Irene Handl
Irene Handl (27 December 1901 - 29 November 1987) was a British character actress.
Brief Encounter
as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is...
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Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a...
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs. HudsonHolmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The...
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Stage Fright
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering...
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The Key
as ClerkIn wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged...
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The Wrong Box
as Mrs. HackettIn Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can...
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Carry On Constable
as Distraught MotherWith a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills...
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Carry On Nurse
as Mrs HicksonSet in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital...
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Absolute Beginners
as Mrs LarkinA musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old...
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Miss WormwoodDigby Geste joins his brother, Beau, in the Foreign Legion following the theft of a priceless...
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Winnie WainwhisleDaisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her...
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The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Miss GaleThe unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and...
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Come Play with Me
as Lady BovingtonTwo alluring young ladies live with their beautiful widowed aunt on a secluded wooded estate....
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I'm All Right Jack
as Mrs. KiteNaive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business....
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School for Scoundrels
as Mrs. StringerHapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by...
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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Miss Harker-ParkerThe fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s...
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Two Way Stretch
as Mrs. PriceThree criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a...
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Night Train to Munich
as Stationmaster (uncredited)Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague,...
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'Pimpernel' Smith
as Bit PartEccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American...
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as Cinema UsheretteA rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Mrs. BarrymoreThe death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a curse that has followed the Baskerville...
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Wonderwall
as Mrs. PeurofoyThe eccentric professor Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When the...
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No Kidding
as Mrs. SpicerA young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a...
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Who Done It?
as Customer (uncredited)This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper...
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Doctor in Love
as Professor MacRitchieDoctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice,...
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Law and Disorder
as Woman in TrainWhen Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great...
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Left Right and Centre
as Mrs. MaggsAt the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the...
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Heavens Above!
as Rene SmithA naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class...
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Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Miss SlenderpartsTimothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest...
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Upstairs and Downstairs
as Large WomanOn marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in...
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Great Day
as Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles...
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Mrs. CarterGreat Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific...
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You Must Be Joking
as Elderly WomanA motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a...
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Millions Like Us
as LandladyWhen Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the...
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Temptation Harbour
as Ethel GowshallThe story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a...
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Treasure Hunt
as NannyShort of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not...
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A Kid for Two Farthings
as Mrs. AbramowitzJoe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside...
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Riding High
as GranRiding High is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ross Cramer and starring Eddie Kidd, Irene...
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Silent Dust
as CookA wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who...
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The Rebel
as Mrs. CrevatteAnthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of...
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Brothers in Law
as Mrs. PotterRoger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the...
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Hotel du Lac
as Madame de BonneuilRomantic novelist Edith Hope so horrifies her friends that they banish her to the solitude of a...
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English Without Tears
as (uncredited)While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain...
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Mad About Men
as Mme. BlancheFlirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is...
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Top Secret
as Mrs. TidmarshA British Sanitary Engineer, goes on holiday with a set of plans for a new secret weapon which...
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Get Cracking
as Maggie TurnerGet Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah...
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Woman Hater
as Mrs. FletcherA confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.
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Watch It, Sailor!
as Edie HornettSailor Albert gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain unexplained legal...
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Inn for Trouble
as LilyPeggy Mount and David Kossoff star as Ada and Alf Larkin in this big screen version of the...
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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
as Mrs. DeltMorgan, an aggressive and self-admitted dreamer, a fantasist who uses his flights of fancy as...
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Girl in the News
as Gertrude Mary BlakerAn elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The...
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Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Lady with the DogA TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.
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On The Night Of The Fire
as NeighbourA barber gives in to temptation and steals some money, leading to blackmail and murder.
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Adventures of a Private Eye
as Miss FrigginWhile a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it...
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The Shop at Sly Corner
as Ruby TowserThe French owner of an antique shop, Desius Heiss, (Oskar Homolka) has become disillusioned with...
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It's Never Too Late
as NeighbourWhen a sedate wife and mother decides her family takes her for granted, she pens a movie script...
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The Hills of Donegal
as Mrs. MactavishEileen Hannay (Dinah Sheridan) is the singing star of an Irish operatic society but gives up to...
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Gasbags
as Burgomaster's wifeIt's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton &...
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The Weak and the Wicked
as WaitressJean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison...
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Double Bunk
as Mrs. HarperWhen newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat....
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The Perfect Woman
as Mrs. ButtersIn need of cash, Roger Cavendish and his valet take a job escorting the perfect woman for a...
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Dark Secret
as 'Woody' WoodmanA young couple move into a charming rural cottage. They become fixated upon the mysterious death...
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For Them That Trespass
as Inn ProprietressIn this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by...
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Small Hotel
as Mrs. GammonThe dining room of the Jolly Fiddler has long been presided over by Albert, an aged but very...
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Burnt Evidence
as Mrs. RaymondDuncan Lamont plays Jane Hylton's jealous husband. In a confrontation, Lamont accidentally...
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Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Mrs. PhillimoreSome British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists.
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Make Mine Mink
as Madame SpolinskiIn a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the...
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Happy Is the Bride
as Madame EdnaIn a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the...
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The Terror
as Kitchen MaidFor ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his...
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Uncensored
as Frau Von KoernerDuring the Nazi occupation of Belgium during World War II, a Belgian resistance group revives...
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The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
as RosieThe story leading up to the wedding of Lilli Marlene.
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Kiss the Bride Goodbye
as Mrs. VictoryWorking-class girl Joan Dodd's plan to marry Jack Fowler is thwarted when her mother Gladys...
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Smashing Time
as Mrs GimbleTwo young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money...
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Adam and Evelyne
as Mrs. Crouch - Manageress (uncredited)The father of a girl in an orphanage, who doesn't remember him, has been writing to her with...
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Mr. Emmanuel
as TrudeAn elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young...
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Medal for the General
as Mrs. FarnsworthA retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.
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Desert Mice
as Miss PatchA World War II farce that follows the antics of an ENSA (Entertainment National Service...
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Strange Boarders
as Mrs. DewarPre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of...
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Just for Fun
as HousewifeWhen the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark...
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Lionheart
as LilA lion escapes from a circus but is rescued and protected by a young boy.
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It's Your Move
as Grand Old LadyA silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who...
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The Night We Got the Bird
as MaGood natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty...
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Cardboard Cavalier
as Lady AgnesCardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid...
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The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Mrs BillingsgateThe movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret...
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Doctor in Trouble
as Mrs DaileyDr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a...
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For the Love of Ada
as Ada BingleyWalter and Ada Bingley are celebrating their first wedding anniversary unaware that their...
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The Spell of Amy Nugent
as Mrs. NugentA young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact...
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Nothing Barred
as ElsiePenniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor...
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The Silken Affair
as ReceptionistAn accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.
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Partners in Crime
as Mrs. WilsonA parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence...
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A French Mistress
as Staff Sergeant HodgesThe boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out...
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For You Alone
as Miss TrotterWartime romantic melodrama, suggested by a popular song of the same title, with a young woman...
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A Weekend with Lulu
as Florence BellFred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances...
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Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard
as Miss BellAn eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.
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I'll Walk Beside You
as Ma PerkinsJohn meets Ann at a music shop where she works. Love blossoms briefly before John is called away...
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Rhythm Serenade
as uncreditedPatriotic musical romance. After her school is closed, teacher Ann tries to join up. However,...
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The Flemish Farm
as FrauWartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied...
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The Mini-Affair
as CookA leading pop star is kidnapped in swinging London.
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Give Us the Moon
as Miss HaddockSet just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at...
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The Light Princess
as NannyBased on a short story by George MacDonald, a princess experiences constant weightlessness.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as PollyThe legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...
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Hancock's Half Hour
as uncreditedHancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and...
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Super Gran
as Clinging IveyAdapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with...
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The Kenny Everett Television Show
as SelfSketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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The Cannon & Ball Show
as Irene The NeigbourA comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.
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Metal Mickey
as GrannyScientific whizkid Ken Wilberforce thought a robot would be a help around the house, so he built...
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For the Love of Ada
as uncreditedFor the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom that ran between 1970 - 1971. Irene Handl and Wilfred...
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