Brenda Fricker

Actor. Born 17 February 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. Died 17 July 2026.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

17 February 1945, Dublin, Ireland

Died

17 July 2026

Active

1982–2005

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

68Fi1m

68Critics

We and the press agree on Brenda, across 3 titles.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 4 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 3 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films, 1 series
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $526m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1982–2005

Genres

Drama3
Adventure1
Comedy1
Crime1
Family1
Soap1

Best and worst on Fi1m

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown poster

85BestMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown1989

55WorstA Time to Kill1996

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21950s

21960s

111970s

101980s

231990s

212000s

62010s

52020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1990Best Supporting Actress · My Left Foot

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.