Cast
Brenda Fricker
Acting
Cast
Brenda Fricker
Known for
Acting
Born
1945-02-17
From
Dublin, Ireland
Died
2026-07-17
Also known as برندا فریکر
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Fricker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
★6.8
MOVIE1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Pigeon Lady
★7.4
MOVIE1996
A Time to Kill
as Ethel Twitty
★6.0
MOVIE1994
Angels in the Outfield
as Maggie Nelson
★6.7
MOVIE2003
Veronica Guerin
as Bernie Guerin
★7.5
MOVIE1989
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
as Mrs. Brown
★5.2
MOVIE2002
The Intended
as Mrs. Jones
★6.3
MOVIE2023
The Miracle Club
as Maureen (voice)
★6.3
MOVIE2011
Albert Nobbs
as Polly
MOVIE2024
The Swallow
★6.1
MOVIE1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer
as May Mackenzie
★6.1
MOVIE1996
Moll Flanders
as madame Mazzawatty
MOVIE1978
Licking Hitler
as Eileen Graham
★7.4
MOVIE2004
Inside I'm Dancing
as Eileen
★6.2
MOVIE2007
Closing the Ring
as Eleanor
★6.2
MOVIE1994
A Man of No Importance
as Lily Byrne
★5.8
MOVIE2002
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
as Alexandra MacLean
★4.8
MOVIE2003
Conspiracy of Silence
as Annie McLaughlin
★4.9
MOVIE2002
Pete's Meteor
as Lily
★5.3
MOVIE1997
Masterminds
as Principal Claire Maloney
★7.0
MOVIE1995
Out of Ireland
as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
★4.7
MOVIE1994
Deadly Advice
as Iris Greenwood
★5.4
MOVIE1998
The American
as Mrs. Bread
★6.5
MOVIE2008
Stone of Destiny
as Mrs. McQuarry
★5.3
MOVIE1969
Sinful Davey
as Maid (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE2007
How About You...
as Heather Nightingale
★7.0
MOVIE1990
The Field
as Maggie McCabe
★4.0
MOVIE2010
Locked In
as Joan
★5.4
MOVIE2005
Tara Road
as Mona
★5.8
MOVIE1985
Exploits at West Poley
as Aunt Draycott
★4.6
MOVIE2004
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
as Madame Alex
★6.4
MOVIE2011
Cloudburst
as Dot
★6.0
MOVIE2000
Cupid & Cate
as Willie Hendley
★4.2
MOVIE1979
The Quatermass Conclusion
as Alison Thorpe
MOVIE2011
Muide Éire
as Self
★5.2
MOVIE2004
Trauma
as Petra
★6.2
MOVIE1995
Journey
as Lottie
★6.2
MOVIE1998
Resurrection Man
as Dorcas Kelly
★6.6
MOVIE1998
Painted Angels
as Annie Ryan
★4.7
MOVIE1997
Swann
as Rose Hindmarch
★5.5
MOVIE2013
A Long Way From Home
as Brenda
★4.3
MOVIE2003
Watermelon
as Teresa Ryan
★5.7
MOVIE1999
Resurrection
as Clare's mother
★5.9
MOVIE2001
The War Bride
as Betty
MOVIE2014
Deadly
as Bridie
★6.5
MOVIE1980
Bloody Kids
as Nurse
★6.6
MOVIE2005
Omagh
as Nuala O'Loan
★7.4
MOVIE1982
The Ballroom of Romance
as Bridie
MOVIE2009
The Liberties
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2001
I Was a Rat
as Joan Jones
★10.0
MOVIE1976
Your Man from Six Counties
as Mollie
★6.2
MOVIE1999
Durango
as Aunt Maeve
MOVIE1974
The Virgins
as Pat Moran
★5.8
MOVIE1992
Utz
as Marta
★10.0
MOVIE1979
The Music Machine
as Mrs. Pearson
★7.5
MOVIE1985
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
as Mary
★6.0
MOVIE1993
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
as Eliza
MOVIE1989
The Picnic
as Ray's Mother
★9.0
MOVIE2005
Milk
as Nan