Veteran actor Irma P Hall, star of The Ladykillers, dies aged 91
Summary
Actor Irma P. Hall, known for Soul Food and The Ladykillers, has died at 91, her family said. Her six-decade career included film, television and theatre work, following 27 years as a high school teacher.Key Facts
- Hall died on Tuesday at age 91, according to her family.
- She played Big Mama Joseph in the 1997 film Soul Food and won an NAACP Image Award for the role.
- Hall reprised her Soul Food character in a television spin-off that aired from 2000 to 2004.
- She received a special jury prize at Cannes in 2004 for her role in The Ladykillers.
- That same year, she played Jamie Foxx’s character’s mother in Michael Mann’s Collateral.
- Before turning to acting in the early 1980s, Hall taught high school in Houston for 27 years.
- She helped establish the Dallas Minority Repertory Theatre.
- The Irma P. Hall Black Theatre Awards have recognized artistic achievement in the Dallas-Fort Worth area annually since 2015.
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