20 times actors played villains so well we hated them in real life

Modified Nov 24, 2024 02:23 ET

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12) Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Louise Fletcher (Photo by Republic Pictures/Republic Pictures/Getty Images)

Louise Fletcher’s performance as Nurse Ratched was so effective that her name became synonymous with cold-hearted authority figures. Ratched wasn’t just a strict nurse—she was an oppressive tyrant who used her position to break the spirits of vulnerable patients. Fletcher’s calm, condescending tone and unflinching expressions made her control over the mental institution feel suffocating.

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Edited by Mudeet Arora