Irma P. Hall Dies: ‘Soul Food’s Mama Joe & ‘A Song for Mama’ Inspiration Was 91

The actress is known as ‘Soul Food’s Mama Joe and for roles in ‘The Ladykillers,’ ‘Collateral,’ and more. Soul Food star Dr. Irma P. Hall has died at the age of 91. Her death was announced by her family on Wednesday, November 11. Hall is best known to film and TV audiences as Mama Joe from the Soul Food movie (1997) and series (2000), 2004’s The Ladykillers with Tom Hanks and Collateral with Tom Cruise, 1996’s A Family Thing, and more.