Brenda Fricker, trailblazing Irish Oscar winner and Home Alone 2 favorite, dies at 81
Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker, renowned for My Left Foot and as the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2, has died in Dublin at 81 after a period of declining health. Her career spanned more than 90 projects including Casualty and Veronica Guerin. Tributes poured in from family, peers and Ireland’s government, underscoring her status as a defining Irish talent on the world stage.