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Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker was an Irish actress whose career spanned six decades on stage and screen. She appeared in more than 30 films and television productions. In 1990, Fricker 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),…
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entertainment · Irish actress (1945–2026) · actor · film actor · stage actor · also Brenda Fricker, Fricker
Born 17 February 1945 · Died 16 July 2026 · Q230214
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2026· 10 entries
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RTÉ Ireland: 'Ireland is prouder' because of Brenda Fricker, funeral told
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The Irish Times: Funeral of Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker hears actor ‘lived a life full to the brim’
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Dublin Live: 'Be happy for her' - Legendary actress Brenda Fricker's funeral takes place
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Died 2026-07-16.
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2021· 2 entries
Fricker joined the cast of the TV adaptation of Holding, based on the novel by Graham Norton, marking her first major onscreen role in six years
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Fricker said that she had battled severe depression for much of her life, including being hospitalised many times
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2020· 2 entries
The Irish Times ranked Fricker 26th on its list of the 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time
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The Irish Times ranked her 26th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time
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2012· 2 entries
Fricker's supporting role in Albert Nobbs earned her an Irish Film and Television Award nomination
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Fricker said "Of all the films I've made, only three do I remember where I felt I'd moved forward as an actress: Cloudburst, My Left Foot, and The Field
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2003· 1 entry
Played Bernie Guerin, mother of Veronica Guerin (portrayed by Cate Blanchett) in the film of the same name
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1993· 1 entry
Portrayed May Mackenzie, the Weekly World News-obsessed Scottish mother of Mike Myers's Charlie Mackenzie, in So I Married an Axe Murderer
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1990· 3 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for My Left Foot (1990).
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For her performance as Christy Brown's mother in My Left Foot (1989)
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Fricker became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, earning the award for Best Supporting Actress for the biopic My Left Foot (1989)
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1945· 1 entry
Born 1945-02-17.
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