Brenda Fricker, First Irish Actress to Win an Oscar, Dies at 81
Published: 2026-07-21 • Permanent link
She won for playing a stoic mother in “My Left Foot” and achieved cult status as a pigeon whisperer in Central Park in “Home Alone 2.”
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Why it matters: She won for playing a stoic mother in “My Left Foot” and achieved cult status as a pigeon whisperer in Central Park in “Home Alone 2.”
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