Brenda Fricker
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.
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Acting
Movie
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Pigeon Lady
1992
Movie
A Time to Kill
as Ethel Twitty
1996
Movie
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
as Mrs. Brown
1989
Movie
Albert Nobbs
as Polly
2011
Movie
Angels in the Outfield
as Maggie Nelson
1994
Movie
So I Married an Axe Murderer
as May Mackenzie
1993
Movie
Veronica Guerin
as Bernie Guerin
2003
Movie
Inside I'm Dancing
as Eileen
2004
Movie
The Miracle Club
as Maureen (voice)
2023
Movie
The Field
as Maggie McCabe
1990
Movie
Closing the Ring
as Eleanor
2007
TV
Casualty
as Megan Roach
1986
Movie
Moll Flanders
as madame Mazzawatty
1996
Movie
Stone of Destiny
as Mrs. McQuarry
2008
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Trauma
as Petra
2004
Movie
Cloudburst
as Dot
2011
Movie
Masterminds
as Principal Claire Maloney
1997
Movie
Tara Road
as Mona
2005
Movie
How About You...
as Heather Nightingale
2007
Movie
Omagh
as Nuala O'Loan
2005
Movie
Locked In
as Joan
2010
TV
Beautiful People
as Narg
2008
Movie
Cupid & Cate
as Willie Hendley
2000