Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor, dead at 88
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Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor, dead at 88

ByNews Polite

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 Academy Award, has died at age 88. Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her…