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Brenda Fricker
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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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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.
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Brenda Fricker's Filmography
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The Swallow
as Woman
The Miracle Club
as Maureen (voice)
Deadly
as Bridie
A Long Way From Home
as Brenda
Albert Nobbs
as Polly
Muide Éire
as Self
Cloudburst
as Dot
Locked In
as Joan
The Liberties
as Self
Stone of Destiny
as Mrs. McQuarry
How About You...
as Heather Nightingale
Closing the Ring
as Eleanor
Tara Road
as Mona
Omagh
as Nuala O'Loan
Milk
as Nan
Inside I'm Dancing
as Eileen
Trauma
as Petra
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
as Madame Alex
Veronica Guerin
as Bernie Guerin
Conspiracy of Silence
as Annie McLaughlin
Watermelon
as Teresa Ryan
Pete's Meteor
as Lily
No Poster
The Intended
as Mrs. Jones
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
as Alexandra MacLean
I Was a Rat
as Joan Jones
The War Bride
as Betty
Cupid & Cate
as Willie Hendley
Durango
as Aunt Maeve
Resurrection
as Clare's mother
The American
as Mrs. Bread
Painted Angels
as Annie Ryan
Resurrection Man
as Dorcas Kelly
Masterminds
as Principal Claire Maloney
Swann
as Rose Hindmarch
A Time to Kill
as Ethel Twitty
Moll Flanders
as madame Mazzawatty
Journey
as Lottie
Out of Ireland
as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
A Man of No Importance
as Lily Byrne
Angels in the Outfield
as Maggie Nelson
Deadly Advice
as Iris Greenwood
So I Married an Axe Murderer
as May Mackenzie
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
as Eliza
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Pigeon Lady
Utz
as Marta
The Field
as Maggie McCabe
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
as Mrs. Brown
The Picnic
as Ray's Mother
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
as Mary
Exploits at West Poley
as Aunt Draycott
The Ballroom of Romance
as Bridie
Bloody Kids
as Nurse
The Quatermass Conclusion
as Alison Thorpe
The Music Machine
as Mrs. Pearson
Licking Hitler
as Eileen Graham
Your Man from Six Counties
as Mollie
No Poster
The Virgins
as Pat Moran
Sinful Davey
as Maid (uncredited)