Brenda Fricker



First NameBrenda
Last NameFricker
Age66
Date of BirthFebruary 17, 1945
BirthplaceDublin, Ireland
Star SignAquarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityIrish
Occupation CategoryActress

Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945 in Dublin) is an Irish actress of theatre, film and television. She had appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1989, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for My Left Foot.


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Filmography

Selected Brenda Fricker film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2011
Polly

2010
Cloudburst
Dot

2009
Locked In
Joan

2008
Crossmaglen
Aunt Kathleen

2008
Hotel Caledonia
Sheena MacDonald

2008
Mrs. McQuarry

2008
Beautiful People
Gran Doonan

2007
Eleanor

2007
Heather Nightingale

2005
Mona

2005
Milk
Nan

2004
Eileen

2004
Petra

2004
Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan

2004
Razor Fish
Molly

2003
Annie McLaughlin

2003
Bernie Guerin

2003
Watermelon
Teresa Ryan

2002
Mrs. Jones

2002
No Tears
Grainne McFadden

2002
Alexandra MacLean

2001
Betty

2001
I Was a Rat
Joan Jones

2000
Cupid & Cate
Willie Hendley

1999
Durango
Aunt Maeve

1999
Resurrection
Clare's mother

1999
Relative Strangers
Maureen Lessing

1998
Painted Angels
Annie Ryan

1998
Pete's Meteor
Lily

1998
Dorcas Kelly

1998
The American
Mrs. Bread

1997
Principal Maloney

1996
Ethel Twitty

1996
Mrs. Mazzawatti

1996
Swann
Rose Hindmarch

1995
A Woman of Independent Means
Mother Steed

1995
Journey
Lottie

1994
Lily Byrne

1994
Maggie Nelson

1994
Iris Greenwood

1993
May Mackenzie

1992
Utz
Marta

1992
Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence
Eliza

1992
Seekers
Stella Hazard

1991
Brides of Christ
Sister Agnes

1991
Lethal Innocence
Vinnie

1990
Maggie McCabe

1989
Mrs. Brown

1986
Megan Roach

1986
To Have and to Hold
-

1985
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
Mary

1985
Exploits at West Poley
Aunt Draycott

1985
Screen Two
-

1984
Eh Brian! It's a Whopper
Bridget

1983
The Gathering Seed
Kitty Henshaw

1982
The Ballroom of Romance
Bridie

1982
Russian Night... 1941
Antonina

1980
Marion Kershaw

1979
Nurse

1979
The Quatermass Conclusion
Alison Thorpe

1979
Alison Thorpe

1979
Telford's Change
Pat Burton

1979
The Music Machine
Mrs. Pearson

1977
People Like Us
Gloria

1975
Angels
-

1974
BBC2 Playhouse
Dorothy

1973
Black and Blue
Ellie

1973
Helen: A Woman of Today
Caroline Ainsley

1973
The Sinners
Joan Twomey

1973
High Kampf
-

1972
Tales from the Lazy Acre
Concepta Mahood

1972
The Man Outside
Molly

1970
Play for Today
Eileen Graham, Mollie

1969
-

1965
BBC Play of the Month
Emma

1965
Deirdre
Musician

1964
Bit Part

1962
Tina Stevens

1960
Staff Nurse Maloney

1956
Armchair Theatre
Pat Moran






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