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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 17, 1945
Place of Birth:
Dublin, Ireland
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Brenda Fricker
Biography
Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has 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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Swallow | |
| 2023 | The Miracle Club | Maureen (voice) |
| 2014 | Deadly | Bridie |
| 2013 | A Long Way From Home | Brenda |
| 2011 | Cloudburst | Dot |
| 2011 | Albert Nobbs | Polly |
| 2010 | Locked In | Joan |
| 2008 | Stone of Destiny | Mrs. McQuarry |
| 2007 | How About You... | Heather Nightingale |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Eleanor |
| 2005 | Tara Road | Mona |
| 2005 | Omagh | Nuala O'Loan |
| 2005 | Milk | Nan |
| 2004 | Inside I'm Dancing | Eileen |
| 2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Madame Alex |
| 2004 | Trauma | Petra |
| 2003 | Veronica Guerin | Bernie Guerin |
| 2003 | Watermelon | Teresa Ryan |
| 2003 | Conspiracy of Silence | Annie McLaughlin |
| 2002 | Pete's Meteor | Lily |
| 2002 | Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story | Alexandra MacLean |
| 2002 | The Intended | Mrs. Jones |
| 2001 | The War Bride | Betty |
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Joan Jones |
| 2000 | Cupid & Cate | Willie Hendley |
| 1999 | Resurrection | Clare's mother |
| 1999 | Durango | Aunt Maeve |
| 1998 | Painted Angels | Annie Ryan |
| 1998 | Resurrection Man | Dorcas Kelly |
| 1998 | The American | Mrs. Bread |
| 1997 | Masterminds | Principal Claire Maloney |
| 1997 | Swann | Rose Hindmarch |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Ethel Twitty |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | madame Mazzawatty |
| 1995 | Journey | Lottie |
| 1995 | Out of Ireland | Mary Ann Rowe (voice) |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | Maggie Nelson |
| 1994 | A Man of No Importance | Lily Byrne |
| 1994 | Deadly Advice | Iris Greenwood |
| 1994 | Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America | Mary Ann Rowe (voice) |
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | May Mackenzie |
| 1993 | The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story | Eliza |
| 1992 | Utz | Marta |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Pigeon Lady |
| 1990 | The Field | Maggie McCabe |
| 1989 | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | Mrs. Brown |
| 1989 | The Picnic | Ray's Mother |
| 1985 | Exploits at West Poley | Aunt Draycott |
| 1985 | The Woman Who Married Clark Gable | Mary |
| 1982 | The Ballroom of Romance | Bridie |
| 1980 | Bloody Kids | Nurse |
| 1979 | The Music Machine | Mrs. Pearson |
| 1979 | The Quatermass Conclusion | Alison Thorpe |
| 1978 | Licking Hitler | Eileen Graham |
| 1976 | Your Man from Six Counties | Mollie |
| 1974 | The Virgins | Pat Moran |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | Maid |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Catch | Phyllis |
| 2022 | Holding | as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany |
| 2021 | Cam Boy | Tilda |
| 2008 | Beautiful People | Narg |
| 2002 | No Tears | Grainne McFadden |
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Joan Jones |
| 1999 | Relative Strangers | Maureen |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Mother Steed |
| 1993 | Seekers | Stella Hazard |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Sister Agnes |
| 1986 | Casualty | Megan Roach |
| 1984 | Eh Brian! It's A Whopper | Bridget |
| 1983 | The Gathering Seed | Kitty Henshaw |
| 1979 | Quatermass | Alison Thorpe |
| 1975 | Angels | |
| 1973 | Black and Blue | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Emma |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lottie |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Maeve |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Willie Hendley |