Overview
- Her agent Phil Belfield confirmed late Friday that Fricker died peacefully in Dublin on Thursday, July 16, after a period of ill health; no specific cause has been released.
- Fricker won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for My Left Foot, becoming the first Irish woman to win an Oscar and gaining global recognition.
- She reached a wider audience as the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2 and built a six‑decade career across stage, British and Irish television and international film.
- In recent years she published a bestselling memoir, She Died Young (2025), starred in the 2024 film The Swallow, and was granted the Freedom of the City of Dublin in 2026.
- Leaders, co‑stars and fans paid tribute to her range and kindness, and her death is likely to renew attention on her films, TV work and memoir as public details of memorial arrangements emerge.