Irene Handl

1901–1987 | British actress

Dumpy British character comedienne, frequently seen as a maid or charlady; became a star in her later years

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.

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Margaret Lockwood (as Nurse Anne Graham) and Irene Handl (as Miss Baker) in a photograph from The Girl in the News (1940) (11) — The Girl in the News (1940) photograph (11) | Margaret Lockwood

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Personal Details

Born

Died

Born

Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London on 27^th December, 1901.
Died

Irene Handl died of breast cancer in Kensington, London on 29^th November, 1987, aged 85.

Watch Irene Handl on British television

- Make Mine Mink (1960)
- Friday at 4.15pm on Talking Pictures
- 31^st August at 2.05pm on London Live
- 2^nd September at 3pm on London Live
- Members of a high-class boarding establishment steal furs to give the proceeds to charity.
- For the Love of Ada ()
- Sunday at 6.30pm on Talking Pictures
- 1^st September at 6.30pm on Talking Pictures
- Two old age pensioners find that as romance blossoms, so too does emotional turmoil.
- The Belles of St. Trinian’s (1954)
- 30^th August at 6.55am on TCM HD
- 30^th August at 7.55am on TCM Plus 1
- At an unruly and bankrupt school for girls, more time is spent backing horses than studying subjects, and the headmistress’s bookmaker brother has a scheme or two of his own.