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