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Acting

Irene Handl

Career: Active from 1940 to 1987, busiest in 1960 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 16
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: I'm All Right Jack
77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Irene Handl Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.4, average 5.4
Violence
2.0, average 4.1
Psychological
4.1, average 5.5
Pathos
3.8, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Nostalgic 6
British Comedy 5
Lighthearted 5
Gentle Humor 4
Eccentric Characters 3
Character-Driven 3
Psychological Drama 2
Social Critique 2
Eccentric Protagonist 2
Classic British Comedy 2
Mistaken Identity 2
Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

134

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1980s

15 titles · average score 67

Hotel du Lac

57

as Madame de Bonneuil

Absolute Beginners

59

as Mrs Larkin

In Sickness and in Health

75

TV show · as Gwenneth

Super Gran

64

TV show · as Clinging Ivey

Mapp & Lucia

73

TV show · as Poppy, Duchess of Sheffield

All in Good Faith

TV show · as Annie Freeman

Theatre Night

TV show · as Nurse

Dramarama

TV show · as Maureen

It's Your Move

as Grand Old Lady

Riding High

as Gran

Metal Mickey

56

TV show · as Granny

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

83

as Cinema Usherette

1970s

18 titles · average score 49

The Light Princess

as Nanny

The Hound of the Baskervilles

22

as Mrs. Barrymore

Come Play with Me

42

as Lady Bovington

Adventures of a Private Eye

35

as Miss Friggin

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

46

as Mrs. Phillimore

TV show · as Mrs Perry

TV show · as Grandmama Merz

For the Love of Ada

as Ada Bingley

For the Love of Ada

TV show · as Ada Cresswell

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

68

as Mrs. Hudson

Doctor in Trouble

52

as Mrs. Dailey

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

84

as Winnie Wainwhisle

1960s

30 titles · average score 64

Wonderwall

64

as Mrs. Peurofoy

The Italian Job

74

as Miss Peach

Smashing Time

72

as Mrs Gimble

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

64

as Mrs. Delt

A Weekend with Lulu

57

as Florence Bell

Watch It, Sailor!

as Edie Hornett

The Rebel

76

as Mrs. Crevatte

Double Bunk

52

as Mrs. Harper

Two-Way Stretch

69

as Mrs. Price

A French Mistress

61

as Staff Sergeant Hodges

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

55

as Miss Harker-Parker

No Kidding

58

as Mrs. Spicer

1950s

34 titles · average score 62

I'm All Right Jack

77

as Mrs. Kite

Desert Mice

as Miss Maud Patch

Carry On Nurse

60

as Marge Hickson

Small Hotel

70

as Mrs. Gammon

Hancock's Half Hour

79

TV show

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Mrs. Micawber

The Adventures of Robin Hood

46

TV show · as Polly

Burnt Evidence

59

as Mrs. Raymond

The Belles of St Trinian's

65

as Miss Gale

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

as Rosie

Top Secret

71

as Mrs. Tidmarsh

Stage Fright

71

as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

1940s

34 titles · average score 66

The Perfect Woman

61

as Mrs. Butters

Dark Secret

as 'Woody' Woodman

The Hills of Donegal

as Mrs. Mactavish

I'll Turn to You

as Mrs. Gammon

Brief Encounter

87

as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

It's in the Bag

as Mrs. Beam

Partners in Crime

as Mrs. Wilson

Uncensored

as Frau Von Koerner

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light

as Councillor

"Pimpernel" Smith

73

as Bit Part

Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard

as Miss Bell

Night Train to Munich

80

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

1930s

3 titles · average score 66

On the Night of the Fire

73

as Neighbour

The Terror

60

as Kitchen Maid

Strange Boarders

as Mrs. Dewar