Brenda Fricker
Acting
Born: February 17, 1945 · Dublin, Ireland
Died: July 17, 2026 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
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Movies (54)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Pigeon Lady
A Time to Kill
Ethel Twitty
Veronica Guerin
Bernie Guerin
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Mrs. Brown
Inside I'm Dancing
Eileen
So I Married an Axe Murderer
May Mackenzie
The Miracle Club
Maureen (voice)
Closing the Ring
Eleanor
Moll Flanders
madame Mazzawatty
Trauma
Petra
Albert Nobbs
Polly
Angels in the Outfield
Maggie Nelson
Cupid & Cate
Willie Hendley
Omagh
Nuala O'Loan
Tara Road
Mona
A Man of No Importance
Lily Byrne
Masterminds
Principal Claire Maloney
Conspiracy of Silence
Annie McLaughlin
Durango
Aunt Maeve
Locked In
Joan
Pete's Meteor
Lily
How About You...
Heather Nightingale
Licking Hitler
Eileen Graham
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
Alexandra MacLean
The Quatermass Conclusion
Alison Thorpe
The Field
Maggie McCabe
Deadly Advice
Iris Greenwood
The American
Mrs. Bread
Journey
Lottie
Bloody Kids
Nurse
A Long Way From Home
Brenda
Stone of Destiny
Mrs. McQuarry
Resurrection Man
Dorcas Kelly
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Madame Alex
Cloudburst
Dot
Sinful Davey
Maid (uncredited)
The Ballroom of Romance
Bridie
Your Man from Six Counties
Mollie
Exploits at West Poley
Aunt Draycott
The Picnic
Ray's Mother
The Music Machine
Mrs. Pearson
Swann
Rose Hindmarch
The Swallow
Woman
Watermelon
Teresa Ryan
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
Eliza
I Was a Rat
Joan Jones
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
Mary
The War Bride
Betty
Utz
Marta
Deadly
Bridie
Resurrection
Clare's mother
Out of Ireland
Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
Painted Angels
Annie Ryan
Milk
Nan
TV Shows (23)
Casualty
Megan Roach · 187 eps
Play for Today
1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Emma · 1 eps
Screen Two
Ray's Mother · 1 eps
Screen Two
Lily Byrne · 1 eps
Playhouse
Dorothy · 2 eps
Angels
1 eps
Quatermass
Alison Thorpe · 2 eps
Beautiful People
Narg · 1 eps
The Body Farm
Eileen Quinn · 1 eps
The Catch
Phyllis · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lottie · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Maeve · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Willie Hendley · 1 eps
A Woman of Independent Means
Mother Steed · 3 eps
Holding
as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany · 4 eps
Brides of Christ
Sister Agnes · 6 eps
Cam Boy
Tilda · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Pat Moran · 1 eps
No Tears
Grainne McFadden · 4 eps
The Gathering Seed
Kitty Henshaw · 6 eps
Seekers
Stella Hazard · 2 eps
Relative Strangers
Maureen · 4 eps
