Brenda Fricker has passed away. Her manager informed this today (Friday, ed.). BBC. The Irish actress won an Oscar in 1990 for her leading role in the drama film My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989), and later stole the hearts of many viewers as the pigeon lady Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Fricker was 81 years old.
Statement
Fricker died on Thursday in Dublin, with further details about her death and cause of death still lacking. “We won’t see someone like her again, and the world is worse off now,” her manager’s statement read. “Many film and television fans worldwide will continue to cherish her in their hearts.”
Long-running soap opera
The actress scored her first small role in a drama film in 1964, and appeared for a time in British soap operas (films and series) before drawing more attention with a recurring role in Casualty. This medical drama of the BBC started in 1986 and still exists today.
Two Oscars
In 1989, Fricker played opposite Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York (2002), Phantom Thread (2017)) in My Left Footthe story of a spastic young man who can only control his left leg. At the 1990 Oscars, both leading actors received their nominations. Another two years later, Fricker captured the hearts of an even larger mainstream audience by playing the pigeon lady in the second Home Alone-film.
Still ‘My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown’ via TMDb
End of career
In 2015, Fricker retired from acting, with the exception of a few guest roles and cameos. In 2008, she was awarded the Maureen O’Hara award at the Kerry Film Festival, an award for women who have made their mark on the film world.
Beeld: Still ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ via TMDb
