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Biography of Brenda Fricker - Actress
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Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Ireland|Irish actress. She began her feature film career with a small uncredited part in the 1964 movie, Of Human Bondage (1964 movie)|Of Human Bondage, based on the 1915 novel by William Somerset Maugham of the Of Human Bondage|same name. She won the 1989 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Christy Brown's mother in My Left Foot. She then co-starred in the 1990 film The Field. ==Selected filmography== *Veronica Guerin (movie)|Veronica Guerin (2003) *Resurrection (movie)|Resurrection (1999) (TV) *Painted Angels (1998) *A Time to Kill (1996) *Moll Flanders (1996) *Journey (1995) (TV) *So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) *The Sound and the Silence (1992) (TV) *The Field (1990) *My Left Foot (film)|My Left Foot (1989) *Casualty (television)|Casualty (1986) (TV series) (1986-1990) *Quatermass (1979) (TV series) *Quatermass (1978) (TV) *Of Human Bondage (1964) (uncredited) ==External links== *imdb name|id=0002084|name=Brenda Fricker

