Brenda Fricker
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 Tim...
Known For
Filmography
The Swallow
2024
as Woman
The Miracle Club
2023
as Maureen (voice)
The Catch
2023
as Phyllis
Holding
2022
as as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
Cam Boy
2021
as Tilda
Deadly
2014
as Bridie
A Long Way From Home
2013
as Brenda
Cloudburst
2011
as Dot
Albert Nobbs
2011
as Polly
Muide Éire
2011
as Self
The Body Farm
2011
as Eileen Quinn
Locked In
2010
as Joan
The Liberties
2009
as Self
The Meaning of Life
2009
as Self
Stone of Destiny
2008
as Mrs. McQuarry
Beautiful People
2008
as Narg
How About You...
2007
as Heather Nightingale
Closing the Ring
2007
as Eleanor
Tara Road
2005
as Mona
Omagh
2005
as Nuala O'Loan
Milk
2005
as Nan
Inside I'm Dancing
2004
as Eileen
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
as Madame Alex
Trauma
2004
as Petra
Veronica Guerin
2003
as Bernie Guerin
Watermelon
2003
as Teresa Ryan
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
as Annie McLaughlin
Pete's Meteor
2002
as Lily
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
2002
as Alexandra MacLean
The Intended
2002
as Mrs. Jones
No Tears
2002
as Grainne McFadden
The War Bride
2001
as Betty
I Was a Rat
2001
as Joan Jones
I Was a Rat
2001
as Joan Jones
Cupid & Cate
2000
as Willie Hendley
Resurrection
1999
as Clare's mother
Durango
1999
as Aunt Maeve
Relative Strangers
1999
as Maureen
Painted Angels
1998
as Annie Ryan
Resurrection Man
1998
as Dorcas Kelly
The American
1998
as Mrs. Bread
Masterminds
1997
as Principal Claire Maloney
Swann
1997
as Rose Hindmarch
A Time to Kill
1996
as Ethel Twitty
Moll Flanders
1996
as madame Mazzawatty
Journey
1995
as Lottie
Out of Ireland
1995
as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Mother Steed
Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Maggie Nelson
A Man of No Importance
1994
as Lily Byrne
Deadly Advice
1994
as Iris Greenwood
So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
as May Mackenzie
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
1993
as Eliza
Seekers
1993
as Stella Hazard
Utz
1992
as Marta
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Pigeon Lady
Brides of Christ
1991
as Sister Agnes
The Field
1990
as Maggie McCabe
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989
as Mrs. Brown
The Picnic
1989
as Ray's Mother
Casualty
1986
as Megan Roach
Exploits at West Poley
1985
as Aunt Draycott
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
1985
as Mary
Screen Two
1985
as Ray's Mother
Screen Two
1985
as Lily Byrne
Eh Brian! It's A Whopper
1984
as Bridget
The Gathering Seed
1983
as Kitty Henshaw
The Ballroom of Romance
1982
as Bridie
Bloody Kids
1980
as Nurse
The Music Machine
1979
as Mrs. Pearson
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979
as Alison Thorpe
Quatermass
1979
as Alison Thorpe
Licking Hitler
1978
as Eileen Graham
Your Man from Six Counties
1976
as Mollie
Angels
1975
The Virgins
1974
as Pat Moran
Playhouse
1974
as Dorothy
Black and Blue
1973
as Ellie
Play for Today
1970
The Sinners
1970
as Joan Twomey
Sinful Davey
1969
as Maid (uncredited)
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Emma
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Pat Moran
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lottie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Maeve
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Willie Hendley