Biography: life and films
Irene Handl was an English actress. She was born in Maida Vale, London, England on 27th December 1901 and died in Kensington, London, England on 29th November 1987, aged 85.Her best films as an actor include David MacDonald's comedy Small Hotel (1957), Gerald Thomas's No Kidding (1960), Karel Reisz's Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Joe Massot's Wonderwall (1968) and Ross Cramer's Riding High (1981).
Irene Handl appeared in 107 films.
She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Walter Forde (4 films), Roy Boulting (4), Ralph Thomas (4), Carol Reed (4), Lance Comfort (3), John Paddy Carstairs (3), Herbert Mason (3), Harold French (3), Gerald Thomas (3), Robert Day (2), Norman Cohen (2), Mario Zampi (2), Maclean Rogers (2), John Boulting (2), George King (2), Geoffrey Faithfull (2), Frank Launder (2), Darcy Conyers (2), C.M. Pennington-Richards (2), Arthur Crabtree (2) and Anthony Pelissier (2).
Her most frequent genres include: comedy (64 films), drama (28), comedy-romance (8), comedy-drama (6), War (6), romance (4), Thriller (4), Fantasy (4), crime-thriller (2) and comedy-thriller (2).
Our average rating for Irene Handl over all films is: 2.8
Filmography
Key: a = actor
Missing, Believed Married (1937) [a]
Strange Boarders (1938) [a]
The Terror (1938) [a]
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) [a]
On the Night of the Fire (1939) [a]
Dr. O'Dowd (1940) [a]
George and Margaret (1940) [a]
Girl in the News (1940) [a]
Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard (1940) [a]
Night Train to Munich (1940) [a]
Gasbags (1941) [a]
Spellbound (1941) [a]
Uncensored (1942) [a]
Dear Octopus (1943) [a]
Get Cracking (1943) [a]
I'll Walk Beside You (1943) [a]
Rhythm Serenade (1943) [a]
The Flemish Farm (1943) [a]
Give Us the Moon (1944) [a]
It's in the Bag (1944) [a]
Medal for the General (1944) [a]
Mr. Emmanuel (1944) [a]
One Exciting Night (1944) [a]
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) [a]
For You Alone (1945) [a]
Great Day (1945) [a]
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945) [a]
I'll Turn to You (1946) [a]
Temptation Harbour (1947) [a]
The Hills of Donegal (1947) [a]
The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) [a]
The Fool and the Princess (1948) [a]
Adam and Evelyne (1949) [a]
Cardboard Cavalier (1949) [a]
Dark Secret (1949) [a]
For Them That Trespass (1949) [a]
Silent Dust (1949) [a]
The History of Mr. Polly (1949) [a]
The Perfect Woman (1949) [a]
Woman Hater (1949) [a]
One Wild Oat (1951) [a]
Young Wives' Tale (1951) [a]
Top Secret (1952) [a]
Treasure Hunt (1952) [a]
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) [a]
Stryker of the Yard (1953) [a]
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953) [a]
Burnt Evidence (1954) [a]
Duel in the Jungle (1954) [a]
Mad About Men (1954) [a]
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) [a]
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) [a]
It's Never Too Late (1956) [a]
Now and Forever (1956) [a]
The Silken Affair (1956) [a]
Who Done It? (1956) [a]
Small Hotel (1957) [a]
Happy Is the Bride (1958) [a]
Law and Disorder (1958) [a]
Next to No Time (1958) [a]
The Key (1958) [a]
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) [a]
Desert Mice (1959) [a]
Left Right and Centre (1959) [a]
The Crowning Touch (1959) [a]
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) [a]
A French Mistress (1960) [a]
Doctor in Love (1960) [a]
Inn for Trouble (1960) [a]
No Kidding (1960) [a]
School for Scoundrels (1960) [a]
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) [a]
A Weekend with Lulu (1961) [a]
Double Bunk (1961) [a]
Nothing Barred (1961) [a]
The Night We Got the Bird (1961) [a]
The Rebel (1961) [a]
Watch it, Sailor! (1961) [a]
Just for Fun (1963) [a]
You Must Be Joking! (1965) [a]
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) [a]
Smashing Time (1967) [a]
The Mini-Affair (1967) [a]
Lionheart (1968) [a]
Doctor in Trouble (1970) [a]
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) [a]
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) [a]
For the Love of Ada (1972) [a]
Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) [a]
Adventures of a Private Eye (1977) [a]
Come Play with Me (1977) [a]
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977) [a]
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) [a]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) [a]
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) [a]
Riding High (1981) [a]
French cinema during the Nazi Occupation
The best French Films of the 1910s
The very best fantasy films in French cinema
