Irma P. Hall

Irma P. Hall

​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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Lorna Talcott

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

2012 • as Mrs. Grady

Dallas

Dallas

1978 • as Tilly

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

1999 • as Beverly Raymond

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994 • as Effie Taylor

The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show

2001 • as Aunt Liva

Filmography

2022

Blue Porcelain
Blue Porcelain
as Great-Grandma
Movie - Released: 7/20/2022

2018

Concrete Kids
Concrete Kids
as Nana
Movie - Released: 6/17/2018
The Golden Voices
The Golden Voices
as Georgia Mae Jackson
Movie - Released: 10/13/2018

2017

Lady Luck
Lady Luck
as Mrs. Bailey
Movie - Released: 1/1/2017

2016

New Life
New Life
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 10/28/2016
Jerico
Jerico
as Grandma
Movie - Released: 4/30/2016
A Heart That Forgives
A Heart That Forgives
as Ms. Gussie
Movie - Released: 10/31/2016
Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard
as Meemaw
TV - Released: 3/2/2016

2015

Uncommon
Uncommon
as Aunt Shirley Bailey
Movie - Released: 1/1/2015
A Man Called Jon
A Man Called Jon
as Sadie Johnson
Movie - Released: 10/25/2015

2014

Steps of Faith
Steps of Faith
as Dorothy Lee
Movie - Released: 8/16/2014

2012

Changing the Game
Changing the Game
as Grandma Barnes
Movie - Released: 12/31/2012
Hiding in Plain Sight
Hiding in Plain Sight
as Ida Mae Blackmon
Movie - Released: 9/28/2012
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
as Mrs. Grady
TV - Released: 10/10/2012

2010

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Mrs. Roberts
Movie - Released: 7/8/2010

2009

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
as Binnie Rogers
Movie - Released: 9/11/2009
Diary of a Single Mom
Diary of a Single Mom
as Dessa
Movie - Released: 1/27/2009
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season
as Grandma Rose
Movie - Released: 12/8/2009

2008

Uncross the Stars
Uncross the Stars
as Lulu
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns
as Mildred
Movie - Released: 3/21/2008
Rain
Rain
as Rosalie
Movie - Released: 9/6/2008

2005

Movie
P.N.O.K.
as Mildred Burnett
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Gift for the Living
Gift for the Living
as Carrie Mae
Movie - Released: 11/1/2005

2004

Collateral
Collateral
as Ida Durocher
Movie - Released: 8/4/2004
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
as Marva Munson
Movie - Released: 3/25/2004

2003

An Unexpected Love
An Unexpected Love
as Mary
Movie - Released: 3/24/2003

2002

Don't Let Go
Don't Let Go
as Hazel
Movie - Released: 3/14/2002
Our America
Our America
as June Jones
Movie - Released: 7/28/2002
Miss Lettie and Me
Miss Lettie and Me
as Rose Griffin
Movie - Released: 12/8/2002
Bad Company
Bad Company
as Mrs. Banks
Movie - Released: 6/7/2002

2001

A Girl Thing
A Girl Thing
as Alice (Housekeeper)
Movie - Released: 1/19/2001
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Aunt T. (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/21/2001
The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show
as Aunt Liva
TV - Released: 11/14/2001
All Souls
All Souls
TV - Released: 4/17/2001

2000

Something to Sing About
Something to Sing About
as Memaw
Movie - Released: 6/10/2000
Soul Food
Soul Food
as Mama Joe
TV - Released: 6/28/2000

1999

A Slipping Down Life
A Slipping Down Life
as Clotelia
Movie - Released: 1/22/1999
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying
as Miss Emma
Movie - Released: 5/22/1999
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Beverly Raymond
TV - Released: 9/19/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lorna Talcott
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Patch Adams
Patch Adams
as Joletta
Movie - Released: 12/25/1998
Beloved
Beloved
as Ella
Movie - Released: 10/16/1998
The Love Letter
The Love Letter
as Mae Mullen
Movie - Released: 2/1/1998

1997

Nothing to Lose
Nothing to Lose
as Bertha "Mama" Davidson
Movie - Released: 7/18/1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Minerva
Movie - Released: 11/21/1997
Steel
Steel
as Grandma Odessa
Movie - Released: 8/15/1997
Soul Food
Soul Food
as Mother Joe
Movie - Released: 9/26/1997
Buddy
Buddy
as Emma
Movie - Released: 6/6/1997

1996

A Family Thing
A Family Thing
as Aunt T.
Movie - Released: 3/29/1996
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
as Hattie
TV - Released: 8/26/1996

1994

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Effie Taylor
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

In the Company of Darkness
In the Company of Darkness
as Apartment Manager
Movie - Released: 1/5/1993

1992

Mo' Money
Mo' Money
as Lady on Phone
Movie - Released: 7/24/1992
Straight Talk
Straight Talk
as Ethel
Movie - Released: 4/3/1992

1991

Backdraft
Backdraft
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 5/24/1991

1990

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Mrs. Smith
Movie - Released: 12/14/1990

1987

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Mammy
Movie - Released: 6/14/1987
They Still Call Me Bruce
They Still Call Me Bruce
as Mrs. Brown
Movie - Released: 5/1/1987
Square Dance
Square Dance
as Preacher Dixon
Movie - Released: 3/1/1987

1986

On Valentine's Day
On Valentine's Day
as Aunt Charity
Movie - Released: 4/11/1986

1985

The Long Hot Summer
The Long Hot Summer
as Cecilia Howlett
TV - Released: 10/6/1985

1982

Split Image
Split Image
as Maid
Movie - Released: 10/3/1982

1981

Broken Promise
Broken Promise
as Williston
Movie - Released: 5/5/1981
Crisis at Central High
Crisis at Central High
as Lulu Richards
Movie - Released: 2/4/1981

1980

Skyward
Skyward
as Mrs. Sinclair
Movie - Released: 11/20/1980
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
as Grandma Beaumont
Movie - Released: 1/13/1980

1979

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
as Dora
Movie - Released: 1/14/1979

1978

Dallas
Dallas
as Tilly
TV - Released: 4/2/1978

1973

Book of Numbers
Book of Numbers
as Georgia Brown
Movie - Released: 4/10/1973

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mae
TV - Released: 12/24/1951