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