Brenda Fricker
Born: 1945-02-17 in Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
2023
- The Miracle Club as Maureen (voice)
- The Catch as Phyllis
2022
- Holding as as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany
2021
- Cam Boy as Tilda
2014
- Deadly as Bridie
2013
- A Long Way From Home as Brenda
2011
- Albert Nobbs as Polly
- Cloudburst as Dot
- Muide Éire as Herself
2010
- Locked In as Joan
2009
- The Liberties as Self
2008
- Stone of Destiny as Mrs. McQuarry
- Beautiful People as Narg
2007
- How About You... as Heather Nightingale
- Closing the Ring as Eleanor
2004
- Trauma as Petra
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss as Madame Alex
- Inside I'm Dancing as Eileen
2003
- Watermelon as Teresa Ryan
- Veronica Guerin as Bernie Guerin
- Conspiracy of Silence as Annie McLaughlin
2002
- The Intended as Mrs. Jones
- Pete's Meteor as Lily
- No Tears as Grainne McFadden
- Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story as Alexandra MacLean
2001
- I Was a Rat as Joan Jones
- I Was a Rat as Joan Jones
- The War Bride as Betty
2000
- Cupid & Cate as Willie Hendley
1999
- Resurrection as Clare's mother
- Durango as Aunt Maeve
- Relative Strangers as Maureen
1998
- Painted Angels as Annie Ryan
- Resurrection Man as Dorcas Kelly
- The American as Mrs. Bread
1997
- Swann as Rose Hindmarch
- Masterminds as Principal Claire Maloney
1996
- A Time to Kill as Ethel Twitty
- Moll Flanders as madame Mazzawatty
1995
- Journey as Lottie
- Out of Ireland as Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
- A Woman of Independent Means as Mother Steed
1994
- Deadly Advice as Iris Greenwood
- Angels in the Outfield as Maggie Nelson
- A Man of No Importance as Lily Byrne
1993
- The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story as Eliza
- So I Married an Axe Murderer as May Mackenzie
- Seekers as Stella Hazard
1992
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Pigeon Lady
- Utz as Marta
1991
- Brides of Christ as Sister Agnes
1990
- The Field as Maggie McCabe
1989
- The Picnic as Ray's Mother
- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown as Mrs. Brown
1986
- Casualty as Megan Roach
1985
- Screen Two as Ray's Mother
- Exploits at West Poley as Aunt Draycott
- The Woman Who Married Clark Gable as Mary
1984
- Eh Brian! It's A Whopper as Bridget
1983
- The Gathering Seed as Kitty Henshaw
1982
- The Ballroom of Romance as Bridie
1980
- Bloody Kids as Nurse
1979
- The Quatermass Conclusion as Alison Thorpe
- Quatermass as Alison Thorpe
- The Music Machine as Mrs. Pearson
1978
- Licking Hitler as Eileen Graham
1976
- Your Man from Six Counties as Mollie
1975
1974
- Playhouse as Dorothy
- The Virgins as Pat Moran
1973
- Black and Blue as Ellie
1970
1969
- Sinful Davey as Maid (uncredited)
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Emma
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lottie