Brenda Fricker
Acting
Born: 1945-02-17 in Dublin, Ireland
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.
Known For
Play for Today
Casualty
Megan Roach
BBC Play of the Month
Emma
Screen Two
Ray's Mother
Screen Two
Lily Byrne
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Pigeon Lady
Playhouse
Dorothy
The Oscars
Self
Angels
A Time to Kill
Ethel Twitty
The Body Farm
Eileen Quinn
The Meaning of Life
Self
Veronica Guerin
Bernie Guerin
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Mrs. Brown
The Catch
Phyllis
Albert Nobbs
Polly
So I Married an Axe Murderer
May Mackenzie
Cam Boy
Tilda
Beautiful People
Narg
Angels in the Outfield
Maggie Nelson
The Miracle Club
Maureen (voice)
Quatermass
Alison Thorpe
Closing the Ring
Eleanor
A Woman of Independent Means
Mother Steed
Moll Flanders
madame Mazzawatty
Masterminds
Principal Claire Maloney
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lottie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Maeve
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Willie Hendley
The Swallow
Woman
The Field
Maggie McCabe
Brides of Christ
Sister Agnes
Inside I'm Dancing
Eileen
Pete's Meteor
Lily
Trauma
Petra
Tara Road
Mona
Holding
as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
Armchair Theatre
Pat Moran