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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="ব্রেন্ডা ফ্রিকার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ব্রেন্ডা ফ্রিকার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%80" title="Бренда Фрикър – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бренда Фрикър" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Frickerov%C3%A1" title="Brenda Frickerová – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Brenda Frickerová" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Brenda Fricker" 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hreflang="es" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1" title="برندا فریکر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="برندا فریکر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B8%8C%EB%A0%8C%EB%8B%A4_%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EC%BB%A4" 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href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%A8" title="ברנדה פריקר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ברנדה פריקר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B1" title="بريندا فريكر – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بريندا فريكر" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Бренда Фрикер – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Бренда Фрикер" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC" title="ブレンダ・フリッカー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ブレンダ・フリッカー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80,_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Фрикер, Бренда – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Фрикер, Бренда" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Бренда Фрикер – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Бренда Фрикер" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Fricker" title="Brenda Fricker – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Brenda Fricker" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Бренда Фрікер – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Бренда Фрікер" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Brenda_Fricker_%282106633526%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Brenda_Fricker_%282106633526%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="1171" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Fricker at the <a href="/wiki/62nd_Academy_Awards" title="62nd Academy Awards">62nd Academy Awards</a> in March 1990</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1945-02-17</span>) </span>17 February 1945<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 80)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, Ireland</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actress</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1964–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Barry Davis</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1979; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1988)<wbr /></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Brenda Fricker</b> (born 17 February 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 <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a>, earning the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> for the biopic <i><a href="/wiki/My_Left_Foot" title="My Left Foot">My Left Foot</a></i> (1989). She also appeared in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Field_(1990_film)" title="The Field (1990 film)">The Field</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Home_Alone_2:_Lost_in_New_York" title="Home Alone 2: Lost in New York">Home Alone 2: Lost in New York</a></i> (1992), <i><a href="/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer" title="So I Married an Axe Murderer">So I Married an Axe Murderer</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Angels_in_the_Outfield_(1994_film)" title="Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)">Angels in the Outfield</a></i> (1994), <i><a href="/wiki/A_Time_to_Kill_(1996_film)" title="A Time to Kill (1996 film)">A Time to Kill</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Guerin_(film)" title="Veronica Guerin (film)">Veronica Guerin</a></i> (2003), <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_I%27m_Dancing" title="Inside I'm Dancing">Inside I'm Dancing</a></i> (2004) and <i><a href="/wiki/Albert_Nobbs" title="Albert Nobbs">Albert Nobbs</a></i> (2011). </p><p>In 2008, Fricker was honoured with the inaugural Maureen O'Hara Award at the <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Film_Festival" title="Kerry Film Festival">Kerry Film Festival</a>. In 2020, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Times" title="The Irish Times">The Irish Times</a></i> ranked her 26th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Fricker&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fricker was born in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her mother "Bina" (née Murphy) was from <a href="/wiki/Gneeveguilla" title="Gneeveguilla">Gneeveguilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Co._Kerry" class="mw-redirect" title="Co. Kerry">Co. Kerry</a>. Bina was a teacher of languages at Stratford College in <a href="/wiki/Rathgar" title="Rathgar">Rathgar</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and her father, Desmond Frederick Fricker, served in the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Department of Agriculture</a> and as 'Fred Desmond' a broadcaster with RTÉ and a journalist for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Times" title="The Irish Times">The Irish Times</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-timesonline.co.uk_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timesonline.co.uk-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before becoming an actress, Fricker was assistant to the art editor of the <i>Irish Times</i>, with hopes of becoming a reporter. At age 19, she became an actress "by chance".<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her feature film career began with a small uncredited part in the 1964 film <i><a href="/wiki/Of_Human_Bondage_(1964_film)" title="Of Human Bondage (1964 film)">Of Human Bondage</a></i>, based on the 1915 <a href="/wiki/Of_Human_Bondage" title="Of Human Bondage">novel</a> by <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Maugham" class="mw-redirect" title="Somerset Maugham">W. Somerset Maugham</a>. She also appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Tolka_Row" title="Tolka Row">Tolka Row</a></i>, Ireland's first soap opera. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Fricker&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of Fricker's first TV roles was staff nurse Maloney in <i><a href="/wiki/Coronation_Street" title="Coronation Street">Coronation Street</a></i>, debuting on 10 January 1977. Brenda's character attended on the birth of <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Barlow" title="Tracy Barlow">Tracy Barlow</a> on 24 January 1977's episode. Fricker came to wider public attention in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> in another nursing role, as Megan Roach in the <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> television drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Casualty_(TV_series)" title="Casualty (TV series)">Casualty</a></i>. Fricker bowed out as Megan in December 1990, after playing the character in 65 episodes, because she believed her character had "started off with a wonderful sense of humour, [but] lost it all and all she ever seemed to do was push a trolley around and offer tea and sympathy".<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1998 she appeared in two episodes, with Megan attending the wedding of her former colleagues Charlie Fairhead and Barbara 'Baz' Samuels. In 2007, she returned for a single episode for <a href="/wiki/Comic_Relief#Red_Nose_Day_history" title="Comic Relief">Red Nose Day</a>. The episode was written by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Curtis" title="Richard Curtis">Richard Curtis</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Fricker's final appearance as Megan was in August 2010, when the character took a lethal cocktail of drugs to end her life. </p><p>Fricker found international acclaim after she won the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> in 1990 for her performance as <a href="/wiki/Christy_Brown" title="Christy Brown">Christy Brown</a>'s mother in <i><a href="/wiki/My_Left_Foot" title="My Left Foot">My Left Foot</a></i> (1989). In her acceptance speech, Brenda thanked Brown "just for being alive" and also dedicated the Oscar to Brown's mother, saying "anybody who gives birth 22 times deserves one of these". For her performance, Fricker was also nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Award</a> and she won the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association" title="Los Angeles Film Critics Association">Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award</a> for Best Supporting Actress as well. She rejoined <i>My Left Foot</i> writer and director <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sheridan" title="Jim Sheridan">Jim Sheridan</a> to make the 1990 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Field_(1990_film)" title="The Field (1990 film)">The Field</a></i>, starring alongside <a href="/wiki/Richard_Harris" title="Richard Harris">Richard Harris</a> as Maggie McCabe, the wife of Harris' "Bull" McCabe. She continued her television work during this period, starring in the <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a>-produced short series <i><a href="/wiki/Brides_of_Christ" title="Brides of Christ">Brides of Christ</a></i> (1991) and the miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Seekers_(TV_series)" title="Seekers (TV series)">Seekers</a></i> (1992) alongside <a href="/wiki/Josette_Simon" title="Josette Simon">Josette Simon</a>, produced by <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Lawson_(producer)" title="Sarah Lawson (producer)">Sarah Lawson</a>. </p><p>Buoyed by her Oscar win, Fricker went on to appear in several high-profile Hollywood films, most notably 1992's <i><a href="/wiki/Home_Alone_2:_Lost_in_New_York" title="Home Alone 2: Lost in New York">Home Alone 2: Lost in New York</a></i> as the <a href="/wiki/Central_Park" title="Central Park">Central Park</a> Pigeon Lady. In 1993, she portrayed May Mackenzie, the <i><a href="/wiki/Weekly_World_News" title="Weekly World News">Weekly World News</a></i>-obsessed <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scottish</a> mother of <a href="/wiki/Mike_Myers" title="Mike Myers">Mike Myers</a>' Charlie Mackenzie, in <i><a href="/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer" title="So I Married an Axe Murderer">So I Married an Axe Murderer</a></i>, and then portrayed <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Gordon-Levitt" title="Joseph Gordon-Levitt">Joseph Gordon-Levitt</a>'s character's motherly caretaker Maggie in the 1994 family comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Angels_in_the_Outfield_(1994_film)" title="Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)">Angels in the Outfield</a></i>. One of her last Hollywood film roles came with <i><a href="/wiki/A_Time_to_Kill_(1996_film)" title="A Time to Kill (1996 film)">A Time to Kill</a></i>, as Ethel Twitty (loyal secretary to <a href="/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey" title="Matthew McConaughey">Matthew McConaughey</a>'s Jake Brigance), after which she has focused almost exclusively on film and television work in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2003, she played Bernie Guerin, mother of <a href="/wiki/Veronica_Guerin" title="Veronica Guerin">Veronica Guerin</a> (played by <a href="/wiki/Cate_Blanchett" title="Cate Blanchett">Cate Blanchett</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Veronica_Guerin_(film)" title="Veronica Guerin (film)">film of the same name</a>. She then played nurse Eileen in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_I%27m_Dancing" title="Inside I'm Dancing">Inside I'm Dancing</a></i>. In 2007, she starred in <i>How About You</i> the film based on a short story about people living in a residential nursing home written by <a href="/wiki/Maeve_Binchy" title="Maeve Binchy">Maeve Binchy</a>, playing Heather Nightangle. Other important roles were <i>Omagh</i> in 2004 as police Ombudsman Nuala O' Loan, as Graiine McFadden in the TV <a href="/wiki/Docudrama" title="Docudrama">docudrama</a> <i>No Tears</i> about the women treated with the blood product <a href="/wiki/Rho(D)_immune_globulin" title="Rho(D) immune globulin">Anti D</a> in the 1970s who had been contaminated with Hepatitis C, and as Aunt Maeve in <i>Durango</i> in 1999, based on the novel by <a href="/wiki/John_B._Keane" title="John B. Keane">John B. Keane</a>. </p><p>Fricker has appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Closing_the_Ring" title="Closing the Ring">Closing the Ring</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Attenborough" title="Richard Attenborough">Richard Attenborough</a>'s post-<a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> drama, also starring <a href="/wiki/Shirley_MacLaine" title="Shirley MacLaine">Shirley MacLaine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Plummer" title="Christopher Plummer">Christopher Plummer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mischa_Barton" title="Mischa Barton">Mischa Barton</a>. In 2012, a high-profile supporting role in <i><a href="/wiki/Albert_Nobbs" title="Albert Nobbs">Albert Nobbs</a></i> earned Fricker an Irish Film Award nomination, and along with <a href="/wiki/Olympia_Dukakis" title="Olympia Dukakis">Olympia Dukakis</a> she became half of the first pair of Oscar-winning actors to play a same-sex couple in <i><a href="/wiki/Cloudburst_(2011_film)" title="Cloudburst (2011 film)">Cloudburst</a></i>. </p><p>In 2021 Fricker joined the cast of the TV adaptation of <i>Holding</i>, based on the book of the same name by <a href="/wiki/Graham_Norton" title="Graham Norton">Graham Norton</a>, marking her first major onscreen role in six years.<sup id="cite_ref-rte.ie_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rte.ie-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brenda_Fricker_2014.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Brenda_Fricker_2014.png/200px-Brenda_Fricker_2014.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Brenda_Fricker_2014.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="465" /></a><figcaption>Fricker at the 2014 Dublin Film Festival</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Fricker&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fricker lives in <a href="/wiki/The_Liberties,_Dublin" title="The Liberties, Dublin">the Liberties, Dublin</a>. She was married to Barry Davis for 15 years until they divorced in 1988 only to later rekindle their friendship in 1990. Davis died later as a result of falling down a flight of stairs under the influence of alcohol which he had battled. This loss devastated Fricker.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was pregnant six times with Davis, but all turned out in miscarriages. She said that her loves include her pet dogs, drinking <a href="/wiki/Guinness" title="Guinness">Guinness</a>, reading poetry and playing snooker (she once stated that she had taken on the whole crew of <i>My Left Foot</i>. "I played pool against 17 of them, and beat them all," Fricker said).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Fricker said "Of all the films I’ve made, only three do I remember where I felt I’d moved forward as an actress: <i>Cloudburst</i>, <i>My Left Foot</i> and <i>The Field</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Whilst appearing on <a href="/wiki/The_Tommy_Tiernan_Show" title="The Tommy Tiernan Show">The Tommy Tiernan Show</a> in 2021, Fricker shared that she had battled severe depression for much of her life, including being hospitalised many times.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognition">Awards and recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Fricker&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards and recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1989 she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award for her role in <i><a href="/wiki/My_Left_Foot" title="My Left Foot">My Left Foot</a></i>, in the Best Supporting Actress category. In 2008 Fricker was honoured with the inaugural Maureen O'Hara Award at the <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Film_Festival" title="Kerry Film Festival">Kerry Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Times" title="The Irish Times">The Irish Times</a></i> ranked her 26th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Fricker&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Of_Human_Bondage_(1964_film)" title="Of Human Bondage (1964 film)">Of Human Bondage</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sinful_Davey" title="Sinful Davey">Sinful Davey</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Upstairs,_Downstairs_(1971_TV_series)" title="Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)">Upstairs, Downstairs</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td>Uncredited (extra) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Play_for_Today" title="Play for Today">Play for Today</a></i> </td> <td>Molly </td> <td>1 episode Your Man From Six Counties </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Coronation_Street" title="Coronation Street">Coronation Street</a></i> </td> <td>Staff Nurse Maloney </td> <td>4 episode arc </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978–1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quatermass_Conclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="The Quatermass Conclusion">The Quatermass Conclusion</a></i> </td> <td>Alison Thorpe </td> <td>Television series </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Machine_(film)" title="The Music Machine (film)">The Music Machine</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs Pearson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bloody_Kids" title="Bloody Kids">Bloody Kids</a></i> </td> <td>Nurse </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Ballroom of Romance, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Ballroom_of_Romance" title="The Ballroom of Romance">The Ballroom of Romance</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Bridie </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cockles_(TV_series)" title="Cockles (TV series)">Cockles</a></i> </td> <td>Ms Kyte </td> <td>Television series </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Woman Who Married Clark Gable, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">The Woman Who Married Clark Gable</span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Mary </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986–1990; <br /> 1998; <br /> 2007; <br /> 2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Casualty_(TV_series)" title="Casualty (TV series)">Casualty</a></i> </td> <td>Megan Roach </td> <td>Television series </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Left_Foot" title="My Left Foot">My Left Foot</a></i> </td> <td>Bridget Fagan Brown </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress">Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress">Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Montreal_World_Film_Festival" title="Montreal World Film Festival">Montreal World Film Festival Jurisdiction Award</a></li><li>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture">Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture</a></li><li>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress">National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></li><li>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress">New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Field_(1990_film)" title="The Field (1990 film)">The Field</a></i> </td> <td>Maggie McCabe </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Brides_of_Christ" title="Brides of Christ">Brides of Christ</a></i> </td> <td>Sister Agnes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1992 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Sound and the Silence, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">The Sound and the Silence</span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Eliza </td> <td>Television series </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Utz_(1992_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Utz (1992 film)">Utz</a></i> </td> <td>Marta </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seekers_(TV_series)" title="Seekers (TV series)">Seekers</a></i> </td> <td>Stella Hazard </td> <td>Television series </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Home_Alone_2:_Lost_in_New_York" title="Home Alone 2: Lost in New York">Home Alone 2: Lost in New York</a></i> </td> <td>Central Park Pigeon Woman </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer" title="So I Married an Axe Murderer">So I Married an Axe Murderer</a></i> </td> <td>May Mackenzie </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i>Deadly Advice</i> </td> <td>Iris Greenwood </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Man of No Importance, A"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/A_Man_of_No_Importance_(film)" title="A Man of No Importance (film)">A Man of No Importance</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Lily Byrne </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Angels_in_the_Outfield_(1994_film)" title="Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)">Angels in the Outfield</a></i> </td> <td>Maggie Nelson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(1995_film)" title="Journey (1995 film)">Journey</a></i> </td> <td>Lottie </td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_of_Independent_Means" title="A Woman of Independent Means">A Woman of Independent Means</a></i> </td> <td>Mother Steed </td> <td>Television mini-series </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moll_Flanders" title="Moll Flanders">Moll Flanders</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Mazzawatti </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Time to Kill, A"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/A_Time_to_Kill_(1996_film)" title="A Time to Kill (1996 film)">A Time to Kill</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Ethel Twitty </td> <td>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Stinkers_Bad_Movie_Awards" title="Stinkers Bad Movie Awards">Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Supporting Actress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Swann_(film)" title="Swann (film)">Swann</a></i> </td> <td>Rose Hindmarch </td> <td>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress">Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Masterminds_(1997_film)" title="Masterminds (1997 film)">Masterminds</a></i> </td> <td>Principal Claire Maloney </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Painted_Angels" title="Painted Angels">Painted Angels</a></i> </td> <td>Annie Ryan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection_Man_(film)" title="Resurrection Man (film)">Resurrection Man</a></i> </td> <td>Dorcas Kelly </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pete%27s_Meteor" title="Pete's Meteor">Pete's Meteor</a></i> </td> <td>Lily </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_American_(1998_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The American (1998 film)">The American</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Bread </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1999 </td> <td><i>Resurrection</i> </td> <td>Clare's mother </td> <td>Television remake of 1980 original </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Durango_(film)" title="Durango (film)">Durango</a></i> </td> <td>Aunt Maeve </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cupid_%26_Cate" title="Cupid & Cate">Cupid & Cate</a></i> </td> <td>Willie Hendley </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_War_Bride" title="The War Bride">The War Bride</a></i> </td> <td>Betty </td> <td>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress">Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Intended" title="The Intended">The Intended</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs Jones </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_of_Silence_(2003_film)" title="Conspiracy of Silence (2003 film)">Conspiracy of Silence</a></i> </td> <td>Annie McLaughlin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Guerin_(film)" title="Veronica Guerin (film)">Veronica Guerin</a></i> </td> <td>Bernadette "Bernie" Guerin </td> <td>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Irish_Film_%26_Television_Academy" title="Irish Film & Television Academy">Irish Film & Television Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress – Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Watermelon_(film)" title="Watermelon (film)">Watermelon</a></i> </td> <td>Teresa Ryan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Trauma_(2004_film)" title="Trauma (2004 film)">Trauma</a></i> </td> <td>Petra </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Omagh_(film)" title="Omagh (film)">Omagh</a></i> </td> <td>Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan </td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_Me:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Heidi_Fleiss" title="Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss">Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss</a></i> </td> <td>Madame Alex </td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_I%27m_Dancing" title="Inside I'm Dancing">Inside I'm Dancing</a></i> </td> <td>Eileen </td> <td>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Irish_Film_%26_Television_Academy" title="Irish Film & Television Academy">Irish Film & Television Academy Award for Best Actress – Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Razor Fish</i> </td> <td>Molly </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2005 </td> <td><i>Milk</i> </td> <td>Nan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tara_Road_(film)" title="Tara Road (film)">Tara Road</a></i> </td> <td>Mona </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/How_About_You_(film)" title="How About You (film)">How About You</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Closing_the_Ring" title="Closing the Ring">Closing the Ring</a></i> </td> <td>Grandma Reilly </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stone_of_Destiny_(2008_film)" title="Stone of Destiny (2008 film)">Stone of Destiny</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. McQuarry </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beautiful_People_(British_TV_series)" title="Beautiful People (British TV series)">Beautiful People</a></i> </td> <td>Narg </td> <td>Episode: "How I Got My Beads" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Locked_In_(2010_film)" title="Locked In (2010 film)">Locked In</a></i> </td> <td>Joan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cloudburst_(2011_film)" title="Cloudburst (2011 film)">Cloudburst</a></i> </td> <td>Dot </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Albert_Nobbs" title="Albert Nobbs">Albert Nobbs</a></i> </td> <td>Polly </td> <td>Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Irish_Film_%26_Television_Academy" title="Irish Film & Television Academy">Irish Film & Television Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress – Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2013 </td> <td><i>A Long Way from Home</i> </td> <td>Brenda </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Forgive_Me_(TV_series)" title="Forgive Me (TV series)">Forgive Me</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Smith </td> <td>3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i>Deadly</i> </td> <td>Bridie </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cam_Boy" title="Cam Boy">Cam Boy</a></i> </td> <td>Tilda </td> <td>Episode: "Take My Webcam Virginity" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Holding_(TV_series)" title="Holding (TV series)">Holding</a></i> </td> <td>Lizzie Meany </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-rte.ie_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rte.ie-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(British_TV_series)" title="The Catch (British TV series)">The Catch</a></i> <sup id="cite_ref-catch_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catch-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Phyllis Doyle <sup id="cite_ref-cast_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>All 4 episodes <sup id="cite_ref-cast_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_Club" title="The Miracle Club">The Miracle Club</a></i> </td> <td>voice of Maureen </td> <td>Voice only </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_theatre_work">Selected theatre work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Fricker&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Selected theatre work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>At the <a href="/wiki/Royal_National_Theatre" title="Royal National Theatre">Royal National Theatre</a> <ul><li><i>The Plough and the Stars</i></li> <li><i>Lavender Blue</i></li></ul></li> <li>At the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Court_Theatre" title="Royal Court Theatre">Royal Court Theatre</a> <ul><li><i>Within Two Shadows</i></li> <li><i>A Pagan's Place</i></li></ul></li> <li>At the <a href="/wiki/Geffen_Playhouse" title="Geffen Playhouse">Geffen Playhouse</a> <ul><li><i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</i></li></ul></li> <li>Other<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><i>Typhad Mary</i></li> <li><i>Macbeth</i></li> <li><i>Outskirts</i></li> <li><i>TV Times</i></li> <li><i>The Accrington Pals</i></li> <li><i>The Irish Play</i></li> <li><i>Lost World</i></li> <li><i>The Weeping of Angels</i></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Fricker&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_on_the_postage_stamps_of_Ireland" title="List of people on the postage stamps of Ireland">List of people on the postage stamps of Ireland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Dublin. 8 January 2000<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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