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Profile of Irene Handl on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Irene Handl  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 27th December 1901
   
Place of Birth: Maida Vale, London, England, UK
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
 Irene Handle in the 1966 BBC TV comedy Mums Boys

Irene Handl (born December 27, 1901; died November 29, 1987) was an English film actress.

She was born in Maida Vale, London, the daughter of an Austrian banker father and French mother. She took to acting at the age of 36, and appeared in many British films, including some of the Carry On series.

She played mostly comedy character parts involving slightly eccentric mothers, landladies, and servants.

She wrote two successful novels: The Sioux (1965) and The Gold Tipped Phitzer (1966).

She died at Kensington, London.

Filmography

Notable films

  • Believed Married (1937)
  • George and Margaret (1940)
  • Gasbags (1941)
  • Millions Like Us (1943)
  • Great Day (1946)
  • Code of Scotland Yard (1946)
  • Adam and Evelyne (1949)
  • The History of Mr Polly (1949)
  • The Perfect Woman (1949)
  • Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
  • The Belles of St Trinians (1954)
  • A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1954)
  • Brothers in Law (1957)
  • The Key (1958)
  • Law and Disorder (1958)
  • I'm All Right Jack (1959)
  • Left, Right and Centre (1959)
  • Next to No Time (1960)
  • A French Mistress (1960)
  • The Pure Hell of St Trinians (1960)
  • Two-Way Stretch (1960)
  • The Rebel (1961)
  • Heavens Above! (1963)
  • Morgan, a Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
  • Smashing Time (1967)
  • Wonderwall (1968)
  • The Italian Job (1969)
  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
  • Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
  • Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)
  • Come Play with Me (1977)
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1977)
  • Stand Up Virgin Soldiers (1977)
  • Riding High (1978)
  • The Great Rock & Roll Swindle (1979)
  • Absolute Beginners (1986)

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