Irene Handl. Actress
N 51° 25.707 W 000° 19.295
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IRENE HANDL
Plaque unveiled by Phil Collins 11th May 1997
Teddington Studios, London.
Waymark Code: WM8JQ2
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/11/2010
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Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the daughter of an Austrian banker father and French mother. She took to acting at the relatively advanced age of 36, and studied at the acting school run by the sister of Dame Sybil Thorndike. She made her London stage debut in February 1937 and appeared in over a hundred British films in supporting roles, mostly comedy character parts such as slightly eccentric mothers, grannies, landladies and servants. Among many stage appearances, she played Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1975, directed by Jonathan Miller. She died in Kensington in 1987 and is buried at the Golders Green Crematorium.
In addition to her acting career, she wrote two successful novels: The Sioux (1965) and The Gold Tip Pfizer (1966).
Blue Plaque managing agency: Comic Heritage
Individual Recognized: Irene Handl. Comedian
Physical Address:
Teddington Studios
Broom Road
Teddington, UK Middlesex
TW11 9BE
Web Address: Not listed
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