
Starletta DuPois
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2025
One Battle After Another as Grandma Minnie
2023Heart for the Holidays
2023Soul Mates as Allison's Grandmother Marie
2023A Haitian Wedding
2021Death of a Telemarketer as Mrs. Gordon
2021True to the Game 3 as Gah-Git
2021Magic Max as Mrs. Chambers
2020Orpheus Star as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
2017True to the Game as Gah-Git
2015The Carmichael Show as Evelyn
2012A Beautiful Soul as Deaconess
2009The Least Among You as Bessie Benton
2008First Sunday
2005Duck as Social Worker
2005Medium as Woman
2004The Notebook as Nurse Esther
2002Friday After Next as Sister Sarah
2001Crossing Jordan as Juror
2000Big Momma's House as Miss Patterson
20003 Strikes as Moms Douglas
1997Alone as Lois
1997The Maker as Technician
1996Full Circle as Miriam Blake
1996The Steve Harvey Show as Ms. Pittman
1996The Road to Galveston as Sally
1995Waiting to Exhale as Savannah's Mother
1994Chicago Hope as Arlene Reese
1994Wolf as Victim's Mother
1994A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story as Ruth
1993The Thing Called Love as Selma
1993Strapped as Diquan's Mother
1993Let's Get Bizzee as Mrs Baker
1992South Central as Nurse Shelly
1992The Waterdance as Florence
1991Ricochet as Mrs. Styles
1991Runaway Father as Ruth
1991Convicts as Martha Johnson
1991Frogs! as Principal Caverly
1989A Raisin in the Sun as Ruth Younger
1987Hollywood Shuffle as Bobby's Mother
1986Odd Jobs as Dwight's Mom
1985The Equalizer as Detective
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Sgt. Hunter
1985Dark Exodus
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q. as Minna Newell
1982Games Mother Never Taught You as Ann
1982St. Elsewhere as Dora Chambers
1981Falcon Crest as Prison Guard
1980The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1979Knots Landing as Nurse Benson
1977The Guest as Woman
1974The Gambler as Monique
1974Death Wish as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
—No More Goodbyes as Nana









