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    RTE-Nachrichten: Die mit dem Oscar ausgezeichnete irische Schauspielerin Brenda Fricker ist im Alter von 81 Jahren gestorben


    RTE-Nachrichten: Die mit dem Oscar ausgezeichnete irische Schauspielerin Brenda Fricker ist im Alter von 81 Jahren gestorben

    https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0717/1583859-oscar-winning-irish-actress-brenda-fricker-dies-aged-81/

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    2. obvious_stuff_hi on

      There’s some lovely interviews with Brenda on YouTube. She always seemed to down to earth, warm and kind.

      RIP

    8. me2269vu on

      That’s very sad. She was interviewed recently on Tommy Tiernan’s show and still had a glint in her eye.

    9. fedupofbrick on

      An absolute legend. Lived up off Thomas Street back in the day and used to shop in Frawleys when my mam worked there. Incredibly friendly but also eccentric in a nice way. One of the good ones

    12. Willing-Departure115 on

      Ah God. Remember her in so many films that really stuck in my mind growing up and as a young adult. A real talent.

    13. 1tiredman on

      Rest in peace to an amazing kind and talented woman who brought pride to this nation

    17. Irishwol on

      That’s a shame. She was lovely. And a powerhouse of an actress. She should have got more work than she did after the Oscar

    19. Boulder1983 on

      Ach. The personification of an Irish Mammy.

      She was always so lovely in anything she was in, and seemed a genuine, good person. RIP.

    22. Pupcup2 on

      Loved her. Not an ounce of notions. Used her Oscar as a doorstop for the bathroom.

    23. qwerty_1965 on

      Great career and probably the most warm „mammy“ smile in showbiz

      Unexpected pool hustler as well on the set of My Left Foot.

    25. _TheValeyard_ on

      If Piers Morgan also died, well that would raise more suspicions. On a serious note, she was brilliant in My Left Foot and of course Home Alone 2 and few others. She’d a real talent for those roles. RIP.

    26. Mike_Frank on

      Some great memories watching Brenda in Home Alone 2 as a child.

      Turtle Doves #RIP

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    27. TheUFCVeteran3 on

      Rest in peace. ❤️

      I had no idea she was in Home Alone 2 until u/its_brew posted the picture. Man, it’ll be sad to see her in the movie now, but, just a guess, maybe she would want us to smile. All the best to her loved ones.

    31. Duke_Remington_9910 on

      That’s sad. She always came across as a nice genuine person. R.I.P.

    36. KnightsOfCidona on

      Listened to her with Brendan O’Connor last year and she was so brilliantly mad. Mad as a bag of cats but lovely all the same. She was telling Brendan she wished she was dead, so in a way I’m happy she’s got her wish.

    37. HungTeen1001 on

      Was in Central Park recently and made sure to stop by the Gapstow Bridge where the Pigeon Lady meets Kevin.

      Her interview with Tommy Tiernan a few years ago was the best I’ve seen. She opened up on her struggles with depression and her reclusive lifestyle. Well worth a watch.

      RIP Brenda.

    39. Due-Sun7513 on

      Vale, Brenda. Thank you for sharing your talents and your unique and brilliant self with us. You were always a top class ambassador for Ireland and an inspiration for Irish artists everywhere. Rest easy, lovely soul.

    40. vigilanttelephony52 on

      Brenda Fricker in that My Left Foot era press room, holding the Oscar with that huge grin, is one of those photos that stuck with me. She was the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award, which people forget because the field got way more crowded later, but back then it was a huge deal for a small country with barely any presence at that level. My dad watched it live and still talks about staying up to see her name called, him shouting at the telly like she’d scored in an All-Ireland final.

      What I liked about her was she never seemed to trade on it either. Kept doing theatre, kept doing the smaller TV stuff, never became one of those „Oscar winner“ types who only takes prestige roles. The Tommy Tiernan interview people are mentioning, she had that same energy you see here, someone who enjoys the work more than the fuss around it. RIP Brenda, proper end of an era.

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