1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
9/24/22 1:34 p.m.

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-obituaries-fletcher-tv-d886facf89d7c61e796d7800966cc9fa

“I was the last person cast,” she recalled in a 2004 interview. “It wasn’t until we were halfway through shooting that I realized the part had been offered to other actresses who didn’t want to appear so horrible on the screen.”

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” went on to become the first film since 1934′s “It Happened One Night” to win best picture, best director, best actor, best actress and best screenplay.

spitfirebill
spitfirebill MegaDork
9/24/22 1:52 p.m.

I'd love to know who turned the role down.  

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
9/24/22 2:19 p.m.
Tony Sestito
Tony Sestito UltimaDork
9/24/22 5:35 p.m.

She was also Kai Winn on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She was so good on that show at being a villain that you loathed every time she showed up, because you knew she was going to stir up some real BS. 

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