Irene Handl
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Dec 27, 1901 Maida Vale, London |
| Died | Nov 29, 1987 Kensington, London |
| Age | Died at 85 |
Irene Handl | |
| Job | Actress |
| Known for | Working class roles; feisty cockney types, ranging from barmaids to landladies, charwomen to cooks |
| Top Roles | Mrs. Kite, Mrs. Mason, Woman in Train, Mrs. Delt, Bit Part |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, War, Crime, Fantasy |
| Top Topics | World War II, Satire, Heist |
| Top Collaborators | Miles Malleson, Marianne Stone, Dennis Price, Carol Reed (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Marlene Dietrich, Sydney Greenstreet, Oscar Levant see more.. |
Irene Handl Overview:
Character actress, Irene Handl, was born on Dec 27, 1901 in Maida Vale, London. Handl died at the age of 85 on Nov 29, 1987 in Kensington, London .
MINI BIO:
Irene Handl was a plump-faced British comedy actress with a mewling, ingratiatingly friendly tone and a unique way of haranguing her fellow players. She came late to the theater via an acting course in her early thirties, but was an immediate success as the 'to-the-rescue' maid in "George and Margaret" (1940), a role that also set her up for a film career of mothers, cooks and land-ladies, all of which were lent her own touch of eccentricity. After appearing as a guest in a number of comedy series, she became a star in own right on TV as a regular on the series "Educating Archie" (1958-1959) and "For the Love of Ada" (1970-1971).
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Irene Handl Quotes:
Mrs. Kite: From what I can see, the only time you ever jolly well *do* any work is when you're on strike.
Mrs. Delt: [to Morgan] Your dad was onto you the day he drowned those kittens.
Mrs. Delt: [to Morgan] Look at you! Found yourself a rich woman, live in luxury on your backside...
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