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This International Nurse’s Day, We Honor Our Favorite Film & TV Nurses
Nurses are vital in our daily lives, which is just one reason why we're honoring them today on International Nurse's Day. Not only are nurses necessary, courageous, and compassionate, but they are also featured in many television shows and movies.
To highlight how special nurses are, 247 Tempo has compiled a list of some of the most memorable, iconic, and fan-favorite nurses played on screen. We've included the actor's names, when their media came out, and the hospital their character works at. Let's dive into this list of iconic nurses.
1. Nurse Ratched – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Release Date: 1975
- Studio: United Artists
- Actor: Louise Fletcher
- Hospital: Oregon State Hospital
2. Jackie Peyton – Nurse Jackie
- Release Date: 2009–2015
- Studio: Showtime
- Actor: Edie Falco
- Hospital: All Saints' Hospital
3. Abby Lockhart – ER
- Release Date: 1999–2009
- Studio: NBC
- Actor: Maura Tierney
- Hospital: County General Hospital (Chicago)
4. Claire Fraser – Outlander
- Release Date: 2014–present
- Studio: Starz
- Actor: Caitríona Balfe
- Hospital: Boston Hospital (20th century timeline)
5. Anne Perkins – Parks and Recreation
- Release Date: 2009–2015
- Studio: NBC
- Actor: Rashida Jones
- Hospital: Pawnee Department of Health
6. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan – MASH
- Release Date: 1972–1983
- Studio: CBS
- Actor: Loretta Swit
- Hospital: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
7. Zoey Barkow – Nurse Jackie
- Release Date: 2009–2015
- Studio: Showtime
- Actor: Merritt Wever
- Hospital: All Saints' Hospital
8. Samantha Taggart – ER
- Release Date: 2003–2009
- Studio: NBC
- Actor: Linda Cardellini
- Hospital: County General Hospital
9. Lucille Anderson – Call the Midwife
- Release Date: 2018–present
- Studio: BBC
- Actor: Leonie Elliott
- Hospital: Nonnatus House / Poplar District
10. Annie Wilkes – Misery
- Release Date: 1990
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Actor: Kathy Bates
- Hospital: Former nurse at unnamed Colorado hospital
11. Izzie Stevens – Grey's Anatomy
- Release Date: 2005–2010
- Studio: ABC
- Actor: Katherine Heigl
- Hospital: Seattle Grace Hospital
12. Gayle – Bob's Burgers
- Release Date: 2011–present
- Studio: Fox
- Actor: Megan Mullally (voice)
- Hospital: Unnamed hospital
13. Trixie Franklin – Call the Midwife
- Release Date: 2012–present
- Studio: BBC
- Actor: Helen George
- Hospital: Nonnatus House / Poplar District
14. Claire Temple – Daredevil / Marvel's The Defenders
- Release Date: 2015–2018
- Studio: Marvel / Netflix
- Actor: Rosario Dawson
- Hospital: Metro-General Hospital
15. Jo Wilson – Grey's Anatomy
- Release Date: 2012–present
- Studio: ABC
- Actor: Camilla Luddington
- Hospital: Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital
16. Nic Nevin – The Resident
- Release Date: 2018–2023
- Studio: Fox
- Actor: Emily VanCamp
- Hospital: Chastain Park Memorial Hospital
17. Carol Hathaway – ER
- Release Date: 1994–2000
- Studio: NBC
- Actor: Julianna Margulies
- Hospital: County General Hospital
18. April Sexton – Chicago Med
- Release Date: 2015–2023
- Studio: NBC
- Actor: Yaya DaCosta
- Hospital: Gaffney Chicago Medical Center
19. Nurse Kellye Yamato – MASH
- Release Date: 1973–1983
- Studio: CBS
- Actor: Kellye Nakahara
- Hospital: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
20. Carla Espinosa – Scrubs
- Release Date: 2001–2010
- Studio: NBC
- Actor: Judy Reyes
- Hospital: Sacred Heart Hospital