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 (55)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Pigeon Lady
A Time to Kill
Ethel Twitty
Angels in the Outfield
Maggie Nelson
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Mrs. Brown
Veronica Guerin
Bernie Guerin
So I Married an Axe Murderer
May Mackenzie
Albert Nobbs
Polly
Closing the Ring
Eleanor
The Miracle Club
Maureen (voice)
Moll Flanders
madame Mazzawatty
Masterminds
Principal Claire Maloney
Inside I'm Dancing
Eileen
Tara Road
Mona
The Field
Maggie McCabe
The Intended
Mrs. Jones
Out of Ireland
Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
Trauma
Petra
Pete's Meteor
Lily
A Man of No Importance
Lily Byrne
Journey
Lottie
The Swallow
Woman
Omagh
Nuala O'Loan
How About You...
Heather Nightingale
Sinful Davey
Maid (uncredited)
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Madame Alex
Stone of Destiny
Mrs. McQuarry
Conspiracy of Silence
Annie McLaughlin
Resurrection Man
Dorcas Kelly
Deadly Advice
Iris Greenwood
The War Bride
Betty
Cupid & Cate
Willie Hendley
Licking Hitler
Eileen Graham
The American
Mrs. Bread
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
Alexandra MacLean
Cloudburst
Dot
Locked In
Joan
Painted Angels
Annie Ryan
Bloody Kids
Nurse
Resurrection
Clare's mother
The Picnic
Ray's Mother
The Quatermass Conclusion
Alison Thorpe
I Was a Rat
Joan Jones
The Ballroom of Romance
Bridie
The Music Machine
Mrs. Pearson
Exploits at West Poley
Aunt Draycott
Watermelon
Teresa Ryan
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
Eliza
Deadly
Bridie
A Long Way From Home
Brenda
Utz
Marta
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
Mary
Durango
Aunt Maeve
Your Man from Six Counties
Mollie
Swann
Rose Hindmarch
Milk
Nan
TV Shows (23)
Play for Today
1 eps
Casualty
Megan Roach · 187 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
The Catch
Phyllis · 4 eps
The Body Farm
Eileen Quinn · 1 eps
Beautiful People
Narg · 1 eps
Cam Boy
Tilda · 1 eps
A Woman of Independent Means
Mother Steed · 3 eps
Quatermass
Alison Thorpe · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lottie · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Maeve · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Willie Hendley · 1 eps
Brides of Christ
Sister Agnes · 6 eps
Armchair Theatre
Pat Moran · 1 eps
Holding
as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany · 4 eps
The Gathering Seed
Kitty Henshaw · 6 eps
No Tears
Grainne McFadden · 4 eps
Seekers
Stella Hazard · 2 eps
Relative Strangers
Maureen · 4 eps
