Starletta DuPois
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.
Filmography
One Battle After Another
as Grandma Minnie
One Battle After Another
as Grandma Minnie
Heart for the Holidays
Heart for the Holidays
A Haitian Wedding
A Haitian Wedding
Death of a Telemarketer
as Mrs. Gordon
Death of a Telemarketer
as Mrs. Gordon
True to the Game 3
as Gah-Git
True to the Game 3
as Gah-Git
Magic Max
as Mrs. Chambers
Magic Max
as Mrs. Chambers
Orpheus Star
as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
Orpheus Star
as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
True to the Game
as Gah-Git
True to the Game
as Gah-Git
A Beautiful Soul
as Deaconess
A Beautiful Soul
as Deaconess
The Least Among You
as Bessie Benton
The Least Among You
as Bessie Benton
First Sunday
First Sunday
Duck
as Social Worker
Duck
as Social Worker
The Notebook
as Nurse Esther
The Notebook
as Nurse Esther
Friday After Next
as Sister Sarah
Friday After Next
as Sister Sarah
Big Momma's House
as Miss Patterson
Big Momma's House
as Miss Patterson
3 Strikes
as Moms Douglas
3 Strikes
as Moms Douglas
Alone
as Lois
Alone
as Lois
The Maker
as Technician
The Maker
as Technician
Full Circle
as Miriam Blake
Full Circle
as Miriam Blake
The Road to Galveston
as Sally
The Road to Galveston
as Sally
Waiting to Exhale
as Savannah's Mother
Waiting to Exhale
as Savannah's Mother
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
as Ruth
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
as Ruth
The Thing Called Love
as Selma
The Thing Called Love
as Selma
Strapped
as Diquan's Mother
Strapped
as Diquan's Mother
The Waterdance
as Florence
The Waterdance
as Florence
Ricochet
as Mrs. Styles
Ricochet
as Mrs. Styles
Runaway Father
as Ruth
Runaway Father
as Ruth
Frogs!
as Principal Caverly
Frogs!
as Principal Caverly
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby's Mother
Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby's Mother
Odd Jobs
as Dwight's Mom
Odd Jobs
as Dwight's Mom
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Sgt. Hunter
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Sgt. Hunter
Chiller
as Nurse
Chiller
as Nurse
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Minna Newell
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Minna Newell
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
The Gambler
as Monique
The Gambler
as Monique
Death Wish
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
Death Wish
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)