Irish actress Brenda Fricker, the first Irish-born actress to win an "Oscar", has died at the age of 81, Kazinform reported, citing euronews.com.

Fricker won an "Oscar" in 1990 for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the mother of Irish writer and artist Christy Brown in the biographical drama "My Left Foot". She became the first Irish actress to win the award. Daniel Day-Lewis won the "Oscar" for Best Actor for her role as the title character in the same film.

In a career spanning six decades, Fricker starred in films such as "I Married an Axe Murderer" (1993), "A Time to Kill" (1996), "Veronica Guerin" (2003), and "Albert Nobbs" (2011). She is also best known to a wider audience for her role as the "Pigeon Lady" in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992), where her character befriended Macaulay Culkin's character.