Irma P. Hall

Irma P. Hall

Known for
Acting
Born
June 3, 1935
Died
November 10, 2026 (aged 91)
Birthplace
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".

Known For

Filmography

2022
Blue Porcelain poster

Blue Porcelain

Movie · as Great-Grandma

2018
Concrete Kids poster

Concrete Kids

Movie · as Nana

2018
The Golden Voices poster

The Golden Voices

Movie · as Georgia Mae Jackson

2017
Lady Luck poster

Lady Luck

Movie · as Mrs. Bailey

2016
New Life poster

New Life

Movie · as Margaret

2016
Jerico poster

Jerico

Movie · as Grandma

2016
A Heart That Forgives poster

A Heart That Forgives

Movie · as Ms. Gussie

2016
Hap and Leonard poster

Hap and Leonard

TV · as Meemaw · 5 eps

2015
Uncommon poster

Uncommon

Movie · as Aunt Shirley Bailey

2015
A Man Called Jon poster

A Man Called Jon

Movie · as Sadie Johnson

2014
Steps of Faith poster

Steps of Faith

Movie · as Dorothy Lee

2014
Night Vet poster

Night Vet

Movie · as Mabel

2013
Getting On poster

Getting On

TV · as Cordelia Meade · 1 ep

2012
Changing the Game poster

Changing the Game

Movie · as Grandma Barnes

2012
Hiding in Plain Sight poster

Hiding in Plain Sight

Movie · as Ida Mae Blackmon

2012
Wolf poster

Wolf

Movie · as Brenda

2012
Chicago Fire poster

Chicago Fire

TV · as Mrs. Grady · 1 ep

2011
Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law

TV · as Anna Nicholson · 1 ep

2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done poster

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Movie · as Mrs. Roberts

2010
Hurricane Season poster

Hurricane Season

Movie · as Grandma Rose

2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans poster

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Movie · as Binnie Rogers

2009
Diary of a Single Mom poster

Diary of a Single Mom

Movie · as Dessa

2008
Uncross the Stars poster

Uncross the Stars

Movie · as Lulu

2008
Meet the Browns poster

Meet the Browns

Movie · as Mildred

2008
Rain poster

Rain

Movie · as Rosalie

2005
P.N.O.K.

P.N.O.K.

Movie · as Mildred Burnett

2005
Gift for the Living poster

Gift for the Living

Movie · as Carrie Mae

2004
Collateral poster

Collateral

Movie · as Ida Durocher

2004
The Ladykillers poster

The Ladykillers

Movie · as Marva Munson

2003
An Unexpected Love poster

An Unexpected Love

Movie · as Mary

2002
Don't Let Go poster

Don't Let Go

Movie · as Hazel

2002
Our America poster

Our America

Movie · as June Jones

2002
Miss Lettie and Me poster

Miss Lettie and Me

Movie · as Rose Griffin

2002
Bad Company poster

Bad Company

Movie · as Mrs. Banks

2001
A Rugrats Kwanzaa poster

A Rugrats Kwanzaa

Movie · as Aunt T. (voice)

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Aunt Liva · 2 eps

2001
All Souls poster

All Souls

TV · 6 eps

2001
A Girl Thing poster

A Girl Thing

TV · as Housekeeper Alice · 4 eps

2000
Something to Sing About poster

Something to Sing About

Movie · as Memaw

2000
Soul Food poster

Soul Food

TV · as Mama Joe · 7 eps

1999
A Slipping Down Life poster

A Slipping Down Life

Movie · as Clotelia

1999
A Lesson Before Dying poster

A Lesson Before Dying

Movie · as Miss Emma

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Beverly Raymond · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Lorna Talcott · 1 ep

1998
Patch Adams poster

Patch Adams

Movie · as Joletta

1998
Beloved poster

Beloved

Movie · as Ella

1998
The Love Letter poster

The Love Letter

Movie · as Mae Mullen

1997
Nothing to Lose poster

Nothing to Lose

Movie · as Bertha "Mama" Davidson

1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil poster

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Movie · as Minerva

1997
Steel poster

Steel

Movie · as Grandma Odessa

1997
Soul Food poster

Soul Food

Movie · as Mother Joe

1997
Buddy poster

Buddy

Movie · as Emma

1996
A Family Thing poster

A Family Thing

Movie · as Aunt T.

1996
To Sir, with Love II poster

To Sir, with Love II

Movie · as Old Woman

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as Hattie · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Effie Taylor · 1 ep

1993
In the Company of Darkness poster

In the Company of Darkness

Movie · as Apartment Manager

1992
Mo' Money poster

Mo' Money

Movie · as Lady on Phone

1992
Straight Talk poster

Straight Talk

Movie · as Ethel

1991
Backdraft poster

Backdraft

Movie · as Nurse

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Aunt T. (voice) · 1 ep

1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas poster

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

Movie · as Mrs. Smith

1988
The George McKenna Story poster

The George McKenna Story

Movie

1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin poster

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Movie · as Mammy

1987
They Still Call Me Bruce poster

They Still Call Me Bruce

Movie · as Mrs. Brown

1987
Square Dance poster

Square Dance

Movie · as Preacher Dixon

1986
On Valentine's Day poster

On Valentine's Day

Movie · as Aunt Charity

1985
The Long Hot Summer poster

The Long Hot Summer

TV · as Cecilia Howlett · 2 eps

1982
Split Image poster

Split Image

Movie · as Maid

1981
Broken Promise poster

Broken Promise

Movie · as Williston

1981
Crisis at Central High poster

Crisis at Central High

Movie · as Lulu Richards

1980
Skyward poster

Skyward

Movie · as Mrs. Sinclair

1980
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II poster

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II

Movie · as Grandma Beaumont

1979
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders poster

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Movie · as Dora

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as Tilly · 1 ep

1973
Book of Numbers poster

Book of Numbers

Movie · as Georgia Brown

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Mae · 1 ep