Brenda Fricker Movies and Career Information

Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945 in Dublin) is an Irish actress of theatre, film and television. Her mother, Bina, was a teacher at Stratford College, and her father, Desmond, was an officer in the Department of Agriculture and a journalist for The Irish Times. In her teens, she aspired to follow her parent's footsteps into journalism. Before becoming an actress, Fricker was assistant to the art editor of the Irish Times, with hopes to become a reporter. At age 19, she became an actress "by chance", her feature film career began with a small uncredited part in the 1964 film Of Human Bondage, based on the 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. She also appeared in Toga Row, Ireland's first ever soap opera. She first came to wider public attention in the United Kingdom for her role as Megan Roach in the BBC One television drama series Casualty. She played this role from the series' first episode in September 1986, continuing until 1990 on a regular basis, with some additional return guest appearances. Fricker's last appearance as Megan was in August 2010, when the character took a lethal cocktail of drugs to end her life. Fricker then acted in several films. She won the 1989