The star made waves when she used American Sign Language in her 1976 Academy Awards acceptance speech.
A cause of death was not revealed.
“You are seeing my dream come true.”
Louise Fletcher.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Fletcher also won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role.
Her final role was in the Netflix comedy seriesGirlbossin 2017.
Louise Fletcher in her Oscar-winning role as Nurse Ratched in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’.Silver Screen Collection/Getty
