‘Ladykillers’ actress on the mend

Although the film opened nationally last week, it wasn’t until Wednesday that Irma P. Hall was able to see “The Ladykillers,” in which she stars opposite Tom Hanks. She has been recovering in a Chicago convalescent center from open-heart surgery, a broken arm and a crushed ankle, the result of a January car crash.

“I loved the whole thing,” the 68-year-old actress said after the private screening, which she attended with friends. “You never really know until you see it on the screen.”

While recuperating from her injuries, Hall said, she heard from “Ladykillers” directors Joel and Ethan Coen, Hanks and costar Marlon Wayans. “We’re all like family,” she said. “They all signed my pillow. Whenever I miss them, I hug it.”