Brenda Fricker, Oscar-Winning Irish Icon, Passes | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker, beloved for her iconic roles in My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, has died at 81 after a battle with illness. A trailblazer as the first Irish woman to win an Oscar, Fricker also dazzled audiences in Casualty and A Time to Kill. Praised as Ireland’s greatest export, her legacy as a global ambassador of Irish talent and a timeless cinematic force will be deeply missed. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c9a3727b8cfbe29e