Brenda Fricker

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-02-17 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Brenda Fricker

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Fricker, ...

Acting

1996

A Time to Kill

as Ethel Twitty

1992

Utz

as Marta

2003

Veronica Guerin

as Bernie Guerin

2005

Tara Road

as Mona

1979

The Music Machine

as Mrs. Pearson

1993

2005

Omagh

as Nuala O'Loan

2004

1990

The Field

as Maggie McCabe

1994

Angels in the Outfield

as Maggie Nelson

1997

Masterminds

as Principal Claire Maloney

1979

2007

How About You...

as Heather Nightingale

2007

2001

2002

2003

Watermelon

as Teresa Ryan

1994

2003

Conspiracy of Silence

as Annie McLaughlin

1998

Painted Angels

as Annie Ryan

2011

1998

Resurrection Man

as Dorcas Kelly

2002

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

as Alexandra MacLean

1989

The Picnic

as Ray's Mother

2010

Locked In

as Joan

1994

Deadly Advice

as Iris Greenwood

2023

The Miracle Club

as Maureen (voice)

1969

2011

Albert Nobbs

as Polly

1996

Moll Flanders

as madame Mazzawatty

1995

Journey

as Lottie

1978

Licking Hitler

as Eileen Graham

2014

Deadly

as Bridie

2004

Trauma

as Petra

2005

Milk

as Nan

1974

The Virgins

as Pat Moran

1985

Exploits at West Poley

as Aunt Draycott

1980

Bloody Kids

as Nurse

2002

The Intended

as Mrs. Jones

1999

Resurrection

as Clare's mother

1997

Swann

as Rose Hindmarch

1998

The American

as Mrs. Bread

1999

Durango

as Aunt Maeve

2001

I Was a Rat

as Joan Jones

2008

Stone of Destiny

as Mrs. McQuarry

2000

Cupid & Cate

as Willie Hendley

1995

Out of Ireland

as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)

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