
Brenda Fricker
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1945-02-17
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
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

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989Mrs. Brown
A Time to Kill
1996Ethel Twitty
Utz
1992Marta
Veronica Guerin
2003Bernie Guerin
Tara Road
2005Mona
The Music Machine
1979Mrs. Pearson
So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993May Mackenzie
Omagh
2005Nuala O'Loan
Inside I'm Dancing
2004Eileen
The Field
1990Maggie McCabe
Angels in the Outfield
1994Maggie Nelson
Masterminds
1997Principal Claire Maloney
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979Alison Thorpe
How About You...
2007Heather Nightingale
Closing the Ring
2007Eleanor
The War Bride
2001Betty
Pete's Meteor
2002Lily
Watermelon
2003Teresa Ryan
A Man of No Importance
1994Lily Byrne