Irene Handl, British actress, publicity photo
Mini Biography
Born in London, the daughter of an Austrian banker and his aristocratic French wife, Irene Handl studied at the Embassy School of Acting, and was on stage from 1937. She also wrote two novels: The Sioux (1965) and The Gold-Tipped Phitzer (1966), noted for their originality and ornate literary style.
Latest Irene Handl Pictures
For the Love of Ada (1970-1971) | Wedding Plans (1970) opening credits
- 18th August, 2019
Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles
For the Love of Ada (1970-1971) | Wedding Plans (1970) opening credits
Irene Handl, British actress, publicity photo
- 22nd January, 2016
Irene Handl, British actress, publicity photo
Select Irene Handl Filmography
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The Terror (1938)
- Kitchen Maid
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On the Night of the Fire (1939)
- Neighbour
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Dr O’Dowd (1940)
- Sarah
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The Girl in the News (1940)
- Miss Baker
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Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard (1940)
- Miss Bell
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Mr Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
- Councillor
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Spellbound (1941)
![Spellbound (1941) opening credits (4) [as Passing Clouds]](https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/thumb8_passing-clouds-1941-opening-credits-4.jpg "Spellbound (1941) opening credits (4) [as Passing Clouds]")
- Mrs Nugent
![Spellbound (1941) opening credits (4) [as Passing Clouds]](https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/passing-clouds-1941-opening-credits-4.jpg "Spellbound (1941) opening credits (4) [as Passing Clouds]")
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I’ll Walk Beside You (1943)
- Ma Perkins
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The Flemish Farm (1943)
- Frau
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Give us the Moon (1944)
- Miss Haddock
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Mr Emmanuel (1944)
- Trude
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Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
- Mrs Victory
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Great Day (1945)
- Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.
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I’ll Turn to You (1946)
- Mrs Gammon
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The Shop at Sly Corner (1947)
- Ruby Towser
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The Hills of Donegal (1947)
- Mrs Mactavish
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Woman Hater (1948)
- Mrs Fletcher
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Silent Dust (1949)
- Cook
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The Perfect Woman (1949)
- Mrs Butters
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The History of Mr Polly (1949)
- Lady on left
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Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
- Lady Agnes
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One Wild Oat (1951)
- Emily Pepys
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Young Wives’ Tale (1951)
- Nanny
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The Belles of St Trinian’s (1954)
- Miss Gale
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Mad About Men (1954)
- Mme Blanche
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Burnt Evidence (1954)
- Mrs Raymond
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The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
- Waitress
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A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
- Mrs Abramowitz
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It’s Never Too Late (1956)
- New Neighbor
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Small Hotel (1957)
- Mrs Gammon
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Next to No Time (1958)
- Mrs Crowley, Greengrocer
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The Key (1958)
- Clerk
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I’m All Right Jack (1959)
- Mrs Kite
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
- Mrs Carter
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Carry On Nurse (1959)
- Mrs Madge Hickson
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Desert Mice (1959)
- Miss Patch
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Make Mine Mink (1960)
- Madame Spolinski
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A French Mistress (1960)
- Staff Sgt Hodges
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Two Way Stretch (1960)
- Mrs Price
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Doctor in Love (1960)
- Professor MacRitchie
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School for Scoundrels (1960)
- Mrs Stringer
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No Kidding (1960)
- Mrs Spicer
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The Pure Hell of St Trinian’s (1960)
- Miss Harker-Parker
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Double Bunk (1961)
- Mrs Harper
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The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
- Ma
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The Rebel (1961)
- Mrs Crevatte
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Watch It, Sailor! (1961)
- Edie Hornett
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Nothing Barred (1961)
- Elsie Barger
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Heavens Above! (1963)
- Rene Smith
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You Must Be Joking! (1965)
- Elderly Woman
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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
- Mrs Delt
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The Wrong Box (1966)
- Mrs Hackett
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Smashing Time (1967)
- Mrs Gimble
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Wonderwall (1968)
- Mrs Peurofoy
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Doctor in Trouble (1970)
- Mrs Dailey
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For the Love of Ada (1972)
- Ada Bingley
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Come Play with Me (1977)
- Lady Bovington
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
- Mrs Barrymore
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Personal Details
Born 
Died Born
Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London on .
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Died
Irene Handl died of breast cancer in Kensington, London on , aged 85.
Watch Irene Handl on British television
- Heavens Above! (1963)
- A northern parson with proletarian sympathies is accidentally appointed to a snobby village where he converts the dowager aristocrat to works of absurd charity. Eventually he has the whole country in an uproar and takes the place of an astronaut.
- Tomorrow at 5.40pm on Talking Pictures TV
- Heavens Above! (1963)
- The Perfect Woman (1949)
- A girl changes places with her inventor uncle’s robot woman.
- Friday at 9.15am on Talking Pictures TV
- The Perfect Woman (1949)
- The Flemish Farm (1943)
- An attempt is made to retrieve a buried flag from occupied Belgium.
- Friday at 10.55am on Talking Pictures TV
- The Flemish Farm (1943)
- The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
- Flashbacks show how various women came to find themselves in prison.
- 8th July at 2.30pm on London Live
- The Weak and the Wicked (1954)