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Irma P. Hall

Actress / Poet / Playwright / Teacher / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Penwoman | * 06/03/1935 (88) | Beaumont, Texas (United States of America (USA))
Irma Dolores Player Hall (born June 3, 1935) is an American actress who has appeared in films and television shows since the early 1970s. Hall often played matriarchal figures in films including A Family Thing, The Ladykillers and Soul Food, in which she portrayed Josephine "Big Mama Joe" Joseph, a role she reprised in the television series of the same name. Hall earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for portraying the character in the film version. She also appeared in Collateral and two films by director Werner Herzog. For her performance in The Ladykillers, she won the Jury Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

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An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman. ...

The Ladykillers

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2004 | 3.1/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin. ...

Collateral

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2004 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends. ...

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

R

1997 | 3.2/5 | 2h 35min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on a ...

Nothing to Lose

R

1997 | 3.3/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Crime
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Movies with Irma P. Hall as Actress(54)

as Great-Grandma2022 Blue Porcelain
as Nana2018 Concrete Kids
as Georgia Mae Jackson2018 The Golden Voices
as Mrs. Bailey2017 Lady Luck
as Grandma2016 Jerico
as Ms. Gussie2016 A Heart That Forgives
as Margaret2016 New Life
as Aunt Shirley Bailey2015 Uncommon
as Sadie Johnson2015 A Man Called Jon
as Dorothy Lee2014 Steps of Faith
as Ida Mae Blackmon2012 Hiding in Plain Sight
as Grandma Barnes2012 Changing the Game
as Grandma Rose2009 Hurricane Season
as Dessa2009 Diary of a Single Mom
as Binnie Rogers2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
as Mrs. Roberts2009 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Mildred2008 Meet the Browns
as Lulu2008 Uncross The Stars
as Mildred Burnett2005 P.N.O.K.
as Ida Durocher2004 Collateral
as Marva Munson2004 The Ladykillers
as Mary2003 An Unexpected Love
as June Jones2002 Our America
as Hazel2002 Don't Let Go
as Rose Griffin2002 Miss Lettie and Me
as Mrs. Banks2002 Bad Company
as Aunt T. (voice)2001 A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Memaw2000 Something to Sing About
as Miss Emma1999 A Lesson Before Dying
as Clotelia1999 A Slipping Down Life
as Mae Mullen1998 The Love Letter
as Ella1998 Beloved
as Joletta1998 Patch Adams
as Mother Joe1997 Soul Food
as Emma1997 Buddy
as Bertha "Mama" Davidson1997 Nothing to Lose
as Minerva1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Grandma Odessa1997 Steel
as Aunt T.1996 A Family Thing
as Apartment Manager1993 In the Company of Darkness
as Ethel1992 Straight Talk
as Nurse1991 Backdraft
as Mrs. Smith1990 The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Mrs. Brown1987 They Still Call Me Bruce
as Preacher Dixon1987 Square Dance
as Mammy1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Aunt Charity1986 On Valentine's Day
as Maid1982 Split Image
as Lulu Richards1981 Crisis at Central High
as Williston1981 Broken Promise
as Mrs. Sinclair1980 Skyward
as Grandma Beaumont1980 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
as Dora1979 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
as Georgia Brown1973 Book of Numbers

TV Shows/Series with Irma P. Hall as Actress(10)

as Meemaw2016 Hap and Leonard
as Mrs. Grady2012 Chicago Fire
2001 All Souls
2001 The Bernie Mac Show
as Mama Joe2000 Soul Food
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Beverly Raymond1999 Judging Amy
as Hattie1996 7th Heaven
as Tilly1978 Dallas
as Mae1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Irma Hall
Born: Monday, 06/03 1935 (June) in Beaumont, Texas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 88 years + 321 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Briar Cliff University
Irma P. Hall frequently works together with these people:
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
John Larch (8x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (8x, Crew)
M. Legend Brown (8x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (8x, Actor)
Richard Thomas (7x, Actor)
George Rose (7x, Actor)
John Doman (6x, Actor)
Denholm Elliott (6x, Actor)
Linda Powell (6x, Actress)
Drew Waters (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10663, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024