Brenda Fricker
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Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1938) 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).
Brenda Fricker | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Fricker at the 62nd Academy Awards in March 1990 | |
| Born | (1938-02-17) 17 February 1938 (age 86) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouse |
Barry Davies
(m. 1979; div. 1988) |
In 2008, Fricker was honoured with the inaugural Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival. In 2020, The Irish Times ranked her 26th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time.