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Brenda Fricker is an Irish retired actress, whose career 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 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in My Left Foot (1989). As of 2014, she has tentatively retired from acting.
Born
Saturday, 17 February 1945
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Miracle Club | Maureen / Maureen (voice) | 2023 |
| The Catch | Phyllis | 2023 |
| Holding | Mrs Meany / as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany | 2022 |
| Coronation Street: Compilations | Staff Nurse Maloney | 2020 |
| A Long Way from Home | Brenda | 2013 |
| Albert Nobbs | Polly | 2011 |
| Cloudburst | Dot | 2011 |
| The Body Farm | Eileen Quinn | 2011 |
| Locked In | Joan | 2010 |
| Stone of Destiny | Mrs. McQuarry | 2008 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Miracle Club | Maureen / Maureen (voice) | 2023 |
| The Catch | Phyllis | 2023 |
| Holding | Mrs Meany / as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany | 2022 |
| Coronation Street: Compilations | Staff Nurse Maloney | 2020 |
| A Long Way from Home | Brenda | 2013 |
| Albert Nobbs | Polly | 2011 |
| Cloudburst | Dot | 2011 |
| The Body Farm | Eileen Quinn | 2011 |
| Locked In | Joan | 2010 |
| Stone of Destiny | Mrs. McQuarry | 2008 |
| Beautiful People | Narg | 2008 |
| How About You | Heather Nightingale | 2007 |
| Closing the Ring | Eleanor | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Self | 2007 |
| Tara Road | Mona / Mona McCarthy | 2005 |
| Tubridy Tonight | Self | 2004 |
| Rory O'Shea Was Here | Eileen | 2004 |
| Trauma | Petra | 2004 |
| Omagh | Nuala O'Loan / Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan | 2004 |
| Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Madame Alex | 2004 |
| Veronica Guerin | Bernie Guerin | 2003 |
| Conspiracy of Silence | Annie McLaughlin | 2003 |
| Watermelon | Teresa Ryan | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
| Pete's Meteor | Lily | 2002 |
| The Intended | Mrs. Jones | 2002 |
| Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story | Alexandra MacLean | 2002 |
| War Bride | Betty | 2001 |
| Relative Strangers | Maureen Lessing | 2000 |
| Cupid & Cate | Willie Hendley | 2000 |
| Durango | Aunt Maeve | 1999 |
| The American | Mrs. Bread | 1998 |
| Painted Angels | Annie Ryan | 1998 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
| Resurrection Man | Dorcas Kelly | 1998 |
| Masterminds | Principal Maloney / Principal Claire Maloney | 1997 |
| Swann | Rose Hindmarch | 1997 |
| A Time to Kill | Ethel Twitty | 1996 |
| Moll Flanders | madame Mazzawatty / Mrs. Mazzawatti | 1996 |
| Journey | Lottie | 1995 |
| Out of Ireland | (voice) | 1995 |
| A Man of No Importance | Lily Byrne | 1995 |
| A Woman of Independent Means | Mother Steed | 1995 |
| Angels in the Outfield | Maggie Nelson | 1994 |
| Deadly Advice | Iris Greenwood | 1994 |
| So I Married an Axe Murderer | 1993 | |
| Seekers | Stella Hazard | 1993 |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Pigeon Lady | 1992 |
| Utz | Marta | 1992 |
| Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence | Eliza | 1991 |
| Brides of Christ | Sister Agnes | 1991 |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1991 |
| The Field | Maggie McCabe | 1990 |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1990 |
| My Left Foot | Mrs. Brown | 1989 |
| Casualty | Megan Roach | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Ray's mother | 1985 |
| Eh Brian! It's a Whopper | Bridget | 1984 |
| Cockles | Ms Kyte | 1984 |
| The Ballroom of Romance | Bridie | 1982 |
| Juliet Bravo | Marion Kershaw | 1980 |
| Bloody Kids | Nurse | 1980 |
| The Quatermass Conclusion | Alison Thorpe | 1979 |
| Quatermass | Alison Thorpe | 1979 |
| The Music Machine | Mrs. Pearson | 1979 |
| The Seekers | Stella Hazard | 1979 |
| Telford's Change | Pat Burton | 1979 |
| People Like Us | Gloria | 1978 |
| Angels | Margaret O'Donnell | 1975 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Dorothy | 1974 |
| Helen: A Woman of Today | Caroline Ainsley | 1973 |
| Black and Blue | Ellie | 1973 |
| Play for Today | Mollie / Eileen Graham | 1970 |
| Sinful Davey | Maid | 1969 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Emma | 1965 |
| Deirdre | Third Musician | 1965 |
| Of Human Bondage | Bit Part | 1964 |
| Armchair Theatre | Pat Moran | 1956 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1990 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
