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
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Pigeon Lady
A Time to Kill
Ethel Twitty
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Mrs. Brown
Albert Nobbs
Polly
Angels in the Outfield
Maggie Nelson
So I Married an Axe Murderer
May Mackenzie
Veronica Guerin
Bernie Guerin
Inside I'm Dancing
Eileen
The Miracle Club
Maureen (voice)
Closing the Ring
Eleanor
The Field
Maggie McCabe
Casualty
Megan Roach
The Oscars
Self
Stone of Destiny
Mrs. McQuarry
Moll Flanders
madame Mazzawatty
Trauma
Petra
Cloudburst
Dot
Masterminds
Principal Claire Maloney
Tara Road
Mona
How About You...
Heather Nightingale
Locked In
Joan
Omagh
Nuala O'Loan
Beautiful People
Narg
Cupid & Cate
Willie Hendley
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Madame Alex
A Man of No Importance
Lily Byrne
The War Bride
Betty
Sinful Davey
Maid (uncredited)
Quatermass
Alison Thorpe
A Long Way From Home
Brenda
The Catch
Phyllis
Resurrection Man
Dorcas Kelly
Pete's Meteor
Lily
Conspiracy of Silence
Annie McLaughlin
Bloody Kids
Nurse
Holding
as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
Play for Today
The Quatermass Conclusion
Alison Thorpe
Watermelon
Teresa Ryan