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“My poor little angel 2”: the tragic and emotional story behind the “Lady of the pigeons”

The movies of “My poor angel” They are well remembered by everyone, especially at Christmas parties. Christmas. One of the actresses who participated in the second film, Brenda Frickercurrently lives a tragedy.

Brenda Fricker is a well-known Irish actress who won the hearts of children thanks to “My Poor Little Angel 2”. In that tape, she played the “pigeon lady” who saved Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) of criminals.

The 73-year-old actress has had a successful career both in her country and in Hollywood. In 1990, three years before her appearance in “My Little Angel 2,” she became the first Irish woman to win an Oscar when she received Best Supporting Actress for “My Left Foot.”

However, his personal life has not been as pleasant as his career. She divorced the love of his life in 1998 and three years later, he died.

In an interview for The Irish Independent in 2015, he revealed that participating in “My poor angel” was an experience that helped her recover from the death of her ex-husband, Barrie Davies.

He was always a wonderful, interesting and charming man. He became an alcoholic and I couldn’t live with it.”, he assured.

After the movie with Macaulay Culkin participated in more than 25 tapes. Her last works on television were between 2013 and 2015 when she participated in the series “Forgive me”.

After participating in the series, she decided to retire from Hollywood, as she explained in an interview because she is disappointed in how the industry is currently handled. “I don’t want to go back to work because nowadays movies are a circus”, he indicated.

It was also known that in 2009 he suffered a domestic accident. He fell and as a result of this fall he lost the vision in one eye and a scar was left on his face.

In 2012, in an interview with the Daily Mail, he said that he suffered from depression for 50 years and that he tried to take his own life on several occasions.

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In January 2021, the actress reappeared before the media. She did it on The Tommy Tiernan Show, where she opened up again about her mental health.

I live a very quiet life, I drive a small car, I own a country house, that’s all… I talk a lot to the wall… to the dog, I write poetry, I read books, I watch TV. It’s nothing different than what everyone else does, except that being alone that long can make you talk to a wall a little more than most people.“, said.

When Tiernan asked how he felt “inside his head,” Fricker replied: “Yesterday I went to the doctor and he told me: ‘We are going to give you stronger antidepressants‘.

Brenda Fricker speaking about mental health in an interview with Tommy Tiernan, in January 2021.

In September of this year, the actress was again interviewed for her participation in the series “Holding”, based on the first novel of the same name by Graham Norton.

In networks, the public was not oblivious to the interpretation of the actress and praised her work in the powerful monologue that she has in the episode.

“Brenda Fricker! Wow! What a performance right now in #Holding”. A second person added: “Wow, Brenda Fricker! #Holding company”while a third party agreed: “That Brenda Fricker scene in #Holding was powerful stuff. phenomenal monologue”.

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