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Birthday: Feb 17, 1945
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Brenda Fricker

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.

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