Brenda Fricker

About

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

CasualtySeries • 1986Play for TodaySeries • 1970BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965Screen TwoSeries • 1985PlayhouseSeries • 1974Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMovie • 1992A Time to KillMovie • 1996AngelsSeries • 1975The CatchSeries • 2023Beautiful PeopleSeries • 2008My Left Foot: The Story of Christy BrownMovie • 1989Moll FlandersMovie • 1996Angels in the OutfieldMovie • 1994Veronica GuerinMovie • 2003The Miracle ClubMovie • 2023So I Married an Axe MurdererMovie • 1993Albert NobbsMovie • 2011Closing the RingMovie • 2007Inside I'm DancingMovie • 2004The FieldMovie • 1990Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi FleissMovie • 2004MastermindsMovie • 1997TraumaMovie • 2004Locked InMovie • 2010