Tributes paid to Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker | RTÉ News

Channel: RTÉ News
Uploaded by RTÉ News on 20260717
Categories: News & Politics
Tags: News, RTE, RTÉ News, RTE News, RTÉ, Irish news, Ireland news, news, breaking news, news update, current affairs, RTÉ Television, RTÉ journalism, news analysis, headlines, Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot, Home Alone 2, Lost In New York, Dublin, Academy Award, Oscar, Best Supporting Actress, Daniel Day-Lewis, national news, international news, actor, film, movie, entertainment industry, film industry, tributes

Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker, best known for her roles in My Left Foot and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, has died aged 81. Dublin-born Fricker had a career spanning more than six decades across stage and screen, becoming one of Ireland's most celebrated actors. She made history in 1990 when she became the first Ir

Tributes paid to Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker | RTÉ News (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ62m8IfIjw)

National Tributes: [00:00] Simon Harris described Brenda Fricker

as a celebrated and cherished national treasure, while director Jim Sheridan noted she was full of life and took no prisoners [00:07]. The Lord Mayor of Dublin opened a book of condo

lences, as she was set to receive the freedom of the city [00:14].

Life in the Liberties: [00:27] Unlike many Oscar winners who moved to Hollywood, Fricker lived in Dublin's Libertie

s for over 30 years, where she was widely known, respected, and deeply loved by local residents and shopkeepers [00:34].

Local Character & Anecdotes: Locals recalled her warm yet sha

rp personality, her frequent visits to the local vegetable shop, her affection for her dog [00:52], and local stories confirming that she famously used her Oscar statuette as a door

stopper [01:04].

Social Life & Personality: Friends and locals shared memories of her hosting visiting stars with champagne and fish and chips [01:23], as well as her mischievous, cu

rious, and occasionally grumpy nature that made earning her laugh a cherished reward [01:37].

Tributes paid to Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker | RTÉ News

RTÉ News · 18K vi

No image available for chunk 7

Viewer Discussion & Comments

@Spiritanimal-07

Ah Brenda. She was brilliant in "The Field" and "My left foot". ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@JifeesAgo

We won't forget you, promise 😢

@MiseEire-t4p

Great actress, humble lady

@tatianarussell968

Rip Brenda Fricker I’ll always remember you from Home Alone 2❤😭

@KevinDunne-zc4or

Brenda fricker was a legend, my left foot, the field home alone 2 and many more film credits

@ErikGonzalez-q3p

R.I.P. Brenda Fricker 1945-2026

@josephodonnell1212

Rest In Peace Brenda Fricker.

@damiencarolan5809

RIP Brenda Fricker

@Cristinact

I saw her last in "Holding", where she gave a one-of-a-kind monologue performance

@florencefox5973

R.I.P . Brenda Fricker 🌹

@davidoduffy2851

the oscar holding the door open, pure dub Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam

@OfficialAWchannel

"It's a turtledove. I have one. You have one. As long as we each have a turtledove, we'll be friends forever"

@andreitarcea1123

Rest in peace 😢⚰️

@heartcultivators9261

My condolences to the family. What a gem!! A backbone to Irish acting.

@polly6336

Ah the lady from Casualty. RIP 😢 🙏