Editing Irene Handl (section)

===Films===
Handl had minor roles in such landmark films as ''[[Night Train to Munich]]'' and ''[[Brief Encounter]]''. Her other notable roles included the wife of the union activist Fred Kite (played by [[Peter Sellers]]) in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959); Mrs Gammon, the formidable cook, opposite [[Gordon Harker]] in ''[[Small Hotel]]'' (1957); [[Tony Hancock]]'s landlady in ''[[The Rebel (1961 film)|The Rebel]]'' (1961); Sherlock Holmes's housekeeper, Mrs Hudson, in ''[[The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1970); and Morgan's Communist mother, Mrs Delt, in ''[[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment]]'' (1966). She also had small roles in two of the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]], ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' and ''[[Carry On Constable]]''), and played Miss Peach in the original version of ''[[The Italian Job]]''. She worked until 1987, the year of her death. Her last role was released posthumously the following year.