India, Nov. 11 -- Actress Irma P. Hall, best known for playing Big Mama in the 1997 film Soul Food, has reportedly died at the age of 91. Fox Local reported her death on November 11, 2026. No cause of death has been shared so far.

Hall spent decades working in films, television and theatre. However, acting was not her first career. She worked as a schoolteacher in Dallas for 20 years before deciding to pursue acting full time in 1984.

Born Irma Dolores Player on June 3, 1935, in Beaumont, Texas, Hall moved with her family to Chicago in 1942. Her father was a jazz musician who introduced her to performances at clubs and local events.

According to The HistoryMakers, Hall studied at Briar Cliff College in Iowa before transferring to Texas...