Estelle Louise Fletcher (born July 22, 1934), known professionally as Louise Fletcher, is an American actress. She had her acting debut in the television series "77 Sunset Strip" in the 1957/58 season. She guest starred in the television series "Bat Masterson" (episode "Cheyenne Club") as well as "Wagon Train" in 1959 before making her film debut in "A Gathering of Eagles" in 1963. In 1974, after a decade-long hiatus from acting in which she raised a family, Fletcher appeared in Robert Altman's "Thieves Like Us".