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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Fricker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Mrs. Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Ethel Twitty

A Time to Kill

Marta

Utz

Bernie Guerin

Veronica Guerin

Mona

Tara Road

Mrs. Pearson

The Music Machine

May Mackenzie

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Nuala O'Loan

Omagh

Eileen

Inside I'm Dancing

Maggie McCabe

The Field

Maggie Nelson

Angels in the Outfield

Principal Claire Maloney

Masterminds

Alison Thorpe

The Quatermass Conclusion

Heather Nightingale

How About You...

Eleanor

Closing the Ring

Betty

The War Bride

Lily

Pete's Meteor

Teresa Ryan

Watermelon

Lily Byrne

A Man of No Importance

Annie McLaughlin

Conspiracy of Silence

Madame Alex

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

Annie Ryan

Painted Angels

Dot

Cloudburst

Dorcas Kelly

Resurrection Man

Brenda

A Long Way From Home

Alexandra MacLean

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

Ray's Mother

The Picnic

Bridie

The Ballroom of Romance

Joan

Locked In

Iris Greenwood

Deadly Advice

Maureen (voice)

The Miracle Club

Maid (uncredited)

Sinful Davey

Polly

Albert Nobbs

madame Mazzawatty

Moll Flanders

Eliza

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

Lottie

Journey

Eileen Graham

Licking Hitler

Bridie

Deadly

Petra

Trauma

Nan

Milk

Pat Moran

The Virgins

Aunt Draycott

Exploits at West Poley

Nurse

Bloody Kids

Mrs. Jones

The Intended

Pigeon Lady

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Clare's mother

Resurrection

Rose Hindmarch

Swann

Mrs. Bread

The American

Mary

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

Aunt Maeve

Durango

Joan Jones

I Was a Rat

Mrs. McQuarry

Stone of Destiny

Mollie

Your Man from Six Counties

Willie Hendley

Cupid & Cate

The Swallow

Mary Ann Rowe (voice)

Out of Ireland

Self

The Liberties

Herself

Muide Éire

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-02-17

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

برندا فریکر