Louise Fletcher Dies Aged 88 Naturally Sep2022

Louise Fletcher, who won an Oscar for her unforgettable role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died aged 88.

The US actress died at her home in the south of France, her agent said.

While she was best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched, Fletcher's career spanned six decades, including TV and film.

Former colleagues and fans paid tribute to the actress, calling her an "absolute great".

Fletcher was a relative unknown when picked to play Nurse Ratched in 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She began her acting career in the 50s but paused for more than a decade to raise her children.

Leading actresses including Angela Lansbury and Ellen Burstyn had all turned down the part.

Set and filmed in a psychiatric hospital in Oregon in the US, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was directed by Milos Forman and based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name.

The film proved hugely popular, winning a raft of awards and making it into many lists of the greatest American films of all time.

Central to the film's appeal was Fletcher's cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched, a fearsome symbol of institutional authority who is pitted against the individualism of Jack Nicholson's Randle McMurphy.

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