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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81
Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film "My Left Foot,'' has died. She was 81.
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What happenedBrenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film "My Left Foot,'' has died. She was 81.
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CenterBrenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81
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Right / center-rightIconic Irish Actress Brenda Fricker Dies at 81
Brenda Fricker, the Irish actress who won an Academy Award for My Left Foot and became widely known to audiences for portraying the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died....
