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Irma P. Hall
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Irma P. Hall

Known for Collateral · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Chicago Fire

​Irma P. Hall is an American film and television actress, best known for playing matriarchal figures in feature films like "A Family Thing", "Soul Food", and "The Ladykillers".

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Born
Jun 3, 1935
Birthplace
Beaumont, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

​Irma P. Hall is an American film and television actress, best known for playing matriarchal figures in feature films like "A Family Thing", "Soul Food", and "The Ladykillers".

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Known For

MOVIECollateral
CollateralIda Durocher · 2004
★ 7.2
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLorna Talcott · 1999
★ 8.0
TVChicago Fire
Chicago FireMrs. Grady · 2012
★ 8.4
MOVIEThe Ladykillers
The LadykillersMarva Munson · 2004
★ 6.1
MOVIEBackdraft
BackdraftNurse · 1991
★ 6.7
MOVIEBad Company
Bad CompanyMrs. Banks · 2002
★ 5.5
MOVIEMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMinerva · 1997
★ 6.4
MOVIESteel
SteelGrandma Odessa · 1997
★ 4.2

Filmography

Movies

Book of NumbersGeorgia Brown
1973
Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersDora
1979
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders IIGrandma Beaumont
1980
SkywardMrs. Sinclair
1980
Broken PromiseWilliston
1981
Crisis at Central HighLulu Richards
1981
Split ImageMaid
1982
On Valentine's DayAunt Charity
1986
Square DancePreacher Dixon
1987
They Still Call Me BruceMrs. Brown
1987
Uncle Tom's CabinMammy
1987
The George McKenna Story
1988
The Kid Who Loved ChristmasMrs. Smith
1990
BackdraftNurse
1991
Mo' MoneyLady on Phone
1992
Straight TalkEthel
1992
In the Company of DarknessApartment Manager
1993
A Family ThingAunt T.
1996
To Sir, with Love IIOld Woman
1996
BuddyEmma
1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMinerva
1997
Nothing to LoseBertha "Mama" Davidson
1997
Soul FoodMother Joe
1997
SteelGrandma Odessa
1997
BelovedElla
1998
Patch AdamsJoletta
1998
The Love LetterMae Mullen
1998
A Lesson Before DyingMiss Emma
1999
A Slipping Down LifeClotelia
1999
Something to Sing AboutMemaw
2000
A Rugrats KwanzaaAunt T. (voice)
2001
Bad CompanyMrs. Banks
2002
Don't Let GoHazel
2002
Miss Lettie and MeRose Griffin
2002
Our AmericaJune Jones
2002
An Unexpected LoveMary
2003
CollateralIda Durocher
2004
The LadykillersMarva Munson
2004
Gift for the LivingCarrie Mae
2005
P
P.N.O.K.Mildred Burnett
2005
Meet the BrownsMildred
2008
RainRosalie
2008
Uncross the StarsLulu
2008
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansBinnie Rogers
2009
Diary of a Single MomDessa
2009
Hurricane SeasonGrandma Rose
2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneMrs. Roberts
2010
Changing the GameGrandma Barnes
2012
Hiding in Plain SightIda Mae Blackmon
2012
WolfBrenda
2012
Steps of FaithDorothy Lee
2014
A Man Called JonSadie Johnson
2015
UncommonAunt Shirley Bailey
2015
A Heart That ForgivesMs. Gussie
2016
JericoGrandma
2016
New LifeMargaret
2016
Lady LuckMrs. Bailey
2017
Concrete KidsNana
2018
The Golden VoicesGeorgia Mae Jackson
2018
Blue PorcelainGreat-Grandma
2022

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameMae · 1 eps
1951
DallasTilly · 1 eps
1978
The Long Hot SummerCecilia Howlett · 2 eps
1985
Touched by an AngelEffie Taylor · 1 eps
1994
7th HeavenHattie · 1 eps
1996
Judging AmyBeverly Raymond · 1 eps
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLorna Talcott · 1 eps
1999
Soul FoodMama Joe · 7 eps
2000
A Girl ThingHousekeeper Alice · 4 eps
2001
All Souls6 eps
2001
The Bernie Mac ShowAunt Liva · 2 eps
2001
Harry's LawAnna Nicholson · 1 eps
2011
Chicago FireMrs. Grady · 1 eps
2012
Getting OnCordelia Meade · 1 eps
2013
Hap and LeonardMeemaw · 5 eps
2016

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