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