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Brenda Fricker is a film actor and stage actor, born on February 17, 1945 in Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. That puts Brenda Fricker at 81 years old in 2026. Listed accolades include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1990).
My Take
Brenda Fricker is the sort of performer I treasure precisely because she never demanded the spotlight. Her Oscar-winning mother in My Left Foot was a masterclass in tenderness fused with steel, and it made her the first Irish actress to win the Academy Award. Across six decades on stage and screen, she has lent gravity to films simply by appearing in them. There's a lived-in honesty to her work, a refusal to glamorize, that younger actors should study. To me she embodies the dignity of the great character actor: indispensable, unshowy, unforgettable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brenda Fricker
- Name (Japanese)
- ブレンダ・フリッカー
- Reading
- ぶれんだ・ふりっかー
- Born
- February 17, 1945 (age 81)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / stage actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1990 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Brenda Fricker born?
Born February 17, 1945 (age 81).
Where is Brenda Fricker from?
Brenda Fricker is from Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What does Brenda Fricker do?
Brenda Fricker works as actor, film actor, stage actor.
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