Brenda Fricker

Biography

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.

Known For

Casualty

Play for Today

BBC Play of the Month

Screen Two

Screen Two

Playhouse

The Oscars

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

All Movies (58)

• The Swallow2024
• The Miracle Club2023 · as Maureen (voice)
• Deadly2014 · as Bridie
• A Long Way From Home2013 · as Brenda
• Albert Nobbs2011 · as Polly
• Muide Éire2011 · as Self
• Cloudburst2011 · as Dot
• Locked In2010 · as Joan
• The Liberties2009 · as Self
• Stone of Destiny2008 · as Mrs. McQuarry
• How About You...2007 · as Heather Nightingale
• Closing the Ring2007 · as Eleanor
• Tara Road2005 · as Mona
• Omagh2005 · as Nuala O'Loan
• Milk2005 · as Nan
• Inside I'm Dancing2004 · as Eileen
• Trauma2004 · as Petra
• Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss2004 · as Madame Alex
• Veronica Guerin2003 · as Bernie Guerin
• Conspiracy of Silence2003 · as Annie McLaughlin
• Watermelon2003 · as Teresa Ryan
• Pete's Meteor2002 · as Lily
• The Intended2002 · as Mrs. Jones
• Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story2002 · as Alexandra MacLean
• I Was a Rat2001 · as Joan Jones
• The War Bride2001 · as Betty
• Cupid & Cate2000 · as Willie Hendley
• Durango1999 · as Aunt Maeve
• Resurrection1999 · as Clare's mother
• The American1998 · as Mrs. Bread
• Painted Angels1998 · as Annie Ryan
• Resurrection Man1998 · as Dorcas Kelly
• Masterminds1997 · as Principal Claire Maloney
• Swann1997 · as Rose Hindmarch
• A Time to Kill1996 · as Ethel Twitty
• Moll Flanders1996 · as madame Mazzawatty
• Journey1995 · as Lottie
• Out of Ireland1995 · as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
• A Man of No Importance1994 · as Lily Byrne
• Angels in the Outfield1994 · as Maggie Nelson
• Deadly Advice1994 · as Iris Greenwood
• So I Married an Axe Murderer1993 · as May Mackenzie
• The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story1993 · as Eliza
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 · as Pigeon Lady
• Utz1992 · as Marta
• The Field1990 · as Maggie McCabe
• My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown1989 · as Mrs. Brown
• The Picnic1989 · as Ray's Mother
• The Woman Who Married Clark Gable1985 · as Mary
• Exploits at West Poley1985 · as Aunt Draycott
• The Ballroom of Romance1982 · as Bridie
• Bloody Kids1980 · as Nurse
• The Quatermass Conclusion1979 · as Alison Thorpe
• The Music Machine1979 · as Mrs. Pearson
• Licking Hitler1978 · as Eileen Graham
• Your Man from Six Counties1976 · as Mollie
• The Virgins1974 · as Pat Moran
• Sinful Davey1969 · as Maid (uncredited)

All TV Shows (29)

• The Catch2023 · as Phyllis
• Holding2022 · as as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
• Cam Boy2021 · as Tilda
• The Body Farm2011 · as Eileen Quinn
• The Meaning of Life2009 · as Self
• Beautiful People2008 · as Narg
• No Tears2002 · as Grainne McFadden
• I Was a Rat2001 · as Joan Jones
• Relative Strangers1999 · as Maureen
• A Woman of Independent Means1995 · as Mother Steed
• Seekers1993 · as Stella Hazard
• Brides of Christ1991 · as Sister Agnes
• Casualty1986 · as Megan Roach
• Screen Two1985 · as Ray's Mother
• Screen Two1985 · as Lily Byrne
• Eh Brian! It's A Whopper1984 · as Bridget
• The Gathering Seed1983 · as Kitty Henshaw
• Quatermass1979 · as Alison Thorpe
• Angels1975
• Playhouse1974 · as Dorothy
• Black and Blue1973 · as Ellie
• Play for Today1970
• The Sinners1970 · as Joan Twomey
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Emma
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Pat Moran
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Lottie
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Willie Hendley
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Maeve