Brenda Fricker, the Oscar-winning Irish actress best known tfor her role as the Pigeon Lady in 'Home Alone 2,' has died at the age of 81.

Dublin born and raised, Fricker was the first Irish woman to win an acting Oscar in 1990 for her role in Jim Sheridan’s My Left Foot

The first Irish actress to win an Oscar, Brenda Fricker, who starred in Home Alone 2 and My Left Foot, has died aged 81, her agent has confirmed today.