Brenda Fricker

Known For: Acting
Born: February 17, 1945
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 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

The Swallow

2024

The Miracle Club

2023 · Maureen (voice)

The Catch

2023 · Phyllis

Holding

2022 · as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany

Cam Boy

2021 · Tilda

Deadly

2014 · Bridie

A Long Way From Home

2013 · Brenda

Albert Nobbs

2011 · Polly

Muide Éire

2011 · Self

Cloudburst

2011 · Dot

The Body Farm

2011 · Eileen Quinn

Locked In

2010 · Joan

The Meaning of Life

2009 · Self

The Liberties

2009 · Self

Stone of Destiny

2008 · Mrs. McQuarry

Beautiful People

2008 · Narg

How About You...

2007 · Heather Nightingale

Closing the Ring

2007 · Eleanor

Tara Road

2005 · Mona

Omagh

2005 · Nuala O'Loan

Milk

2005 · Nan

Inside I'm Dancing

2004 · Eileen

Trauma

2004 · Petra

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

2004 · Madame Alex

Veronica Guerin

2003 · Bernie Guerin

Conspiracy of Silence

2003 · Annie McLaughlin

Watermelon

2003 · Teresa Ryan

Pete's Meteor

2002 · Lily

The Intended

2002 · Mrs. Jones

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

2002 · Alexandra MacLean

No Tears

2002 · Grainne McFadden

I Was a Rat

2001 · Joan Jones

I Was a Rat

2001 · Joan Jones

The War Bride

2001 · Betty

Cupid & Cate

2000 · Willie Hendley

Durango

1999 · Aunt Maeve

Resurrection

1999 · Clare's mother

Relative Strangers

1999 · Maureen

The American

1998 · Mrs. Bread

Painted Angels

1998 · Annie Ryan

Resurrection Man

1998 · Dorcas Kelly

Masterminds

1997 · Principal Claire Maloney

Swann

1997 · Rose Hindmarch

A Time to Kill

1996 · Ethel Twitty

Moll Flanders

1996 · madame Mazzawatty

Journey

1995 · Lottie

Out of Ireland

1995 · Mary Ann Rowe (voice)

A Woman of Independent Means

1995 · Mother Steed

A Man of No Importance

1994 · Lily Byrne

Angels in the Outfield

1994 · Maggie Nelson

Deadly Advice

1994 · Iris Greenwood

So I Married an Axe Murderer

1993 · May Mackenzie

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

1993 · Eliza

Seekers

1993 · Stella Hazard

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992 · Pigeon Lady

Utz

1992 · Marta

Brides of Christ

1991 · Sister Agnes

The Field

1990 · Maggie McCabe

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989 · Mrs. Brown

The Picnic

1989 · Ray's Mother

Casualty

1986 · Megan Roach

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

1985 · Mary

Screen Two

1985 · Ray's Mother, Lily Byrne

Exploits at West Poley

1985 · Aunt Draycott

Eh Brian! It's A Whopper

Eh Brian! It's A Whopper

1984 · Bridget

The Gathering Seed

1983 · Kitty Henshaw

The Ballroom of Romance

1982 · Bridie

Bloody Kids

1980 · Nurse

The Quatermass Conclusion

1979 · Alison Thorpe

Quatermass

1979 · Alison Thorpe

The Music Machine

1979 · Mrs. Pearson

Licking Hitler

1978 · Eileen Graham

Your Man from Six Counties

1976 · Mollie

Angels

1975

The Virgins

1974 · Pat Moran

Playhouse

1974 · Dorothy

Black and Blue

1973 · Ellie

Play for Today

1970

The Sinners

1970 · Joan Twomey

Sinful Davey

1969 · Maid (uncredited)

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Emma

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Pat Moran

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Lottie, Willie Hendley, Maeve

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