Deceased

When Did Brenda Fricker Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asبرندا فریکرGenderFemaleNationalityIrelandBorn17/02/1945Born inDublin, IrelandDied17/07/2026WikidataQ230214 ↗TMDb#18345 ↗

Brenda Fricker was 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).

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Filmography84 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	The SwallowMovie	—	79
2023	The Miracle ClubMovie	Maureen (voice)	78
2023	The CatchSeries	Phyllis	78
2022	HoldingSeries	as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany	77
2021	Cam BoySeries	Tilda	76
2014	DeadlyMovie	Bridie	69
2013	A Long Way From HomeMovie	Brenda	68
2011	The Body FarmSeries	Eileen Quinn	66
2011	Muide ÉireMovie	Self	66
2011	Albert NobbsMovie	Polly	66
2011	CloudburstMovie	Dot	66
2010	Locked InMovie	Joan	65
2009	The Meaning of LifeSeries	Self	64
2009	The LibertiesMovie	Self	64
2008	Beautiful PeopleSeries	Narg	63
2008	Stone of DestinyMovie	Mrs. McQuarry	63
2007	Closing the RingMovie	Eleanor	62
2007	How About You...Movie	Heather Nightingale	62
2005	MilkMovie	Nan	60
2005	Tara RoadMovie	Mona	60
2005	OmaghMovie	Nuala O'Loan	60
2004	Inside I'm DancingMovie	Eileen	59
2004	TraumaMovie	Petra	59
2004	Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi FleissMovie	Madame Alex	59
2003	Veronica GuerinMovie	Bernie Guerin	58
2003	Conspiracy of SilenceMovie	Annie McLaughlin	58
2003	WatermelonMovie	Teresa Ryan	58
2002	No TearsSeries	Grainne McFadden	57
2002	Pete's MeteorMovie	Lily	57
2002	The IntendedMovie	Mrs. Jones	57
2002	Torso: The Evelyn Dick StoryMovie	Alexandra MacLean	57
2001	I Was a RatMovie	Joan Jones	56
2001	I Was a RatSeries	Joan Jones	56
2001	The War BrideMovie	Betty	56
2000	Cupid & CateMovie	Willie Hendley	55
1999	DurangoMovie	Aunt Maeve	54
1999	ResurrectionMovie	Clare's mother	54
1999	Relative StrangersSeries	Maureen	54
1998	Resurrection ManMovie	Dorcas Kelly	53
1998	The AmericanMovie	Mrs. Bread	53
1998	Painted AngelsMovie	Annie Ryan	53
1997	SwannMovie	Rose Hindmarch	52
1997	MastermindsMovie	Principal Claire Maloney	52
1996	A Time to KillMovie	Ethel Twitty	51
1996	Moll FlandersMovie	madame Mazzawatty	51
1995	JourneyMovie	Lottie	50
1995	Out of IrelandMovie	Mary Ann Rowe (voice)	50
1995	A Woman of Independent MeansSeries	Mother Steed	50
1994	A Man of No ImportanceMovie	Lily Byrne	49
1994	Angels in the OutfieldMovie	Maggie Nelson	49
1994	Deadly AdviceMovie	Iris Greenwood	49
1993	The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell StoryMovie	Eliza	48
1993	SeekersSeries	Stella Hazard	48
1993	So I Married an Axe MurdererMovie	May Mackenzie	48
1992	Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMovie	Pigeon Lady	47
1992	UtzMovie	Marta	47
1991	Brides of ChristSeries	Sister Agnes	46
1990	The FieldMovie	Maggie McCabe	45
1989	The PicnicMovie	Ray's Mother	44
1989	My Left Foot: The Story of Christy BrownMovie	Mrs. Brown	44
1986	CasualtySeries	Megan Roach	41
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Ray's Mother	40
1985	Exploits at West PoleyMovie	Aunt Draycott	40
1985	The Woman Who Married Clark GableMovie	Mary	40
1984	Eh Brian! It's A WhopperSeries	Bridget	39
1983	The Gathering SeedSeries	Kitty Henshaw	38
1982	The Ballroom of RomanceMovie	Bridie	37
1980	Bloody KidsMovie	Nurse	35
1979	The Music MachineMovie	Mrs. Pearson	34
1979	QuatermassSeries	Alison Thorpe	34
1979	The Quatermass ConclusionMovie	Alison Thorpe	34
1978	Licking HitlerMovie	Eileen Graham	33
1976	Your Man from Six CountiesMovie	Mollie	31
1975	AngelsSeries	—	30
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Dorothy	29
1974	The VirginsMovie	Pat Moran	29
1973	Black and BlueSeries	Ellie	28
1970	Play for TodaySeries	—	25
1970	The SinnersSeries	Joan Twomey	25
1969	Sinful DaveyMovie	Maid (uncredited)	24
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Emma	20
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Pat Moran	11
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	8
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Willie Hendley	6