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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81

Newseze Wire·Fri, Jul 17, 7:50 PMWire: Philadelphia Inquirer
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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81

Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,’’ has died

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