little Book of Mum Hacks
Kate Murnane'Perfect for new parents. These hacks are genius!' Louise Pentland, bestselling author of MumLife 'Total genius!' Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author of Happy Mum, Happy BabyPack...
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Path of Needles
Alison LittlewoodSome fairy tales are born of dreams . . . and some are born of nightmares.'I loved Path of Needles. Dark but satisfying like the best chocolate' ELLY GRIFFITHS, bestselling author ...
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The Enchantment of Emma Fletcher
L.D. CrichtonA young woman desperate to outrun her nightmare reluctantly falls straight into the arms of the one boy who might be able to wake her up in this sweet and sexy debut about finding ...
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A Cold Season
Alison LittlewoodHow far would you go to save your child? A nailbiting thriller, 'perfect reading for a dark winter's night' (Richard and Judy).Cass's husband is missing, presumed dead in Afghanist...
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The Eight Fingered Fiend of Lake Porker
Fletcher BestDark secrets lie just below the surface of the small town of Lake Porker, Texas. The longtime, yet muchdespised mayor has been keeping his job by means of rigging elections with th...
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The Terms Of Inheritance
Michelle UptonFour sisters. A vast fortune. And a mother who thinks she knows best ...Where there's a will, there's a way.A funny, moving, brilliantly observed story about letting go of the past...
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Quiet
Fearne Cotton'Fearne Cotton and Frankie Bridge have encouraged fans to open up about their mental health issues in inspirational social media posts' HelloThis book is about taming the bad inner...
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Best Baby Names 2022
Siobhan ThomasThere's so much in a name, and it's one of the most exciting decisions to make about your new arrival. But how to find the right name for your little one?This easytobrowse AZ book ...
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Best Baby Names 2021
Siobhan ThomasFind the right name for your new arrival Choosing a name for your baby is one of the most exciting decisions you can make, but there’s so much choice – where do you start? Best Ba...
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The Moments
Natalie WinterWhat if true love takes a lifetime to appear?'A joyful read for anyone who's happily in love, has loved, or is yet to find love' Heat'Do not miss this book especially if you love b...
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Mrs. Fletcher
Tom PerrottaNow an HBO series starring Kathryn Hahn!“Light, zingy, and laughoutloud funny” (People), the New York Times bestselling novel about sex, love, and identity as seen through the eyes...
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The Book of Burnout
Bev AisbettAustralia's bestselling anxiety and mental health expert, Bev Aisbett, tackles a growing mental health emergency: burnout.Burnout happens when we take on too much, when we think we...
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Mental State
Dr Mark CrossA manifesto about what's wrong with Australia's mentalhealth system and a guidebook for how to treat it, by a neurotic shrink who lives it every day.Psychiatrist Dr Mark Cross has ...
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Flowers in the Attic
V.C. AndrewsA major Lifetime movie eventthe novel that captured the world's imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. Book One of the Dollanganger Family series.At the to...
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Body Happy Kids
Molly ForbesWe are not born hating our bodies. Make sure your kids never do.No parent wants their child to grow up with anything less than wholehearted confidence in themselves. Sadly research...
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The Ha Ha Bonk Book
Janet AhlbergLaughter guaranteed with The Ha Ha Bonk Book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg jampacked with brilliant jokes to tell your dad, your mum, your baby brother, your teacher and anybody else...
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Get Over It
Bev AisbettGot difficulties? Get over it... GET OVER IT is the perfect resource to help you feel more grounded in your ability to face the difficulties in your life. Finding Release From the ...
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All of It
Bev AisbettBev Aisbett's simple and humorous illustrated selfhelp books have provided guidance on anxiety, depression, selfimage and selfworth issues for thousands of readers over the past 18...
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The Blossom Method
Vivien Sabel'Ever uttered the words "What do you want?" in frustration to your crying, irritable or fractious baby? Well never again!' Janette Roberts, author of the Healthy Parents, Better Ba...
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Living With It
Bev AisbettThe classic guide for panic attack sufferers now fully revised and updated. Panic attacks approximately 5% of the population will experience them at some time or another. The dre...
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Many Love
Sophie Lucido Johnson“A fastpaced debut… A candid, modern take on polyamory for fans of memoirs and graphic novels, and anyone interested in stories of dating, love, and romance.” Library JournalAfter ...