Brenda Fricker
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Brenda Fricker (February 17, 1945 – July 17, 2026) was an Irish actress, whose career spanned six decades on stage and screen. She appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, earning the award for Best Supporting Actress for the biopic My Left Foot (1989). She also appeared in films such as The Field (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993), Angels in the Outfield (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), Veronica Guerin (2003), Inside I'm Dancing (2004) and Albert Nobbs (2011). She was also a regular as a nurse in the BBC drama Casualty. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Fricker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
as Pigeon Lady
A Time to Kill (1996)
as Ethel Twitty
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Maggie Nelson
Veronica Guerin (2003)
as Bernie Guerin
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
as Mrs. Brown
The Intended (2002)
as Mrs. Jones
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
as May Mackenzie
Albert Nobbs (2011)
as Polly
The Swallow (2024)
Actor
Moll Flanders (1996)
as madame Mazzawatty
The Field (1990)
as Maggie McCabe
Closing the Ring (2007)
as Eleanor
The Miracle Club (2023)
as Maureen (voice)
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002)
as Alexandra MacLean
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
as Eileen
Licking Hitler (1978)
as Eileen Graham
Sinful Davey (1969)
as Maid (uncredited)
A Man of No Importance (1994)
as Lily Byrne
Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
as Annie McLaughlin
Pete's Meteor (2002)
as Lily
Cloudburst (2011)
as Dot
Stone of Destiny (2008)
as Mrs. McQuarry
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004)
as Madame Alex
Masterminds (1997)
as Principal Claire Maloney
Out of Ireland (1995)
as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
Resurrection Man (1998)
as Dorcas Kelly
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
as Alison Thorpe
Trauma (2004)
as Petra
Omagh (2005)
as Nuala O'Loan
How About You... (2007)
as Heather Nightingale
Deadly Advice (1994)
as Iris Greenwood
Journey (1995)
as Lottie
Cupid & Cate (2000)
as Willie Hendley
Bloody Kids (1980)
as Nurse
Tara Road (2005)
as Mona
The American (1998)
as Mrs. Bread
Deadly (2014)
as Bridie
The Ballroom of Romance (1982)
as Bridie
Locked In (2010)
as Joan
Exploits at West Poley (1985)
as Aunt Draycott
A Long Way From Home (2013)
as Brenda
Swann (1997)
as Rose Hindmarch
Painted Angels (1998)
as Annie Ryan
Watermelon (2003)
as Teresa Ryan
The Liberties (2009)
as Self
Utz (1992)
as Marta
Muide Éire (2011)
as Self
The Music Machine (1979)
as Mrs. Pearson
Resurrection (1999)
as Clare's mother
Your Man from Six Counties (1976)
as Mollie
The War Bride (2001)
as Betty
Durango (1999)
as Aunt Maeve
I Was a Rat (2001)
as Joan Jones
The Picnic (1989)
as Ray's Mother
The Virgins (1974)
as Pat Moran
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (1985)
as Mary
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story (1993)
as Eliza
Milk (2005)
as Nan