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Divorced Barry Davis in 1988 due to his alcoholism; they later reconciled in 1990 and remained together until his untimely death the following year.

Became pregnant six times during her marriage to Barry Davis; on all of those occasions she suffered miscarriages.

Was the 99th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Mein linker Fuß (1989) at 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) on March 26, 1990.

As a teenager, a car accident left her out of commission for nearly two years; later she suffered from a case of tuberculosis and the removal of a kidney.

Residing in The Liberties neighborhood of Dublin, Ireland. (2010)

Ventured into acting, beginning on the stage, whilst working as a journalist for The Irish Times and worked extensively on the Irish stage before moving to London.

Is one of 4 actresses to have won an Oscar for a movie where they acted out a labor, Fricker's being for Mein linker Fuß (1989). The others are Luise Rainer for Die gute Erde (1937), Mary Astor for Vertauschtes Glück (1941) and Kim Hunter for Endstation Sehnsucht (1951).

Is one of 6 actresses to have won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing a character who is pregnant at some point during the film, hers being for Mein linker Fuß (1989). The others are Mary Astor for Vertauschtes Glück (1941), Kim Hunter for Endstation Sehnsucht (1951), Mary Steenburgen for Melvin und Howard (1980), Rachel Weisz for Der ewige Gärtner (2005), and Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006).