
Brenda Fricker
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1945-02-17 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- برندا فریکر
Biography
Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 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
TV Shows (25)

Casualty
1986
as Megan Roach

Play for Today
1970

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Emma

Screen Two
1985
as Ray's Mother / Lily Byrne

Playhouse
1974
as Dorothy

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Angels
1975

The Catch
2023
as Phyllis

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lottie / Maeve / Willie Hendley

Beautiful People
2008
as Narg

Cam Boy
2021
as Tilda

The Body Farm
2011
as Eileen Quinn

Holding
2022
as as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
Black and Blue
1973
as Ellie

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Pat Moran

The Meaning of Life
2009
as Self

Brides of Christ
1991
as Sister Agnes

A Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Mother Steed

Quatermass
1979
as Alison Thorpe

No Tears
2002
as Grainne McFadden

The Gathering Seed
1983
as Kitty Henshaw

Seekers
1993
as Stella Hazard
I Was a Rat
2001
as Joan Jones

Relative Strangers
1999
as Maureen
Eh Brian! It's A Whopper
1984
as Bridget
Movies (58)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Pigeon Lady

A Time to Kill
1996
as Ethel Twitty

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989
as Mrs. Brown

Albert Nobbs
2011
as Polly

Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Maggie Nelson

So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
as May Mackenzie

The Field
1990
as Maggie McCabe

Veronica Guerin
2003
as Bernie Guerin

Closing the Ring
2007
as Eleanor

Moll Flanders
1996
as madame Mazzawatty

The Miracle Club
2023
as Maureen (voice)

The Intended
2002
as Mrs. Jones

Inside I'm Dancing
2004
as Eileen

Masterminds
1997
as Principal Claire Maloney

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
as Madame Alex

Trauma
2004
as Petra

Resurrection
1999
as Clare's mother

Conspiracy of Silence
2003
as Annie McLaughlin

A Man of No Importance
1994
as Lily Byrne

Tara Road
2005
as Mona

Bloody Kids
1980
as Nurse

Watermelon
2003
as Teresa Ryan

Cupid & Cate
2000
as Willie Hendley

Omagh
2005
as Nuala O'Loan

Deadly Advice
1994
as Iris Greenwood

Sinful Davey
1969
as Maid (uncredited)

The American
1998
as Mrs. Bread

Locked In
2010
as Joan

A Long Way From Home
2013
as Brenda

Journey
1995
as Lottie

Stone of Destiny
2008
as Mrs. McQuarry

Swann
1997
as Rose Hindmarch

Milk
2005
as Nan

I Was a Rat
2001
as Joan Jones

How About You...
2007
as Heather Nightingale

Durango
1999
as Aunt Maeve

Exploits at West Poley
1985
as Aunt Draycott

The War Bride
2001
as Betty

The Picnic
1989
as Ray's Mother

Utz
1992
as Marta

Resurrection Man
1998
as Dorcas Kelly

Muide Éire
2011
as Self

Out of Ireland
1995
as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)

Cloudburst
2011
as Dot

The Music Machine
1979
as Mrs. Pearson

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
2002
as Alexandra MacLean

Pete's Meteor
2002
as Lily

Licking Hitler
1978
as Eileen Graham

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
1993
as Eliza

The Quatermass Conclusion
1979
as Alison Thorpe

Your Man from Six Counties
1976
as Mollie

The Ballroom of Romance
1982
as Bridie

The Liberties
2009
as Self
The Virgins
1974
as Pat Moran

Painted Angels
1998
as Annie Ryan

Deadly
2014
as Bridie

The Swallow
2024

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
1985
as Mary
About Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 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… With 83 credits spanning from 1951 to 2024, Brenda Fricker has appeared in 58 films and 25 TV shows.
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- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — as Pigeon Lady
- A Time to Kill (1996) — as Ethel Twitty
- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) — as Mrs. Brown
- Albert Nobbs (2011) — as Polly
- Angels in the Outfield (1994) — as Maggie Nelson
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