Brenda Fricker
Birth Name:
Brenda Fricker
Birth Place:
Dublin, Ireland
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- First Irish actress to win the Oscar for best supporting actress
- Originally planning to become a journalist like her parents, she was cast by chance in her first film, "Of Human Bondage" at the age of 19 while working for a local newspaper
- Quote: "Of all the films I've made only three do I remember where I felt I'd moved forward as an actress: Cloudburst, My Left Foot and The Field․"
- Gained widespread prominence throughout the U․K․ after playing the role of Megan Roach on BBC One's "Casualty" until 1990
- After winning the Oscar for "My Left Foot" in 1989, she would make her Hollywood debut with "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"
- Suffered from a severe case of tuberculosis as a child and was forced to give up a kidney before overcoming the disease
Awards
- 1989LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 1989Special Mention of the JuryWinner
- 1989NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1990Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1990BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 1990Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1990NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1996Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1996Stinker Award - Worst Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2000IFTA Award - Best Leading Performance - Television:Nominated
- 2002Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2002Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2003IFTA Award - Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV:Nominated
- 2003IFTA Award - Best Actress in a Television Drama:Nominated
- 2004IFTA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2010Felix - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012IFTA Award - Best Supporting Actress - Film:Nominated
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2023IFTA Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama:Nominated