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Irene Handl

(1901–87)

British actress (died aged 85) | Dear Octopus (1943), I’m All Right Jack (1959), Make Mine Mink (1960)

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

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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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The Terror (1938)
Kitchen Maid
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
Neighbour
Dr O’Dowd (1940)
Sarah
The Girl in the News (1940)
Miss Baker
Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard (1940)
Miss Bell
Mr Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
Councillor
Spellbound (1941)
Mrs Nugent
I’ll Walk Beside You (1943)
Ma Perkins
The Flemish Farm (1943)
Frau
Dear Octopus (1943)
Flora
Give us the Moon (1944)
Miss Haddock
Mr Emmanuel (1944)
Trude
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
Mrs Victory
Great Day (1945)
Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.
I’ll Turn to You (1946)
Mrs Gammon
The Shop at Sly Corner (1947)
Ruby Towser
The Hills of Donegal (1947)
Mrs Mactavish
Woman Hater (1948)
Mrs Fletcher
Silent Dust (1949)
Cook
The Perfect Woman (1949)
Mrs Butters
The History of Mr Polly (1949)
Lady on left
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
Lady Agnes
One Wild Oat (1951)
Emily Pepys
Young Wives’ Tale (1951)
Nanny
Mad About Men (1954)
Mme Blanche
Burnt Evidence (1954)
Mrs Raymond
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
Waitress
The Belles of St Trinian’s (1954)
Miss Gale
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Mrs Abramowitz
It’s Never Too Late (1956)
New Neighbor
Small Hotel (1957)
Mrs Gammon
Next to No Time (1958)
Mrs Crowley, Greengrocer
The Key (1958)
Clerk
I’m All Right Jack (1959)
Mrs Kite
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Mrs Carter
Carry On Nurse (1959)
Mrs Madge Hickson
Desert Mice (1959)
Miss Patch
Make Mine Mink (1960)
Madame Spolinski
A French Mistress (1960)
Staff Sgt Hodges
Two Way Stretch (1960)
Mrs Price
Doctor in Love (1960)
Professor MacRitchie
Inn for Trouble (1960)
Lily
School for Scoundrels (1960)
Mrs Stringer
No Kidding (1960)
Mrs Spicer
The Pure Hell of St Trinian’s (1960)
Miss Harker-Parker
Double Bunk (1961)
Mrs Harper
The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
Ma
The Rebel (1961)
Mrs Crevatte
Watch It, Sailor! (1961)
Edie Hornett
Nothing Barred (1961)
Elsie Barger
Heavens Above! (1963)
Rene Smith
You Must Be Joking! (1965)
Elderly Woman
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Mrs Delt
The Wrong Box (1966)
Mrs Hackett
Smashing Time (1967)
Mrs Gimble
Wonderwall (1968)
Mrs Peurofoy
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
Mrs Dailey
For the Love of Ada (1972)
Ada Bingley
Come Play with Me (1977)
Lady Bovington
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
Mrs Barrymore
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