Brenda Fricker

Irish actress (1945–2026)
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Summary

Brenda Fricker was born on February 17, 1945[1], in Dublin[2]. She died on July 16, 2026[3], in Dublin[4]. She worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], and stage actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,711 views/month, #6,164 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Ireland[9]
  • Field of work: acting[10]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[11]
  • Sex or gender: female[12]
  • Commons category: Brenda Fricker[13]
  • Family name: Fricker[14]
  • Given name: Brenda[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Brenda Fricker[16]
  • Commons gallery: Brenda Fricker[17]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Name in native language: Brenda Fricker[20]
  • Start of work period: 1964[21]
  • End of work period: 2024[22]

Why It Matters

Brenda Fricker has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Brenda Fricker born?

Brenda Fricker was born in Dublin[2].

Where did Brenda Fricker die?

Brenda Fricker died in Dublin[4].

What did Brenda Fricker do for work?

Brenda Fricker worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], and stage actor[7].

What awards did Brenda Fricker receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . variety.com. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . variety.com. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58040|batch #58040]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 49
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el',
    Sbn author id → RAVV089846
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sbn author id: RAVV089846, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289587|batch #289587]]"
  3. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → brenda-fricker
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: brenda-fricker, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  4. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 38604
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 38604, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321986197|ブレンダ・フリッカー (#321986197)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mi"
  5. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 32748
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 32748, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  6. 7w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 84B0-F2E5-F0C8-79E8-BA2C
    Wikitree person id → Fricker-683
    Decine21 person id → 5032
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 person id: 5032, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312540547|Brenda Fricker (#312540547)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1537|decine21 biografías]"
  7. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 31860
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  8. 12w ago · MineoBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musicbrainz artist id → 200ba003-93ff-4742-90fd-e36bdb81a4a5
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  9. 13w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → acting
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Field of work: acting, Update NK ČR – P101"
  10. 13w ago · باسم · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Residence → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Residence: The Liberties"
  11. 13w ago · Dorotheoio · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 5142
    Place of death → Dublin
    End of work period → +2024-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description → Irish actress (1945–2026)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ End of work period: 2024"
  12. 13w ago · Artegia · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +2026-07-16T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Date of death: 16 July 2026"
  13. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0090853-Fricker-Brenda-1945
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0090853-Fricker-Brenda-1945, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  14. 19w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Image last checked license → —
    Place of birth → Dublin
    Instance of → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ George eastman museum people id: 106122, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/118190274|Brenda Fricker (#118190274)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|Georg"
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