Louise Fletcher, the actress who played the menacing Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. She was 88. The actress died in her sleep surrounded by family at ...

CNN — Louise Fletcher, the actress who won an Academy Award for playing the villainous Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," died Friday in France, according to her agent David Shaul.

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 ...

Louise Fletcher, the actress best known for her role as Nurse Mildred Ratched in Miloš Forman’s film adaptation of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” has died at the age of 88.

Louise Fletcher, the veteran actress who won an Oscar for her performance as the ruthless and menacing psychiatric ward administrator Nurse Ratched in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, ...

Louise Fletcher, who was famously known for her Oscar-winning performance as Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has died at the age of 88 in her home in France. She is survived ...

Louise Fletcher, best known for her performance as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died at age 88. The actor died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in Montdurausse, ...

Hollywood has sadly lost another one of its greats. Louise Fletcher died at her home in Montdurausse, France at the age of 88 on Saturday (September 24). The actress was a rarity in Tinseltown, ...

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Louise Fletcher, who won a best actress Oscar for her role as Jack Nicholson's cruel screen nemesis Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," has died. She was 88. Fletcher died in her sleep ...

MONTDURAUSSE, France (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher has died at the age of 88. Her agent confirmed she died of natural causes Friday at her home in France. Fletcher is ...