Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making of “Soul Food”

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Irma P. Hall, the woman who played the Joseph family matriarch, originally had no intention of being a professional actress. She was actually a language teacher in Dallas, Texas when she was discovered by a director reciting a poem. She was hired for her first movie role on the spot at the age of 36. From there her career took off. Hall later said, “I believe acting is teaching, but in a different way. The many lives that you can mold and direct by each role you take on.  One of the reasons I loved playing motherly roles was to allow my audiences to travel with me and never forget the roles I have played.”

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