Starletta DuPois
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Starletta DuPois (born July 18, 1941) is an American actress. She has appeared in a more than 90 movies and television show during her career. DuPois was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 1968, and received M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. She made her Broadway debut appearing in 1974 short-lived play What the Wine-Sellers Buy. Later that year she had minor roles in films Death Wish and The Gambler. In 1976 she starred in the Off-Broadway production of So Nice, They Named it Twice.
Known for
Credits
One Battle After Another (2025)
as Grandma Minnie
The Notebook (2004)
as Nurse Esther
Big Momma's House (2000)
as Miss Patterson
Wolf (1994)
as Victim's Mother
Death Wish (1974)
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
Ricochet (1991)
as Mrs. Styles
Friday After Next (2002)
as Sister Sarah
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
as Sgt. Hunter
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as Savannah's Mother
First Sunday (2008)
Actor
The Gambler (1974)
as Monique
Death of a Telemarketer (2021)
as Mrs. Gordon
South Central (1992)
as Nurse Shelly
The Thing Called Love (1993)
as Selma
3 Strikes (2000)
as Moms Douglas
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
as Bobby's Mother
The Waterdance (1992)
as Florence
Strapped (1993)
as Diquan's Mother
Convicts (1991)
as Martha Johnson
Magic Max (2021)
as Mrs. Chambers
Duck (2005)
as Social Worker
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)
as Ruth
The Maker (1997)
as Technician
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
as Minna Newell
True to the Game (2017)
as Gah-Git
Full Circle (1996)
as Miriam Blake
A Beautiful Soul (2012)
as Deaconess
Alone (1997)
as Lois
A Haitian Wedding (2023)
Actor
Chiller (1985)
as Nurse
A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
as Ruth Younger
Frogs! (1991)
as Principal Caverly
The Road to Galveston (1996)
as Sally
True to the Game 3 (2021)
as Gah-Git
Runaway Father (1991)
as Ruth
Soul Mates (2023)
as Allison's Grandmother Marie
Odd Jobs (1986)
as Dwight's Mom
The Guest (1977)
as Woman
Orpheus Star (2020)
as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
Actor
Games Mother Never Taught You (1982)
as Ann
No More Goodbyes (—)
as Nana
The Least Among You (2009)
as Bessie Benton
Heart for the Holidays (2023)
Actor
Let's Get Bizzee (1993)
as Mrs Baker
Dark Exodus (1985)
Actor