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Brenda Fricker: Ireland’s Oscar Trailblazer | San Antonio News
Oscar-winning Irish icon Brenda Fricker, the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1990 for “My Left Foot,” has died at 81. A trailblazer with over 90 film and TV credits, she charmed audiences as the kind Central Park helper in “Home Alone 2,” starred in “Veronica Guerin,” and was part of the original “Casualty” cast. In her acclaimed memoir “She Died Young,” she candidly shared her battles with mental health and institutionalization, which propelled the book to bestseller status in Ireland. Just last year, she was honored with the Freedom of the City of…
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