Brenda Fricker (February 17, 1945 – July 17, 2026) was an Irish actress, whose career spanned six decades on stage and screen. She 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). She was also a regular as a nurse in the BBC drama Casualty.
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| 1 | The Miracle Club (2023) | Maureen (voice) | 6 | |
| 2 | Cloudburst (2011) | Dot | 9 | |
| 3 | Albert Nobbs (2011) Oscars 2012 | Polly | 6.1 | |
| 4 | Locked In (2010) | Joan | 3.5 | |
| 5 | Stone of Destiny (2008) | Mrs. McQuarry | 7 | |
| 6 | Closing the Ring (2007) | Eleanor | 6 | |
| 7 | How About You... (2007) | Heather Nightingale | - | - |
| 8 | Omagh (2005) | Nuala O'Loan | 6 | |
| 9 | Tara Road (2005) | Mona | - | - |
| 10 | Trauma (2004) | Petra | - | - |
| 11 | Inside I'm Dancing (2004) | Eileen | 8 | |
| 12 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) | Madame Alex | - | - |
| 13 | Watermelon (2003) | Teresa Ryan | 3 | |
| 14 | Veronica Guerin (2003) | Bernie Guerin | 6 | |
| 15 | Conspiracy of Silence (2003) | Annie McLaughlin | - | - |
| 16 | Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002) | Alexandra MacLean | - | - |
| 17 | The War Bride (2001) | Betty | - | - |
| 18 | Resurrection Man (1998) | Dorcas Kelly | - | - |
| 19 | Masterminds (1997) | Principal Claire Maloney | - | - |
| 20 | A Time to Kill (1996) | Ethel Twitty | 7.4 | |
| 21 | Moll Flanders (1996) | madame Mazzawatty | - | - |
| 22 | A Woman of Independent Means (1995) | Mother Steed | 7 | |
| 23 | Deadly Advice (1994) | Iris Greenwood | 9 | |
| 24 | Angels in the Outfield (1994) | Maggie Nelson | 5.8 | |
| 25 | The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story (1993) | Eliza | - | - |
| 26 | So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) | May Mackenzie | 6.9 | |
| 27 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) | Pigeon Lady | 7 | |
| 28 | The Field (1990) | Maggie McCabe | 8 | |
| 29 | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) | Mrs. Brown | 7.5 | |
| 30 | The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) | Alison Thorpe | - | - |
