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Irma P. Hall

1935-06-03 - 2026-11-10 Beaumont, Texas, USA

Biography

Irma P. Hall (June 3, 1935 — November 10, 2026) was an American film and television actress, best known for playing matriarchal figures in feature films like "A Family Thing", "Soul Food", and "The Ladykillers".

Movies

Collateral

as Ida Durocher

Backdraft

as Nurse

Patch Adams

as Joletta

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

as Marva Munson

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

as Binnie Rogers

Bad Company

as Mrs. Banks

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

as Minerva

Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose

as Bertha "Mama" Davidson

Steel

as Grandma Odessa

Straight Talk

as Ethel

Beloved

as Ella

Mo' Money

as Lady on Phone

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

as Mrs. Roberts

Buddy

as Emma

Soul Food

as Mother Joe

The Love Letter

The Love Letter

as Mae Mullen

Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns

as Mildred

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

as Grandma Rose

Split Image

as Maid

The George McKenna Story

The George McKenna Story

To Sir, with Love II

To Sir, with Love II

as Old Woman

In the Company of Darkness

In the Company of Darkness

as Apartment Manager

A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

as Miss Emma

A Family Thing

as Aunt T.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Mammy

Skyward

as Mrs. Sinclair

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II

as Grandma Beaumont

They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce

as Mrs. Brown

New Life

as Margaret

An Unexpected Love

An Unexpected Love

as Mary

Hiding in Plain Sight

Hiding in Plain Sight

as Ida Mae Blackmon

Steps of Faith

as Dorothy Lee

Crisis at Central High

Crisis at Central High

as Lulu Richards

A Slipping Down Life

A Slipping Down Life

as Clotelia

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

as Dora

A Heart That Forgives

A Heart That Forgives

as Ms. Gussie

Diary of a Single Mom

Diary of a Single Mom

as Dessa

Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

as Memaw

Miss Lettie and Me

Miss Lettie and Me

as Rose Griffin

Concrete Kids

as Nana

Uncross the Stars

Uncross the Stars

as Lulu

A Man Called Jon

A Man Called Jon

as Sadie Johnson

Square Dance

as Preacher Dixon

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Mrs. Smith

Our America

as June Jones

On Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day

as Aunt Charity

Don't Let Go

as Hazel

Changing the Game

Changing the Game

as Grandma Barnes

Broken Promise

as Williston

Jerico

as Grandma

A Rugrats Kwanzaa

A Rugrats Kwanzaa

as Aunt T. (voice)

Night Vet

as Mabel

Gift for the Living

Gift for the Living

as Carrie Mae

The Golden Voices

The Golden Voices

as Georgia Mae Jackson

Rain

as Rosalie

Uncommon

as Aunt Shirley Bailey

Wolf

as Brenda

Book of Numbers

Book of Numbers

as Georgia Brown

Lady Luck

as Mrs. Bailey

Blue Porcelain

as Great-Grandma

TV Shows

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lorna Talcott

Chicago Fire

as Mrs. Grady

Rugrats

as Aunt T. (voice)

Dallas

as Tilly

Judging Amy

as Beverly Raymond

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as Effie Taylor

The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show

as Aunt Liva

7th Heaven

as Hattie

Harry's Law

as Anna Nicholson

Getting On

as Cordelia Meade

Soul Food

as Mama Joe

Hap and Leonard

Hap and Leonard

as Meemaw

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mae

The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer

as Cecilia Howlett

A Girl Thing

as Housekeeper Alice