Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film My Left Foot, has died at the age of 81. The Irish character actor died in Dublin on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DUBLIN, July 17 (Reuters) - Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for playing the determined mother of disabled ...

Brenda Fricker, who won an Oscar for her performance in "My Left Foot" and endeared herself to audiences as the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," died on July 16 at the age of 81. Her ...

Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker died on Thursday, July 16. She was 81. Fricker was best known for her Oscar-winning role in “My Left Foot,” playing Daniel Day Lewis’ mother. She also ...

Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for her turn opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in 1989’s “My Left Foot” and captured hearts as the Pigeon Lady in 1992’s “Home Alone 2,” died ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oscar-winning actor Brenda Fricker died Thursday evening after an illness. (Ron Galella / WireImage / Getty Images) Irish actor ...

DUBLIN, July 17 (Reuters) - Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for playing the determined mother of disabled artist Christy Brown in the 1989 film "My Left Foot", has died at the ...

Oscar-winning actor Brenda Fricker died Thursday evening after an illness.(Ron Galella / WireImage / Getty Images) Irish actor Brenda Fricker, who won an Oscar for her role in “My Left Foot” and whose ...