Acting

Brenda Fricker

Born 1945-02-17 · Dublin, Ireland

Died 2026-07-17

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 Time to Kill (1996), Veronica Guerin (2003), Inside I'm Dancing (2004) and Albert Nobbs (2011). She was also a regular as a nurse in the BBC drama Casualty. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Fricker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Newest first

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