Publicity photo featuring British actress Irene Handl

Irene Handl

British actress (1901–1987) | I’m All Right Jack (1959), Make Mine Mink (1960), Two Way Stretch (1960)

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.

Latest Irene Handl Pictures

Main title from the 1970 ‘Wedding Plans’ episode of For the Love of Ada (1970-1971)
  • 18th August, 2019
Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles
For the Love of Ada (1970-1971) | Wedding Plans (1970) opening credits
Publicity photo featuring British actress Irene Handl
  • 22nd January, 2016
Irene Handl
Irene Handl, British actress, publicity photo

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On the Night of the Fire (1939) opening credits (3)
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
Neighbour
On the Night of the Fire (1939) opening credits (3)
Dr O’Dowd (1940)
Sarah
The Girl in the News (1940) opening credits
The Girl in the News (1940)
Miss Baker
Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard (1940) opening credits (3)
Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard (1940)
Miss Bell
Spellbound (1941) opening credits (4) [as Passing Clouds]
Spellbound (1941)
Mrs Nugent
Mr Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941) opening credits (2)
Mr Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
Councillor
Mr Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941) opening credits (2)
I’ll Walk Beside You (1943)
Ma Perkins
The Flemish Farm (1943) opening credits (5)
The Flemish Farm (1943)
Frau
Mr. Emmanuel (1944) opening credits
Mr Emmanuel (1944)
Trude
Give us the Moon (1944) opening credits
Give us the Moon (1944)
Miss Haddock
Give us the Moon (1944) opening credits
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
Mrs Victory
Give us the Moon (1944) opening credits
Great Day (1945)
Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.
I’ll Turn to You (1946) opening credits (3)
I’ll Turn to You (1946)
Mrs Gammon
The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) opening credits (3)
The Shop at Sly Corner (1947)
Ruby Towser
The Hills of Donegal (1947) opening credits (3)
The Hills of Donegal (1947)
Mrs Mactavish
Woman Hater (1949) opening credits
Woman Hater (1948)
Mrs Fletcher
Woman Hater (1949) opening credits
Silent Dust (1949)
Cook
The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits
The Perfect Woman (1949)
Mrs Butters
Cardboard Cavalier (1949) opening credits
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
Lady Agnes
The History of Mr Polly (1949) opening credits
The History of Mr Polly (1949)
Lady on left
Young Wives’ Tale (1951) opening credits
Young Wives’ Tale (1951)
Nanny
Young Wives’ Tale (1951) opening credits
One Wild Oat (1951)
Emily Pepys
The Belles of St. Trinian’s (1954) opening credits (6)
The Belles of St. Trinian’s (1954)
Miss Gale
Mad About Men (1954) opening credits (4)
Mad About Men (1954)
Mme Blanche
Mad About Men (1954) opening credits (4)
Burnt Evidence (1954)
Mrs Raymond
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) opening credits
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Mrs Abramowitz
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) opening credits
It’s Never Too Late (1956)
New Neighbor
Next to No Time (1958) opening credits (4)
Next to No Time (1958)
Mrs Crowley, Greengrocer
The Key (1958) opening credits (9)
The Key (1958)
Clerk
I’m All Right Jack (1959) opening credits (3)
I’m All Right Jack (1959)
Mrs Kite
Desert Mice (1959) opening credits (6)
Desert Mice (1959)
Miss Patch
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) opening credits (6)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Mrs Carter
Carry On Nurse (1959) opening credits (4)
Carry On Nurse (1959)
Mrs Madge Hickson
No Kidding (1960) opening credits (4)
No Kidding (1960)
Mrs Spicer
School for Scoundrels (1960) opening credits
School for Scoundrels (1960)
Mrs Stringer
The Pure Hell of St Trinian’s (1960) opening credits (5)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian’s (1960)
Miss Harker-Parker
Make Mine Mink (1960) opening credits (4)
Make Mine Mink (1960)
Madame Spolinski
A French Mistress (1960) opening credits (7)
A French Mistress (1960)
Staff Sgt Hodges
Two Way Stretch (1960) opening credits (3)
Two Way Stretch (1960)
Mrs Price
Two Way Stretch (1960) opening credits (3)
Doctor in Love (1960)
Professor MacRitchie
Double Bunk (1961) opening credits (4)
Double Bunk (1961)
Mrs Harper
Double Bunk (1961) opening credits (4)
The Rebel (1961)
Mrs Crevatte
Watch It, Sailor! (1961) opening credits (3)
Watch It, Sailor! (1961)
Edie Hornett
Nothing Barred (1961) opening credits (1)
Nothing Barred (1961)
Elsie Barger
Nothing Barred (1961) opening credits (1)
Heavens Above! (1963)
Rene Smith
You Must Be Joking! (1965) opening credits (3)
You Must Be Joking! (1965)
Elderly Woman
The Wrong Box (1966) opening credits (3)
The Wrong Box (1966)
Mrs Hackett
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) opening credits (4)
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Mrs Delt
Smashing Time (1967) opening credits (4)
Smashing Time (1967)
Mrs Gimble
Smashing Time (1967) opening credits (4)
Wonderwall (1968)
Mrs Peurofoy
For the Love of Ada (1972) opening credits (3)
For the Love of Ada (1972)
Ada Bingley
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1977) screenshot (1)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1977)
Mrs Barrymore
Come Play with Me (1977) opening credits (4)
Come Play with Me (1977)
Lady Bovington
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