Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish ac… See more

Fricker was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother "Bina" (née Murphy) was from Gneeveguilla, Co. Kerry. Bina was a teacher of languages at Stratford College in Rathgar, and her father, Desmond Frederick F… See more

One of Fricker's first TV roles was staff nurse Maloney in Coronation Street, debuting on 10 January 1977. Brenda's character attended on the birth of Tracy Barlow on 24 January 1977's episode. Fricker ca… See more