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
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
as Mrs. Brown
Albert Nobbs (2011)
as Polly
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Maggie Nelson
The Miracle Club (2023)
as Maureen (voice)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
as Bernie Guerin
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
as May Mackenzie
Closing the Ring (2007)
as Eleanor
Moll Flanders (1996)
as madame Mazzawatty
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
as Eileen
The Intended (2002)
as Mrs. Jones
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004)
as Madame Alex
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story (1993)
as Eliza
Licking Hitler (1978)
as Eileen Graham
How About You... (2007)
as Heather Nightingale
Stone of Destiny (2008)
as Mrs. McQuarry
Masterminds (1997)
as Principal Claire Maloney
Pete's Meteor (2002)
as Lily
Deadly Advice (1994)
as Iris Greenwood
The Ballroom of Romance (1982)
as Bridie
The Field (1990)
as Maggie McCabe
A Man of No Importance (1994)
as Lily Byrne
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002)
as Alexandra MacLean
The Swallow (2024)
as Woman
Omagh (2005)
as Nuala O'Loan
I Was a Rat (2001)
as Joan Jones
Exploits at West Poley (1985)
as Aunt Draycott
Sinful Davey (1969)
as Maid (uncredited)
Locked In (2010)
as Joan
Tara Road (2005)
as Mona
Cloudburst (2011)
as Dot
Trauma (2004)
as Petra
Bloody Kids (1980)
as Nurse
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (1985)
as Mary
Your Man from Six Counties (1976)
as Mollie
Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
as Annie McLaughlin
Resurrection Man (1998)
as Dorcas Kelly
The War Bride (2001)
as Betty
Cupid & Cate (2000)
as Willie Hendley
A Long Way From Home (2013)
as Brenda
Utz (1992)
as Marta
Out of Ireland (1995)
as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
The American (1998)
as Mrs. Bread
Journey (1995)
as Lottie
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
as Alison Thorpe
Durango (1999)
as Aunt Maeve
Muide Éire (2011)
as Self
The Music Machine (1979)
as Mrs. Pearson
Resurrection (1999)
as Clare's mother
Deadly (2014)
as Bridie
The Picnic (1989)
as Ray's Mother
Watermelon (2003)
as Teresa Ryan
Swann (1997)
as Rose Hindmarch
Painted Angels (1998)
as Annie Ryan
The Virgins (1974)
as Pat Moran
The Liberties (2009)
as Self
Milk (2005)
as Nan