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Jun 3, 1935

Rating : AA (Data from a birth certificate)

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Work : Prize 1996 (best supporting actress award)

Work : Prize 2004 (special Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival)

Work : Prize 2004 (Image Award)

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African-American actress who is best known for playing matriarchal figures in the films A Family Thing, Soul Food and The Ladykillers. Her first role was in the film Book of Numbers at the age of 36. Her personality and age made her a natural to be cast as a middle-aged, strong authority figure. She worked steadily in films and TV throughout the 1980s, including a recurring role on the hit television show Dallas. For her role as the loving Aunt T. in 1996s A Family Thing she won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress. Sizable roles in major films such as Nothing to Lose and Steel followed. Hall then landed the role as Big Mama Joseph in the hit film Soul Food and its television spinoff, Soul Food: The Series. She won a special Jury Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and an Image Award for her performance in the 2004 remake of The Ladykillers. Shortly before the film release of The Ladykillers, Hall was seriously injured in a car accident in Chicago. She underwent emergency open-heart surgery for a puncture wound to her aorta caused by a broken rib. She made a full recovery and was able to continue her career. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less

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`` Irma P. Hall - Public Profile

Irma P. Hall (June 3, 1935 - January 27, 2017)

Irma P. Hall was an American actress born in Beaumont, Texas. She began her acting career later in life, achieving notable success in film and television. She was best known for her roles in Soul Food (1997), A Family Thing (1996), and The Ladykillers (2004).

Career Highlights

  • Soul Food (1997): Hall portrayed Big Mama, the matriarch of the Joseph family, a role that earned her critical acclaim and a NAACP Image Award nomination.
  • A Family Thing (1996): She starred alongside Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones.
  • The Ladykillers (2004): Hall played Marva Munson, the elderly homeowner who outsmarts a group of criminals. This role further solidified her presence in Hollywood and garnered significant recognition.

Unfortunately, concrete details about her early life, education, and social media presence are limited in publicly accessible information. While she gained prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s, her career predates the widespread use of social media platforms as we know them today. Therefore, finding official profiles on current platforms is unlikely. Further research into archived resources or contacting individuals who knew her personally may be necessary for more detailed biographical information.

Obituaries and memorial articles from 2017, when Ms. Hall passed away, likely provide further insight into her life and achievements. These sources are often available through online archives of news publications.

Note: This information is based on publicly available data and might not be exhaustive.

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