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

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as Pigeon Lady

A Time to Kill

as Ethel Twitty

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

as Mrs. Brown

Albert Nobbs

as Polly

Angels in the Outfield

as Maggie Nelson

So I Married an Axe Murderer

as May Mackenzie

Veronica Guerin

as Bernie Guerin

Inside I'm Dancing

as Eileen

Closing the Ring

as Eleanor

The Miracle Club

as Maureen (voice)