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