Brenda Fricker

About

Actress from Dublin who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1989 drama My Left Foot. She is also a theatre actress who has appeared in productions of famous plays like Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.

Before Fame

She was an aspiring reporter who worked for the newspaper The Irish Times.

Trivia

She was nominated for the Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2011 film Albert Nobbs. She has amassed over 90 different acting roles throughout her long career. 

Family Life

She married director Barry Davies, but the couple eventually divorced.

Associated With

She co-starred in My Left Foot with Daniel Day-Lewis, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the film.