{"id":24971,"date":"2026-07-17T16:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=24971"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:55:51","slug":"pomerla-brenda-friker-sam-udoma-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/show-biz\/pomerla-brenda-friker-sam-udoma-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker, star of *Home Alone 2*, has died\u00ab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">Irish actress Brenda Fricker died on 17 July at the age of 81. The news of the death of the actress who played the Pigeon Lady in the film *Home Alone 2* was announced by her agent, Phil Belfield. Fricker was the first Irish actress to win an Oscar: she received the award for her performance in the film *My Left Foot*.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brenda Fricker\u2019s death was confirmed by her agent on 17 July.<\/li>\n<li>The actress was 81 years old.<\/li>\n<li>She played the Lady of the Doves in *Home Alone 2*.<\/li>\n<li>Fricker won an Oscar for *My Left Foot*.<\/li>\n<li>An agent reported the death following a deterioration in his health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The agent announced the death<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Phil Belfield<\/strong> confirmed that <strong>Brenda Fricker<\/strong> She died following a period of declining health. In a widely circulated statement, he described her as a one-of-a-kind actress and said he had been honoured to \u00abknow, love and work\u00bb with her.<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Fricker was born on 17 February 1945 in Dublin.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00abAn \u00bbOscar\u2019 for her role as Christy Brown\u2019s mother<\/h2>\n<p>In 1990, Fricker won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film *My Left Foot*. She became the first Irish actress to win this award.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, Fricker played the role of Christy Brown\u2019s mother. The lead role was played by <strong>Daniel Day-Lewis<\/strong>, who that same evening received \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/show-biz\/oskar-2026-odna-bytva-za-inshoju\/\">Oscar<\/a>\u00bb for Best Actor.<\/p>\n<p>Her filmography also includes roles in Irish and British films and television programmes, notably *Veronica Guerin*, *Time to Kill* and the medical drama *Casualty*.<\/p>\n<h2>A role that millions of viewers will remember<\/h2>\n<p>To a wide international audience, Fricker was first and foremost the Pigeon Lady from *Home Alone 2*. Her character meets and befriends Kevin McCallister, who was played in the film by <strong>Macaulay Culkin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of her Oscar-winning dramatic performance and her role in one of the most famous family films has made the actress a familiar face to several generations of viewers.<\/p>\n<h2>Recognition in his native Dublin<\/h2>\n<p>In February 2026, Dublin City Council approved the conferral of honorary citizenship upon Fricker. The Lord Mayor <strong>Ray McAdam<\/strong> He went on to describe her as one of Dublin\u2019s most outstanding cultural figures, and her performance in *My Left Foot* as a landmark moment for Irish acting and cinema.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brenda Fricker\u2019s death was confirmed by her agent on 17 July. 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