Brenda Fricker
Birthdate
February 17, 1945 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
February 17, 1945 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting
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).
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Brenda Fricker's LGBTQ+ Titles
Cloudburst
Dot
Acting (75)
2023
The Miracle Club as Maureen (voice)
2023
The Catch as Phyllis (4 episodes)
2022
Holding as as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany (4 episodes)
2021
Cam Boy as Tilda (1 episode)
2014
Deadly as Bridie
2013
A Long Way From Home as Brenda
2011
Albert Nobbs as Polly
2011
Cloudburst as Dot
2010
Locked In as Joan
2008
Stone of Destiny as Mrs. McQuarry
2008
Beautiful People as Narg (1 episode)
2007
How About You... as Heather Nightingale
2007
Closing the Ring as Eleanor
2005
Tara Road as Mona
2005
Omagh as Nuala O'Loan
2005
Milk as Nan
2004
Inside I'm Dancing as Eileen
2004
Trauma as Petra
2004
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss as Madame Alex
2003
Veronica Guerin as Bernie Guerin
2003
Conspiracy of Silence as Annie McLaughlin
2003
Watermelon as Teresa Ryan
2002
Pete's Meteor as Lily
2002
The Intended as Mrs. Jones
2002
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story as Alexandra MacLean
2002
No Tears as Grainne McFadden (4 episodes)
2001
I Was a Rat as Joan Jones (3 episodes)
2001
I Was a Rat as Joan Jones
2001
The War Bride as Betty
2000
Cupid & Cate as Willie Hendley
1999
Durango as Aunt Maeve
1999
Resurrection as Clare's mother
1999
Relative Strangers as Maureen (4 episodes)
1998
The American as Mrs. Bread
1998
Painted Angels as Annie Ryan
1998
Resurrection Man as Dorcas Kelly
1997
Masterminds as Principal Claire Maloney
1997
Swann as Rose Hindmarch
1996
A Time to Kill as Ethel Twitty
1996
Moll Flanders as madame Mazzawatty
1995
Journey as Lottie
1994
A Man of No Importance as Lily Byrne
1994
Angels in the Outfield as Maggie Nelson
1994
Deadly Advice as Iris Greenwood
1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer as May Mackenzie
1993
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story as Eliza
1993
Seekers as Stella Hazard (2 episodes)
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Pigeon Lady
1992
Utz as Marta
1991
Brides of Christ as Sister Agnes (6 episodes)
1990
The Field as Maggie McCabe
1989
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown as Mrs. Brown
1989
The Picnic as Ray's Mother
1986
Casualty as Megan Roach (187 episodes)
1985
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable as Mary
1985
Exploits at West Poley as Aunt Draycott
1984
Eh Brian! It's A Whopper as Bridget (1 episode)
1983
The Gathering Seed as Kitty Henshaw (6 episodes)
1982
The Ballroom of Romance as Bridie
1979
Quatermass as Alison Thorpe (2 episodes)
1979
The Quatermass Conclusion as Alison Thorpe
1979
The Music Machine as Mrs. Pearson
1978
Licking Hitler as Eileen Graham
1976
Your Man from Six Counties as Mollie
1975
Angels (1 episode)
1974
The Virgins as Pat Moran
1973
High Kampf as Ellie
1973
Black and Blue (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today (1 episode)
1969
Sinful Davey as Maid
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Emma (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (2 episodes)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lottie (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Maeve (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Willie Hendley (1 episode)