She Won an Oscar — Then Became the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2. Brenda Fricker Dies at 81.

Brenda Fricker, the first Irish woman to ever win an Oscar, has died at 81. Millions knew her as the Pigeon Lady from Home Alone 2 — but few knew she won Best Supporting Actress for My Left Foot. In this video, we look back at the incredible double life of Brenda Fricker: her Oscar-winning role in My Left Foot alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, her unforgettable turn as the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, her decades of steady character work in film and television, and the brutally honest memoir "She Died Young" that she published just one year before her passing. We also cover the tributes that followed her death — from her agent Phil Belfield to Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris and Taoiseach Micheál Martin — as the country mourned one of its most defining cultural figures. 00:00 The Oscar you never knew she had 00:45 From Dublin to the soap operas 02:10 My Left Foot and Oscar history 04:00 The Pigeon Lady of Home Alone 2 06:00 A career built on two identities 08:00 Her final years and unflinching memoir 10:00 Tributes and how she will be remembered #BrendaFricker #HomeAlone2 #MyLeftFoot