07/22/1934
Birmingham, Alabama, USA:
Louise Fletcher (* 22. Juli 1934 in Birmingham, Alabama) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Ihre wohl bekanntesten Rollen spielte sie als Kai Winn in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine und als tyrannische Oberschwester in Einer flog über das Kuckucksnest, für letztere Rolle wurde sie mit dem Oscar als Beste Hauptdarstellerin ausgezeichnet. Nach dem Abschluss der Universität von North Carolina zog es sie nach Los Angeles in Kalifornien, wo sie tagsüber als Sekretärin arbeitete und am Abend Schauspielunterricht nahm. Es folgten Auftritte in verschiedenen Fernsehproduktionen, bis sie 1960 heiratete und Zeit für ihre Familie benötigte. 1974 kehrte Louise Fletcher in Robert Altmans Diebe wie wir zum Film zurück. Miloš Forman sah sie und castete sie für die Rolle der tyrannischen Oberschwester Ratched in Einer flog über das Kuckucksnest, der Verfilmung von Ken Keseys gleichnamigen Roman. Für diese Rolle erhielt sie einen Oscar als Beste Schauspielerin und einen Golden Globe als beste Hauptdarstellerin in einem Drama. Das American Film Institute führt ihre Figur der Schwester Ratched als Nummer Fünf auf der Liste der 100 besten Filmbösewichte aller Zeiten. Fletcher trat außerdem in Filmen wie Der Schmalspurschnüffler, Exorzist II – Der Ketzer (1977), Der Feuerteufel, Projekt Brainstorm (1983), Invasion vom Mars, Blumen der Nacht und Natural Enemies (mit Peter Armstrong und Hal Holbrook) auf. Für ihre wiederkehrende Rolle in der Fernsehserie Picket Fences wurde sie für einen Emmy nominiert. Außerdem hatte sie eine durchgehende Rolle in der Science-Fiction-Serie Star Trek: Deep Space Nine als Kai Winn, die religiöse Führerin der Bajoraner. In den Jahren 2011 und 2012 spielte sie in der US-Serie Shameless eine Ex-Inhaftierte.
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