Brenda Fricker
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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Movies (58)
The Swallow
2024 · Woman
El Club de los Milagros
2023 · Maureen (voice)
Deadly
2014 · Bridie
A Long Way From Home
2013 · Brenda
Albert Nobbs
2011 · Polly
Muide Éire
2011 · Self
Cloudburst
2011 · Dot
Locked In
2010 · Joan
The Liberties
2009 · Self
Stone of Destiny
2008 · Mrs. McQuarry
How About You...
2007 · Heather Nightingale
Cerrando el círculo
2007 · Eleanor
Tara Road
2005 · Mona
Omagh
2005 · Nuala O'Loan
Milk
2005 · Nan
Inside I'm Dancing
2004 · Eileen
Trauma
2004 · Petra
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004 · Madame Alex
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Bernie Guerin
Conspiracy of Silence
2003 · Annie McLaughlin
Watermelon
2003 · Teresa Ryan
Pete's Meteor
2002 · Lily
The Intended
2002 · Mrs. Jones
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
2002 · Alexandra MacLean
I Was a Rat
2001 · Joan Jones
The War Bride
2001 · Betty
Cupid & Cate
2000 · Willie Hendley
Durango
1999 · Aunt Maeve
Resurrection
1999 · Clare's mother
The American
1998 · Mrs. Bread
Painted Angels
1998 · Annie Ryan
Resurrection Man
1998 · Dorcas Kelly
Masterminds
1997 · Principal Claire Maloney
Swann
1997 · Rose Hindmarch
Tiempo de Matar
1996 · Ethel Twitty
Moll Flanders
1996 · madame Mazzawatty
Journey
1995 · Lottie
Out of Ireland
1995 · Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
A Man of No Importance
1994 · Lily Byrne
Angeles En El Campo
1994 · Maggie Nelson
Deadly Advice
1994 · Iris Greenwood
Una novia sin igual
1993 · May Mackenzie
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
1993 · Eliza
Mi pobre angelito 2: Perdido en Nueva York
1992 · Pigeon Lady
Utz
1992 · Marta
The Field
1990 · Maggie McCabe
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989 · Mrs. Brown
The Picnic
1989 · Ray's Mother
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
1985 · Mary
Exploits at West Poley
1985 · Aunt Draycott
The Ballroom of Romance
1982 · Bridie
Bloody Kids
1980 · Nurse
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979 · Alison Thorpe
The Music Machine
1979 · Mrs. Pearson
Licking Hitler
1978 · Eileen Graham
Your Man from Six Counties
1976 · Mollie
The Virgins
1974 · Pat Moran
Sinful Davey
1969 · Maid (uncredited)
TV shows (26)
The Catch
2023 · Phyllis
Holding
2022 · as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
Cam Boy
2021 · Tilda
The Body Farm
2011 · Eileen Quinn
The Meaning of Life
2009 · Self
Beautiful People
2008 · Narg
No Tears
2002 · Grainne McFadden
I Was a Rat
2001 · Joan Jones
Relative Strangers
1999 · Maureen
A Woman of Independent Means
1995 · Mother Steed
Seekers
1993 · Stella Hazard
Brides of Christ
1991 · Sister Agnes
Casualty
1986 · Megan Roach
Screen Two
1985 · Ray's Mother, Lily Byrne
Eh Brian! It's A Whopper
1984 · Bridget
The Gathering Seed
1983 · Kitty Henshaw
Quatermass
1979 · Alison Thorpe
Angels
1975
Playhouse
1974 · Dorothy
Black and Blue
1973 · Ellie
Play for Today
1970
The Sinners
1970 · Joan Twomey
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Emma
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Pat Moran
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Lottie, Maeve, Willie Hendley