Louise Fletcher, the tyrannical nurse from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' dies

Louise Fletcher

, the actress who played the tyrannical nurse

in

has died at the age of

, the family reported Friday.

in 1976

for that role, which also earned her international recognition after a film career that until then had been rather low-key.

Born in

(Alabama, USA) in 1934 and the second of four children, Fletcher began her adventures in the world of acting in the 50s of the last century, fundamentally participating in productions set in the American West.

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the actress returned to some notoriety for her television roles in

,

, and

.

Fletcher has died of undisclosed causes at her residence in

,

, accompanied by her family.

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