Irma Dolores Player Hall was born in Beaumont, Texas but calls Dallas home. She is a former educator turned actress (the taught French, Spanish and English!) who has appeared in films and television shows since the early 1970s. You may have seen her in Soul Food, A Raisin in the Sun, To Sir With Love II, The Ladykillers and Collateral, or numerous others. She attended Briar Cliff College in Sioux City IA and Texas College in Tyler, TX. A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the National Council of Negro Women, her impressive career includes stints as a reporter, publicist, supermarket teller, butcher’s apprentice, cleaning person, and telemarketing representative. The award-winning, multi-talented entertainer is also the author of a book of poetry, I Can Deal with Black and Blue; and a play, Black Girl. Talk about gracious …. She’s the epitome of LOVE!
