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What Was Louise Fletcher's Net Worth?

Louise Fletcher was an American actress who had a net worth of $1 million at the time of her death in 2022. Louise Fletcher was best known for her portrayal of the antagonist Nurse Ratched in the 1975 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" oppositeJack Nicholson. The role won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her co-star Nicholson won Best Actor. Louise later appeared in series and films like "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Picket Fences," "Joan of Arcadia," and "Girlboss," among others.

In the early 1960s, Louise continued working in television. She had roles in "The Millionaire," "Sugarfoot," "Tate," "Perry Mason," "The Best of the Post," and "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp." She also had her first film role in "A Gathering of Eagles" as Mrs. Kemler. She then did not book any more roles until the 1970s as she focused on raising her sons.

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Soon after finishing her studies, Fletcher began booking work as an actress in television shows. In 1957, she appeared in episodes of "Flight," "Playhouse 90," "Bat Masterson," and "Yancy Derringer." The following year, in 1959, she appeared in "Lawman," "Maverick," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Untouchables," "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond," "Wagon Train," and "Markham."

In 1974, Fletcher returned to film in the crime drama "Thieves Like Us." The film was co-produced by her husband, Jerry Bick, along withRobert Altman, who was also the director. After Bick and Altman had a falling out, Altman decided to castLily Tomlinfor his next film, "Nashville," in a role that had been initially created for Fletcher.

Meanwhile, directorMilos Formansaw Fletcher's performance in "Thieves Like Us" and decided to cast her as the character Nurse Ratched in the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975. Louise based her performance of the character on the paternalistic way she had seen white Americans treat black Americans in her native state of Alabama. For her work in the film, Fletcher gained international recognition and fame. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in addition to a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe. Louise became only the third actress ever to win all three major awards for a single performance after Audrey Hebburn andLiza Minnelli. When giving her acceptance speech at the Oscars, Fletcher used sign language to thank her parents.

After her success on "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Fletcher had mixed success with other films. She did make several very successful films, both critically and financially, but also appeared in a number of box-office failures. Throughout the rest of the 1970s, she appeared in the films "Exorcist II: The Heretic," "The Cheap Detective," "The Lady in Red," and "The Magician of Lublin." She also appeared in the television movies "Can Ellen Be Saved?" and "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery."

Louise Fletcher was born on July 22, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama. She was the daughter of Estelle and the Reverend Robert Capers Fletcher. Her father was an Episcopalian missionary from Arab, Alabama. Both of her parents were deaf and worked with other deaf people. However, Fletcher and her three siblings all had full hearing ability. Her father founded more than 40 churches for the deaf community in Alabama. After completing high school, Louise enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama in 1957.

In the 1980s, Fletcher remained busy with film roles. She appeared in films like "Strange Behavior," "Strange Invaders," "Brainstorm," "Firestarter," "Once Upon a Time in America," "Invaders from Mars," "The Boy Who Could Fly," "Nobody's Fool," "Flowers in the Attic," "Two Moon Junction," and "Best of the Best." In terms of television, she primarily appeared in TV movies like "A Summer to Remember," "Second Serve," "J. Edgar Hoover," "Worlds Beyond," "The Twilight Zone," and "TheKaren CarpenterStory."

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