The Irish actress Brenda Fricker has traversed six decades of theatre and screen with a moving naturalness. In 1990 she became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, the supporting award, for her role as a devoted mother in 'My Left Foot' (1989). Her filmography ranges from the rural drama 'The Field' (1990) to popular titles such as 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York' (1992), 'A Time to Kill' (1996) and 'Angels in the Outfield' (1994). A specialist in maternal characters of warm humanity, she has known how to endow ordinary women with an unforgettable emotional depth.
The Irish actress Brenda Fricker has traversed six decades of theatre and screen with a moving naturalness. In 1990 she became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, the supporting award, for her role as a devoted mother in 'My Left Foot' (1989). Her filmography ranges from the rural drama 'The Field' (1990) to popular titles such as 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York' (1992), 'A Time to Kill' (1996) and 'Angels in the Outfield' (1994). A specialist in maternal characters of warm humanity, she has known how to endow ordinary women with an unforgettable emotional depth.
Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945) 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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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