Daily BirthdaysBrenda Fricker
In 1990 Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actress) for her performance in My Left Foot, which was directed by Jim Sheridan. Other leading roles in film include Conspiracy of Silence, Innocence, War Bride, Resurrection Man, Painted Angels, A Time To Kill, Swann, Angels in the Outfield, Home Alone 2, Utz and The Field." Recent television in the U.S. and Canada includes roles in Torso, Cupid & Cate, Resurrection, Durango, Journey and A Woman of Independent Means.
On British television Brenda Fricker created the role of Nurse Megan Roche in Casualty for BBC. Recent television includes No Tears, I Was a Rat, and Mother Me Daughter. Brenda Fricker was recently nominated for an IFTA award for her performance as Maureen Lessing in Relative Strangers on RTE.
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Brenda Fricker Facts
| Occupation | Actress |
| Birthday | February 17, 1945 (64) |
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Birthplace | Dublin, Ireland |
| Awards | 1990 Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (for My Left Foot) |