FLETCHER, Louise 1934–

PERSONAL

Born July 22, 1934 (some sources say 1936), in Birmingham, AL; daughter of Robert Capers (an Episcopalian minister) and Estelle Caldwell (worked with the hearing impaired) Fletcher; both parents deaf; married Jerry Bick (a producer), c. 1960 (divorced, c. 1978); children: two sons. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 1957; attended All Saints Episcopal College; studied acting with Jeff Corey.

Addresses: Agent— Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Arlene Thorton & Associates, 12711 Ventura Blvd., Suite 490, Studio City, CA 91604; Bauman, Redanty & Shaul Agency, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 473, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Publicist— Broutman PR, 8225 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Career: Actress. Deafness Research Foundation, member of board of directors, 1980—; National Institute of Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders, member of advisory board; Caption Center, member of advisory board. Previously worked as a receptionist.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award, best actress, Film Award, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Golden Globe Award, best actress in a dramatic film, 1976, all for One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest; Genie Award nomination, best performance by a foreign actress, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1981, for The Lucky Star; Saturn Award, best actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 1984, for Brainstorm; Emmy Award, outstanding guest actress in a drama series, 1996, for Picket Fences; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, 1998, for Breast Men; Honorary L.H.D. degrees: Gallaudet University, 1982, and Western Maryland College, 1986; D.D.L. degree, North Carolina State University.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Mrs. Kemler, A Gathering of Eagles, Universal, 1963.

Mattie, Thieves Like Us, United Artists, 1974.

Nurse Mildred Ratched, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975.

Midge, Russian Roulette, Avco–Embassy, 1975.

Dr. Gene Tuskin, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Warner Bros., 1977.

Marlene Duchard, The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective ), Columbia, 1978.

Miriam Steward, Natural Enemies, Cinema V, 1979.

Anna Sage, The Lady in Red (also known as Guns, Sin, and Bathtub Gin ), New World, 1979.

Emilia, The Magician of Lublin (also known as Ha–kosem mi'Lublin and Der Magier ), Cannon, 1979.

Loes Bakker, The Lucky Star (also known as La belle etoile ), Tele–Metropole Internationale, 1980.

Mamma Dracula/Countess Elizabeth Bathory, Mamma Dracula (also known as Mama Dracula ), Union Generale Cinematographique, 1980.

Barbara Moorhead, Dead Kids (also known as Small Town Massacre, Human Experiments, and Strange Behavior ), South Street, 1981.

Herself, Sois belle et tais–toi (documentary), 1981.

Richard's mother, Talk to Me, Atlantic Releasing, 1982.

Lillian Reynolds, Brainstorm, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1983.

Mrs. Benjamin, Strange Invaders, Orion, 1983.

Overnight Sensation (short film), 1983.

Norma Manders, Firestarter, Universal, 1984.

Once upon a Time in America, Warner Bros., 1984.

Dr. Granada, The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Mrs. McKeltch, Invaders from Mars, Cannon, 1986.

Pearl, Nobody's Fool, Island, 1986.

Grandmother, Flowers in the Attic, New World, 1987.

Belle Delongpre, Two Moon Junction, Lorimar, 1988.

Mrs. Grady, Best of the Best, Taurus, 1989.

Shirley Turner, Blue Steel, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists/Vestron, 1990.

Dr. Erhardt, Shadowzone, Paramount, 1990.

Virginia Taylor, Blind Vision, Worldvision Home Video, 1992.

Herself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

Grandma Belle Delongpoe, Return to Two Moon Junction, Trimark Pictures, 1994.

Maggie Tyler, Tryst, Orion, 1994.

Lillian, Tollbooth, New Line Cinema, 1994.

Innkeeper, Giorgino, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 1994.

Commissioner Elizabeth Deane, Virtuosity, Paramount, 1995.

Evelyn, 2 Days in the Valley, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1996.

Principal Evelyn Doyle, High School High, Columbia TriStar, 1996.

(Uncredited) Esther, Mulholland Falls, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1996.

(Uncredited) Restaurant owner, Gone Fishin', 1997.

Gloria, The Girl Gets Moe (also known as Love to Kill ), 1997.

Alena Hiss, Love Kills, Ardustry Home Entertainment LLC, 1998.

Warden Mildred Reinceke, Time Served, Trimark Pictures, 1999.

Grandma Collins, The Contract, Bauer Martinez Studios, 1999.

Nellie Goodwin, A Map of the World (also known as Unshuldig verfolgt ), USA Films, 1999.

Helen Rosemond, Cruel Intentions (also known as Sexual Provocation ), Sony Pictures, 1999.

Grace Cornwell, Big Eden, Jour de Fete Films, 2000.

Katherine Mulroney, Very Mean Men, Miracle Entertainment, 2000.

Iva Doll, More Dogs Than Bones, Dream Entertainment, Inc., 2000.

Val, Silver Man, Annex Entertainment, 2000.

Aunt Cora, After Image, Buena Vista Home Video, 2001.

Abbie, Dial 9 for Love (also known as Men Are Dogs ), 2001.

Herself, The Making of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest " (documentary), Warner Home Video, 2002.

Mother Superior, Manna from Heaven, RS Entertainment, 2003.

Grandmother Esther, Finding Home, 2003.

Grammy, Clipping Adams, 2004.

Evelyn, Inmates of the Heart, 2004.

Ruth Shorter, Aurora Borealis, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Genelva McPherson, The Boys of Twilight, CBS, 1992.

Vedek/Kai Winn Adami, a recurring role, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9 ), syndicated, 1993–1999.

Nora Bloom, VR.5 (also known as Avenging Angel, Virtual Reality, and VR ), Fox, 1995.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jean Taylor, In a Child's Name, 1991.

Sarge, The Fire Next Time, CBS, 1993.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Bea Lindsey, Can Ellen Be Saved? (also known as Children of God ), ABC, 1974.

Sally Kimball, Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery, NBC, 1978.

Dr. Sadie M. Bishop, Second Serve (also known as I Change My Life ), CBS, 1986.

Dr. Dolly McKeever, A Summer to Remember, CBS, 1985.

Annie M. Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover (also known as Hoover ), Showtime, 1987.

Mrs. Lord, Final Notice, USA Network, 1989.

Agnes Carpenter, The Karen Carpenter Story (also known as A Song for You ), CBS, 1989.

Letti Gordon, Nightmare on the 13th Floor, USA Network, 1990.

Faye, Someone Else's Child (also known as Lost and Found ), ABC, 1994.

Dorothy O'Hara, The Haunting of Sea Cliff Inn, USA Network, 1994.

Miriam Benton, The Stepford Husbands, CBS, 1996.

Judge, Edie and Pen, HBO, 1996.

Mrs. Perdue, Frankenstein and Me (also known as Frankenstein et moi ), The Disney Channel, 1996.

Nana, Megan's mother, Married to a Stranger, The Family Channel, 1997.

Aunt Lydia McGuffy, Heartless, USA Network, 1997.

Dr. Anna Bingham, Sins of the Mind, USA Network, 1997.

Mrs. Saunders, Breast Men (also known as The Silicone Wars ), HBO, 1997.

Aunt Eva, The Devil's Arithmetic, Showtime, 1999.

Judge Erica Robertson, Touched by a Killer, Lifetime, 2001.

Billy Calhoun, A Time to Remember, Hallmark Channel, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, The 48th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1976.

Herself, The 49th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1977.

Cynthia Dammond, Last Waltz on a Tightrope, PBS, 1986.

Islands, PBS, 1987.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994.

Canned Ham: High School High, Comedy Central, 1996.

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Learning Channel, 1998.

(Uncredited) The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

Herself, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Herself, AFI's 100 Years… 100 Heroes & Villains (also known as AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters ), CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"The Last Man," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1958.

Sarah Lou, "Cheyenne Club," Bat Masterson, NBC, 1958.

Miss Nellie–Alithea, "Old Dixie," Yancy Derringer, CBS, 1958.

Kathy Bent, "The Saga of Waco Williams," Maverick, ABC, 1959.

Martha English, "The Andrew Hale Story," Wagon Train, NBC and ABC, 1959.

Eloise, "Ma Barker and Her Boys," The Untouchables, ABC, 1959.

Betty Horgan, "The Encounter," Lawman, 1959.

Julia Maltby, "A Bargain in Tombs," 77 Sunset Strip, 1959.

Jeannie, "The Open Window," Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, 1959.

Gladys Doyle, "The Case of the Mythical Monkeys," Perry Mason, CBS, 1960.

Elizabeth, "The Tom Tuckett Story," Wagon Train, NBC and ABC, 1960.

Susan Connolly, "The Case of the Larcenous Lady," Perry Mason, CBS, 1960.

Julie Frazer, "Funeral at Forty Mile," Sugarfoot, 1960.

Roberta McConnell, "The Bounty Hunter," Tate, 1960.

"Groper in the Dark," The Best of the Post, 1961.

Aithra McLowery, "The Law Must Be Fair," The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, 1961.

"Child of Violence," Medical Center, 1973.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1976, 1992.

"Home," Worlds Beyond, 1986.

Dr. Cline, "The Hunters," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1988.

Katherine Tiler, "December Days," In the Heat of the Night, NBC and CBS, 1989.

Mother Birch, "Offspring," The Hitchhiker, HBO and USA Network, 1990.

Agent, "Top Billing," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991.

Miss Weldon, "The Dead Man," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, HBO and USA Network, 1992.

Judge Frances Wyler, "The Triumph of De Ville," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992.

Martin's therapist, "Try Not to Remember," Dream On, HBO and Fox, 1995.

Christine Bey, "Three Weddings and a Meltdown," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996.

Christine Bey, "Bye Bye, Bey–Bey," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996.

Miriam Newquay, Jack's mother, "Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick," Profiler, NBC, 1998.

Miriam Newquay, Jack's mother, "Victim of Victims," Profiler, NBC, 1998.

Judge Swanson, "Rhyme and Reason," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Doris Leeman, "Dying to Dance," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1998.

Evelyn McNabb, "Encore," Brimstone, Fox, 1998.

Helen Rosemound, "Cruel Intentions," Manchester Prep, 1999.

Tillie Simms, "Three Lucky Ladies on the Line," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2000.

ER nurse, "Oscar Interruptus," It's All Relative, ABC, 2004.

Eva, "Do the Math," Joan of Arcadia, CBS, 2004.

Also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS and NBC; and The Millionaire, CBS.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, February 21, 1994, p. 13.