Brenda Fricker

9 titles·Since 1989

February 17, 1945 · Dublin, Ireland

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.

Frequently works with

Jim Sheridan

2 titles together

Filmography (9)

Cloudburst

2011 · Dot

Inside I'm Dancing

2004 · Eileen

Veronica Guerin

2003 · Bernie Guerin

Masterminds

1997 · Principal Claire Maloney

Moll Flanders

1996 · madame Mazzawatty

Angels in the Outfield

1994 · Maggie Nelson

So I Married an Axe Murderer

1993 · May Mackenzie

The Field

1990 · Maggie McCabe

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989 · Mrs. Brown

February 17, 1945 · Dublin, Ireland

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.