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