Brenda Fricker: movies and TV shows
Brenda Fricker has 87 credits in the archive: 58 films and 29 TV series, from 1951 to 2024. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2024 · busiest year: 1985 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Swallow | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2023 | The Catch | Phyllis | TV | 4.8 | 78 |
| 2023 | The Miracle Club | Maureen (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 78 |
| 2022 | Holding | as Lizzie Meany, Mrs. Meany | TV | 6.3 | 77 |
| 2021 | Cam Boy | Tilda | TV | 4.2 | 76 |
| 2014 | Deadly | Bridie | Film | — | 69 |
| 2013 | A Long Way From Home | Brenda | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 2011 | The Body Farm | Eileen Quinn | TV | 5.6 | 66 |
| 2011 | Albert Nobbs | Polly | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 2011 | Cloudburst | Dot | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 2011 | Muide Éire | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2010 | Locked In | Joan | Film | 4.0 | 65 |
| 2009 | The Meaning of Life | Self | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2009 | The Liberties | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2008 | Beautiful People | Narg | TV | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2008 | Stone of Destiny | Mrs. McQuarry | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Eleanor | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 2007 | How About You... | Heather Nightingale | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 2005 | Tara Road | Mona | Film | 5.4 | 60 |
| 2005 | Omagh | Nuala O'Loan | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 2005 | Milk | Nan | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 2004 | Inside I'm Dancing | Eileen | Film | 7.4 | 59 |
| 2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Madame Alex | Film | 4.6 | 59 |
| 2004 | Trauma | Petra | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 2003 | Veronica Guerin | Bernie Guerin | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2003 | Conspiracy of Silence | Annie McLaughlin | Film | 4.8 | 58 |
| 2003 | Watermelon | Teresa Ryan | Film | 4.4 | 58 |
| 2002 | The Intended | Mrs. Jones | Film | 5.2 | 57 |
| 2002 | Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story | Alexandra MacLean | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 2002 | Pete's Meteor | Lily | Film | 4.9 | 57 |
| 2002 | No Tears | Grainne McFadden | TV | 10.0 | 57 |
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Joan Jones | TV | — | 56 |
| 2001 | The War Bride | Betty | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Joan Jones | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 2000 | Cupid & Cate | Willie Hendley | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1999 | Relative Strangers | Maureen | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1999 | Durango | Aunt Maeve | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 1999 | Resurrection | Clare's mother | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1998 | Resurrection Man | Dorcas Kelly | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1998 | The American | Mrs. Bread | Film | 5.4 | 53 |
| 1998 | Painted Angels | Annie Ryan | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1997 | Masterminds | Principal Claire Maloney | Film | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1997 | Swann | Rose Hindmarch | Film | 4.7 | 52 |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Ethel Twitty | Film | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | madame Mazzawatty | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Mother Steed | TV | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1995 | Out of Ireland | Mary Ann Rowe (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1995 | Journey | Lottie | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | Maggie Nelson | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1994 | A Man of No Importance | Lily Byrne | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1994 | Deadly Advice | Iris Greenwood | Film | 4.7 | 49 |
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | May Mackenzie | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1993 | Seekers | Stella Hazard | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1993 | The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story | Eliza | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Pigeon Lady | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1992 | Utz | Marta | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Sister Agnes | TV | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1990 | The Field | Maggie McCabe | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1989 | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | Mrs. Brown | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1989 | The Picnic | Ray's Mother | Film | — | 44 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Megan Roach | TV | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Ray's Mother | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Lily Byrne | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1985 | Exploits at West Poley | Aunt Draycott | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1985 | The Woman Who Married Clark Gable | Mary | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1984 | Eh Brian! It's A Whopper | Bridget | TV | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1983 | The Gathering Seed | Kitty Henshaw | TV | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1982 | The Ballroom of Romance | Bridie | Film | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1980 | Bloody Kids | Nurse | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1979 | Quatermass | Alison Thorpe | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1979 | The Quatermass Conclusion | Alison Thorpe | Film | 4.2 | 34 |
| 1979 | The Music Machine | Mrs. Pearson | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1978 | Licking Hitler | Eileen Graham | Film | — | 33 |
| 1976 | Your Man from Six Counties | Mollie | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1975 | Angels | TV | 4.5 | 30 | |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Dorothy | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1974 | The Virgins | Pat Moran | Film | — | 29 |
| 1973 | Black and Blue | Ellie | TV | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | TV | 6.6 | 25 | |
| 1970 | The Sinners | Joan Twomey | TV | — | 25 |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | Maid (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 24 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Emma | TV | 5.3 | 20 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Pat Moran | TV | 6.0 | 11 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 8 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lottie | TV | 8.8 | 6 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Maeve | TV | 8.8 | 6 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Willie Hendley | TV | 8.8 | 6 |