Brenda Fricker

Born

February 17, 1945

Died

July 16, 2026 (aged 81)

Known as

actor, film actor, stage actor

Brenda Fricker was an Irish actress whose career spanned six decades on stage and screen. She appeared in more than 30 films and television productions. In 1990, Fricker 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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