{"id":8860,"date":"2026-07-17T19:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8860"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:05:16","slug":"home-alone-2s-pigeon-lady-was-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8860","title":{"rendered":"Home Alone 2&#8217;s Pigeon Lady Was 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Home-Alone-2.jpeg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1612284\" data-title=\"Brenda Fricker, Who Played the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2, Dead at 81\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/brenda-fricker-home-alone-2-actor-dead\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>Brenda Fricker, who famously played the Pigeon Lady in <em>Home Alone 2: Lost in New York<\/em> and Daniel Day Lewis\u2019 on-screen mother in <em>My Left Foot<\/em>, has died at the age of 81.<\/p>\n<p>For her performance in <em>My Left Foot<\/em>, Fricker won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first Irish-born actress ever to win an Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>Her other notable film roles included\u00a0<em>So I Married an Axe Murder<\/em>, <em>Angels in the Outfield<\/em>, and <em>A Time to Kill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the latter half of her career, Fricker increasingly opted for more roles in UK, Irish, and Canadian productions, including <em>Inside I\u2019m Dancing<\/em>, <em>Closing the Ring<\/em>, <em>Albert Nobbs<\/em>, and <em>Cloudburst<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fricke passed away Thursday, July 16th, following a period of ill health. \u201cWe will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her,\u201d her agent, Phil Belfield, said in a statement. \u201cI was honored to know, love and work with her and she will always have a place in my heart and in the heart of so many film and TV fans the world over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brenda Fricker, who famously played the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Daniel Day Lewis\u2019 on-screen mother in My Left Foot, has died at the age of 81. 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