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".
Known For
Collateral
(2004)
Ida Durocher
Patch Adams
(1998)
Joletta
Backdraft
(1991)
Nurse
Bad Company
(2002)
Mrs. Banks
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Marva Munson
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(1997)
Minerva
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
(2009)
Binnie Rogers
Nothing to Lose
(1997)
Bertha "Mama" Davidson
Mo' Money
(1992)
Lady on Phone
Steel
(1997)
Grandma Odessa
Beloved
(1998)
Ella
Hurricane Season
(2009)
Grandma Rose
Straight Talk
(1992)
Ethel
Buddy
(1997)
Emma
Soul Food
(1997)
Mother Joe
Split Image
(1982)
Maid
Full Filmography
Acting
Book of Numbers
(1973)
Georgia Brown
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
(1979)
Dora
Skyward
(1980)
Mrs. Sinclair
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
(1980)
Grandma Beaumont
Broken Promise
(1981)
Williston
The Penelope Gang
(1981)
Mrs. Miles
Crisis at Central High
(1981)
Lulu Richards
Split Image
(1982)
Maid
On Valentine's Day
(1986)
Aunt Charity
They Still Call Me Bruce
(1987)
Mrs. Brown
Uncle Tom's Cabin
(1987)
Mammy
Square Dance
(1987)
Preacher Dixon
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
(1990)
Mrs. Smith
Backdraft
(1991)
Nurse
Mo' Money
(1992)
Lady on Phone
Straight Talk
(1992)
Ethel
In the Company of Darkness
(1993)
Apartment Manager
A Family Thing
(1996)
Aunt T.
Buddy
(1997)
Emma
Steel
(1997)
Grandma Odessa
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(1997)
Minerva
Soul Food
(1997)
Mother Joe
Nothing to Lose
(1997)
Bertha "Mama" Davidson
The Love Letter
(1998)
Mae Mullen
Beloved
(1998)
Ella
Patch Adams
(1998)
Joletta
A Slipping Down Life
(1999)
Clotelia
A Lesson Before Dying
(1999)
Miss Emma
Something to Sing About
(2000)
Memaw
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
(2001)
Aunt T. (voice)
A Girl Thing
(2001)
Alice (Housekeeper)
Don't Let Go
(2002)
Hazel
Our America
(2002)
June Jones
Bad Company
(2002)
Mrs. Banks
Miss Lettie and Me
(2002)
Rose Griffin
An Unexpected Love
(2003)
Mary
Collateral
(2004)
Ida Durocher
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Marva Munson
P.N.O.K.
(2005)
Mildred Burnett
Meet the Browns
(2008)
Mildred
Uncross The Stars
(2008)
Lulu
Diary of a Single Mom
(2009)
Dessa
Hurricane Season
(2009)
Grandma Rose
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
(2009)
Mrs. Roberts
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
(2009)
Binnie Rogers
Changing the Game
(2012)
Grandma Barnes
Hiding in Plain Sight
(2012)
Ida Mae Blackmon
Steps of Faith
(2014)
Dorothy Lee
A Man Called Jon
(2015)
Sadie Johnson
Uncommon
(2015)
Aunt Shirley Bailey
Jerico
(2016)
Grandma
A Heart That Forgives
(2016)
Ms. Gussie
New Life
(2016)
Margaret
Lady Luck
(2017)
Mrs. Bailey
Concrete Kids
(2018)
Nana
The Golden Voices
(2018)
Georgia Mae Jackson
Blue Porcelain
(2022)
Great-Grandma