Irene Handl's House


Irene Handl's House

This is where the actress Irene Handl lived and died.

Location: 31 Viscount Court, Pembridge Villas, Notting Hil

Description: Actress Irene Handl was a latecomer to showbusiness, making her London stage debut in February 1937.

She went on to appear 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, and also in celebrated classics Night Train to Munich, Spellbound and Brief Encounter. She played Peter Sellers' wife in I'm All Right Jack and Tony Hancock's landlady in The Rebel.

Her final appearance was in the BBC sitcom In Sickness and in Health in 1987, just before her death here on 29th November 1987 at the age of 85.

She also published two novels.

Themes: CinemaCinema Theme  ComedyComedy Theme
Irene Handl's House

This is where the actress Irene Handl lived and died.

Ranking This Month: 508/3087

Pages Hit This Month: 62


Your Comments:

Name:
Email:
Your email will ONLY be used once, to confirm the publication of your comments. We value your contribution and privacy.

Anti-spam Security: Please enter this code:


Other places nearby:


Ingrid Bergman lived/died here», 2.4km

Whippendell Wood», 15.km

Home to Alfie», 0.2km

3 Mills Studios», 8.2km

The King's Speech», 2.1km

Sussex House School», 2.0km

Shaun of the Dead - zombies!», 3.6km

Ted Willis born here», 6.5km

Tony Curtis lived here», 2.3km

Colonel Blimp in Knightsbridge», 1.7km

Location Pinpointed:


Open Street Maps», Google Maps»