Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
12/27/1901
Place of Birth
Maida Vale, London, England, UK
Irene Handl
Biography
Irene Handl (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was a British character actress who appeared in more than 100 British films; she also wrote novels.
Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the younger of two daughters of an Austrian-born father—Friedrich (later Frederick) Handl (1874–1961) and German mother, Marie (née Schiepp or Schuepp; 1875 – before 1924). Both of Handl's parents became naturalised British citizens. Her father came to England via Switzerland and started as a bank clerk, before becoming a stockbroker, then became a private banker. The Handls lived a comfortable middle-...
Known For
Absolute Beginners
as Mrs Larkin
Gasbags
as Burgomaster's wife
Treasure Hunt
as Nanny
The Key
as Clerk
Make Mine Mink
as Madame Spolinski
No Kidding
as Mrs. Spicer
Woman Hater
as Mrs. Fletcher
The Spell of Amy Nugent
as Mrs. Nugent
Rhythm Serenade
Unknown Role
Great Day
as Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Miss Slenderparts
'Pimpernel' Smith
as Bit Part
Stage Fright
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Brief Encounter
as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Lionheart
as Lil
Heavens Above!
as Rene Smith
Wonderwall
as Mrs. Peurofoy
The Rebel
as Mrs. Crevatte
Carry On Constable
as Willie's Mother
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Mrs. Barrymore
Career Timeline
1982
1981
1977
1976
1970
1969
1961
1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Miss Harker-Parker
Two-Way Stretch
as Mrs. Price
The Night We Got the Bird
as Ma
No Kidding
as Mrs. Spicer
A French Mistress
as Staff Sergeant Hodges
Make Mine Mink
as Madame Spolinski
Doctor in Love
as Professor MacRitchie
School for Scoundrels
as Mrs Stringer
Carry On Constable
as Willie's Mother
Inn for Trouble
as Lily
1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Large Woman
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Mrs Billingsgate
I'm All Right Jack
as Mrs. Kite
Left Right and Centre
as Mrs. Maggs
The Crowning Touch
as Bebe
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Mrs. Carter
Carry On Nurse
as Marge Hickson
Desert Mice
as Miss Maud Patch