Acting
Brenda Fricker
Born Feb 17, 1945 · Dublin, Ireland · Died Jul 17, 2026
Brenda Fricker (February 17, 1945 – July 17, 2026) was an Irish actress, whose career spanned six decades on stage and screen. She 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). She was also a regular as a nurse in the BBC drama Casualty.
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Acting
The Swallow
2024
Drama
The Miracle Club
2023
Comedy · Drama
The Catch
2023
Drama
Holding
2022
Drama
Cam Boy
2021
Drama
Deadly
2014
Drama · Comedy · Animation
A Long Way From Home
2013
Drama · Romance
Albert Nobbs
2011
Drama
Muide Éire
2011
Documentary · History
Cloudburst
2011
Drama · Comedy · Romance
The Body Farm
2011
Drama · Crime
Locked In
2010
Thriller · Drama
The Liberties
2009
Documentary
Stone of Destiny
2008
Drama · Crime · Comedy
Beautiful People
2008
Drama · Comedy
How About You...
2007
Comedy · Drama
Closing the Ring
2007
Drama · Romance
Tara Road
2005
Drama
Omagh
2005
Drama
Milk
2005
Inside I'm Dancing
2004
Drama
Trauma
2004
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
Drama · Romance · Crime
Veronica Guerin
2003
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Watermelon
2003
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Pete's Meteor
2002
Drama · Crime
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
2002
Drama · Crime
No Tears
2002
Drama
I Was a Rat
2001
Drama · Family · Fantasy
The War Bride
2001
Drama · Romance
Cupid & Cate
2000
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Durango
1999
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Resurrection
1999
Drama · TV Movie
Relative Strangers
1999
Drama
The American
1998
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Painted Angels
1998
Drama · Action
Resurrection Man
1998
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Masterminds
1997
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Swann
1997
Drama
A Time to Kill
1996
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Moll Flanders
1996
Drama · Romance
Journey
1995
Drama · TV Movie
Out of Ireland
1995
Documentary · History · TV Movie
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
Drama
A Man of No Importance
1994
Comedy · Drama
Angels in the Outfield
1994
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Deadly Advice
1994
Comedy · Drama
So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
Comedy · Crime · Romance
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
1993
History · Drama
Seekers
1993
Mystery · Drama
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Comedy · Family · Adventure
Utz
1992
Drama
Brides of Christ
1991
Drama
The Field
1990
Drama
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989
Drama
The Picnic
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Casualty
1986
Drama · Soap
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
1985
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Exploits at West Poley
1985
Family
The Gathering Seed
1983
Drama
The Ballroom of Romance
1982
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
Bloody Kids
1980
Drama · TV Movie
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979
Drama · Science Fiction
Quatermass
1979
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Music Machine
1979
Drama · Music
Licking Hitler
1978
Drama · TV Movie
Your Man from Six Counties
1976
Drama · TV Movie
Angels
1975
Drama
Playhouse
1974
Drama
Play for Today
1970
Drama
Sinful Davey
1969
Crime · Adventure · Comedy
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Drama
Armchair Theatre
1956
Drama