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
The Notebook (2004)
as Nurse Esther
One Battle After Another (2025)
as Grandma Minnie
Big Momma's House (2000)
as Miss Patterson
Friday After Next (2002)
as Sister Sarah
Death Wish (1974)
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
as Sgt. Hunter
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as Savannah's Mother
Wolf (1994)
as Victim's Mother
First Sunday (2008)
Actor
Ricochet (1991)
as Mrs. Styles
The Gambler (1974)
as Monique
South Central (1992)
as Nurse Shelly
3 Strikes (2000)
as Moms Douglas
Magic Max (2021)
as Mrs. Chambers
The Waterdance (1992)
as Florence
The Thing Called Love (1993)
as Selma
Strapped (1993)
as Diquan's Mother
The Maker (1997)
as Technician
Duck (2005)
as Social Worker
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
as Bobby's Mother
Full Circle (1996)
as Miriam Blake
Death of a Telemarketer (2021)
as Mrs. Gordon
Odd Jobs (1986)
as Dwight's Mom
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)
as Ruth
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
as Minna Newell
True to the Game (2017)
as Gah-Git
Frogs! (1991)
as Principal Caverly
Convicts (1991)
as Martha Johnson
Alone (1997)
as Lois
Chiller (1985)
as Nurse
A Beautiful Soul (2012)
as Deaconess
A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
as Ruth Younger
Soul Mates (2023)
as Allison's Grandmother Marie
The Least Among You (2009)
as Bessie Benton
Orpheus Star (2020)
as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
Games Mother Never Taught You (1982)
as Ann
True to the Game 3 (2021)
as Gah-Git
Runaway Father (1991)
as Ruth
The Road to Galveston (1996)
as Sally
Dark Exodus (1985)
Actor
No More Goodbyes (—)
as Nana
Heart for the Holidays (2023)
Actor
A Haitian Wedding (2023)
Actor
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
Actor
Let's Get Bizzee (1993)
as Mrs Baker
The Guest (1977)
as Woman