Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 17, 1945
Died
Jul 17, 2026
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Credits
84 titles
Brenda Fricker
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
Filmography
The Swallow
The Miracle Club
Maureen (voice)
The Catch
Phyllis
Holding
as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
Cam Boy
Tilda
Deadly
Bridie
A Long Way From Home
Brenda
Albert Nobbs
Polly
Muide Éire
Self
Cloudburst
Dot
The Body Farm
Eileen Quinn
Locked In
Joan
The Meaning of Life
Self
The Liberties
Self
Stone of Destiny
Mrs. McQuarry
Beautiful People
Narg
How About You...
Heather Nightingale
Closing the Ring
Eleanor
Tara Road
Mona
Omagh
Nuala O'Loan
Milk
Nan
Inside I'm Dancing
Eileen
Trauma
Petra
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Madame Alex
Veronica Guerin
Bernie Guerin
Conspiracy of Silence
Annie McLaughlin
Watermelon
Teresa Ryan
Pete's Meteor
Lily
The Intended
Mrs. Jones
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
Alexandra MacLean
No Tears
Grainne McFadden
I Was a Rat
Joan Jones
I Was a Rat
Joan Jones
The War Bride
Betty
Cupid & Cate
Willie Hendley
Durango
Aunt Maeve
Resurrection
Clare's mother
Relative Strangers
Maureen
The American
Mrs. Bread
Painted Angels
Annie Ryan
Resurrection Man
Dorcas Kelly
Masterminds
Principal Claire Maloney
Swann
Rose Hindmarch
A Time to Kill
Ethel Twitty
Moll Flanders
madame Mazzawatty
Journey
Lottie
Out of Ireland
Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
A Woman of Independent Means
Mother Steed
A Man of No Importance
Lily Byrne
Angels in the Outfield
Maggie Nelson