From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell my friends about my ambitions, though, especially when I got older, because I thought they would not receive them well. I never talked about what I wanted to do.

Early life
Fletcher was born in Birmingham Alabama the second of four children to Estelle Caldwell and the Reverend Robert Capers Fletcher an Episcopal priest from Arab Alabama. She made multiple good movies and a few that failed at the box office before succeeding with television roles. Fletcher's film roles were in such features as Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) The Cheap Detective (1978) The Lady in Red (1979) The Magician of Lublin (1979) Brainstorm (1983) Firestarter (1984) Invaders From Mars (1986) Flowers in the Attic (1987) Two Moon Junction (1988) Best of the Best (1989) Blue Steel (1990) Virtuosity (1995) High School High (1996) and Cruel Intentions (1999 as Sebastian's aunt).

Estelle Louise Fletcher known professionally as Louise Fletcher (born July 22 1934) is an American actress. She gained international prominence for her performance as Nurse Ratched in the 1975 feature film One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest for which Louise Fletcher won the Academy Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.