Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner for My Left Foot, dies aged 81

The acclaimed Irish actor started her career in Coronation Street and Casualty before a string of high-profile Hollywood roles Brenda Fricker, who became the first female Irish Oscar winner for acting with My Left Foot, has died aged 81. Her agent Phil Belfield told the BBC in a statement : “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her … I was honoured to know, love and work with her…

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Brenda Fricker, best known for My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, has died

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Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."

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Guardian Published 17 July 2026

Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner for My Left Foot, dies aged 81

CBS Published 17 July 2026

Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner who played Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2," dies

Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."

Sky Published 17 July 2026

Brenda Fricker, best known for My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, has died

Brenda Fricker - the first Irish woman to win an Oscar - has died aged 81, her agent has said.

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