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Oscar winner Brenda Fricker, known for ‘My Left Foot’ and ‘Home Alone 2,’ dies
By AP via Scripps News Group at KXXV (ABC 25) News
· July 17, 2026
· 2 min read
Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film My Left Foot, has died. She was 81.The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield said in a statement.Fricker became the first Irish woman ...
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Published: July 17, 2026 ·
Source: KXXV (ABC 25) News ·
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