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.

Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,’’ has died.

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She was 81.

The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield, said in a statement.