Acting · Dublin, Ireland · Born February 17, 1945
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.
MovieThe Swallow
2024
MovieThe Miracle Club
2023
as Maureen (voice)
TVThe Catch
2023
as Phyllis
TVHolding
2022
as as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
TVCam Boy
2021
as Tilda
MovieDeadly
2014
as Bridie
MovieA Long Way From Home
2013
as Brenda
MovieAlbert Nobbs
2011
as Polly
MovieMuide Éire
2011
as Self
MovieCloudburst
2011
as Dot
TVThe Body Farm
2011
as Eileen Quinn
MovieLocked In
2010
as Joan
TVThe Meaning of Life
2009
as Self
MovieThe Liberties
2009
as Self
MovieStone of Destiny
2008
as Mrs. McQuarry
TVBeautiful People
2008
as Narg
MovieHow About You...
2007
as Heather Nightingale
MovieClosing the Ring
2007
as Eleanor
MovieTara Road
2005
as Mona
MovieOmagh
2005
as Nuala O'Loan
MovieMilk
2005
as Nan
MovieInside I'm Dancing
2004
as Eileen
MovieTrauma
2004
as Petra
MovieCall Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
as Madame Alex
MovieVeronica Guerin
2003
as Bernie Guerin
MovieConspiracy of Silence
2003
as Annie McLaughlin
MovieWatermelon
2003
as Teresa Ryan
MoviePete's Meteor
2002
as Lily
MovieThe Intended
2002
as Mrs. Jones
MovieTorso: The Evelyn Dick Story
2002
as Alexandra MacLean
TVNo Tears
2002
as Grainne McFadden
MovieI Was a Rat
2001
as Joan Jones
I Was a Rat
2001
as Joan Jones
MovieThe War Bride
2001
as Betty
MovieCupid & Cate
2000
as Willie Hendley
MovieDurango
1999
as Aunt Maeve
MovieResurrection
1999
as Clare's mother
TVRelative Strangers
1999
as Maureen
MovieThe American
1998
as Mrs. Bread
MoviePainted Angels
1998
as Annie Ryan
MovieResurrection Man
1998
as Dorcas Kelly
MovieMasterminds
1997
as Principal Claire Maloney
MovieSwann
1997
as Rose Hindmarch
MovieA Time to Kill
1996
as Ethel Twitty
MovieMoll Flanders
1996
as madame Mazzawatty
MovieJourney
1995
as Lottie
MovieOut of Ireland
1995
as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
TVA Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Mother Steed
MovieA Man of No Importance
1994
as Lily Byrne
MovieAngels in the Outfield
1994
as Maggie Nelson
MovieDeadly Advice
1994
as Iris Greenwood
MovieSo I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
as May Mackenzie
MovieThe Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
1993
as Eliza
TVSeekers
1993
as Stella Hazard
MovieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Pigeon Lady
MovieUtz
1992
as Marta
TVBrides of Christ
1991
as Sister Agnes
MovieThe Field
1990
as Maggie McCabe
MovieMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989
as Mrs. Brown
MovieThe Picnic
1989
as Ray's Mother
TVCasualty
1986
as Megan Roach
MovieThe Woman Who Married Clark Gable
1985
as Mary
TVScreen Two
1985
as Ray's Mother
MovieExploits at West Poley
1985
as Aunt Draycott
Eh Brian! It's A Whopper
1984
as Bridget
TVThe Gathering Seed
1983
as Kitty Henshaw
MovieThe Ballroom of Romance
1982
as Bridie
MovieBloody Kids
1980
as Nurse
MovieThe Quatermass Conclusion
1979
as Alison Thorpe
TVQuatermass
1979
as Alison Thorpe
MovieThe Music Machine
1979
as Mrs. Pearson
MovieLicking Hitler
1978
as Eileen Graham
MovieYour Man from Six Counties
1976
as Mollie
TVAngels
1975
The Virgins
1974
as Pat Moran
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Dorothy
Black and Blue
1973
as Ellie
TVPlay for Today
1970
The Sinners
1970
as Joan Twomey
MovieSinful Davey
1969
as Maid (uncredited)
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Emma
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Pat Moran
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lottie
