Brenda Fricker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

    Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Closing the Ring

    Closing the Ring

  • Watermelon

    Watermelon

  • Trauma

    Trauma

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Moll Flanders

    Moll Flanders

  • Utz

    Utz

  • Milk

    Milk

  • The Virgins

    The Virgins

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Swann

    Swann

  • Muide Éire

    Muide Éire

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

  • Cupid & Cate

    Cupid & Cate

  • Veronica Guerin

    Veronica Guerin

  • I Was a Rat

    I Was a Rat

  • The Liberties

    The Liberties

  • Deadly

    Deadly

  • The Catch

    The Catch

  • Journey

    Journey

  • Omagh

    Omagh

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Painted Angels

    Painted Angels

  • Pete's Meteor

    Pete's Meteor

  • The Intended

    The Intended

  • Albert Nobbs

    Albert Nobbs

  • The Swallow

    The Swallow

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • The Ballroom of Romance

    The Ballroom of Romance

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Out of Ireland

    Out of Ireland

  • My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

  • Cloudburst

    Cloudburst

  • The Miracle Club

    The Miracle Club

  • Sinful Davey

    Sinful Davey

  • The Field

    The Field

  • So I Married an Axe Murderer

    So I Married an Axe Murderer

  • Brides of Christ

    Brides of Christ

  • Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

  • Cam Boy

    Cam Boy

  • Quatermass

    Quatermass

  • Holding

    Holding

  • A Woman of Independent Means

    A Woman of Independent Means

  • Masterminds

    Masterminds

  • Licking Hitler

    Licking Hitler

  • Inside I'm Dancing

    Inside I'm Dancing

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • Tara Road

    Tara Road

  • Locked In

    Locked In

  • No Tears

    No Tears

  • Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

    Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

  • The Gathering Seed

    The Gathering Seed

  • Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

    Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

  • Stone of Destiny

    Stone of Destiny

  • The Music Machine

    The Music Machine

  • A Man of No Importance

    A Man of No Importance

  • The War Bride

    The War Bride

  • Seekers

    Seekers

  • How About You...

    How About You...

  • The Picnic

    The Picnic

  • Conspiracy of Silence

    Conspiracy of Silence

  • Durango

    Durango

  • The Quatermass Conclusion

    The Quatermass Conclusion

  • Deadly Advice

    Deadly Advice

  • Bloody Kids

    Bloody Kids

  • The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

    The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

  • The American

    The American

  • Exploits at West Poley

    Exploits at West Poley

  • The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

    The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

  • Resurrection Man

    Resurrection Man

  • Eh Brian! It's A Whopper

    Eh Brian! It's A Whopper

  • Your Man from Six Counties

    Your Man from Six Counties

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • A Long Way From Home

    A Long Way From Home

  • I Was a Rat

    I Was a Rat