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 actress to win an Academy Award earning the award for Best Supporting Actress for the biopic My Left Foot 1989 She also appeared in films such as The Field 1990 Home Alone 2 Lost in New York 1992 So I Married An Axe Murderer 1993 Angels in the Outfield 1994 A Time to Kill 1996 Veronica Guerin 2003 Inside Im Dancing 2004 and Albert Nobbs 2011 Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Fricker licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia