Starletta DuPois

Starletta DuPois

🎂 18th July 1941 (84 yrs) 📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Death Wish

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.

Starletta DuPois

Movies Featuring Starletta DuPois

One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another (2025)

as Grandma Minnie
Heart for the Holidays

Heart for the Holidays (2023)

Soul Mates

Soul Mates (2023)

as Allison's Grandmother Marie
A Haitian Wedding

A Haitian Wedding (2023)

Death of a Telemarketer

Death of a Telemarketer (2021)

as Mrs. Gordon
True to the Game 3

True to the Game 3 (2021)

as Gah-Git
Magic Max

Magic Max (2021)

as Mrs. Chambers
Orpheus Star

Orpheus Star (2020)

as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
True to the Game

True to the Game (2017)

as Gah-Git
A Beautiful Soul

A Beautiful Soul (2012)

as Deaconess
No Image

The Least Among You (2009)

as Bessie Benton
First Sunday

First Sunday (2008)

Duck

Duck (2005)

as Social Worker
The Notebook

The Notebook (2004)

as Nurse Esther
Friday After Next

Friday After Next (2002)

as Sister Sarah
Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House (2000)

as Miss Patterson
3 Strikes

3 Strikes (2000)

as Moms Douglas
Alone

Alone (1997)

as Lois
The Maker

The Maker (1997)

as Technician
Full Circle

Full Circle (1996)

as Miriam Blake
The Road to Galveston

The Road to Galveston (1996)

as Sally
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

as Savannah's Mother
Wolf

Wolf (1994)

as Victim's Mother
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)

as Ruth
The Thing Called Love

The Thing Called Love (1993)

as Selma
Strapped

Strapped (1993)

as Diquan's Mother
Let's Get Bizzee

Let's Get Bizzee (1993)

as Mrs Baker
South Central

South Central (1992)

as Nurse Shelly
The Waterdance

The Waterdance (1992)

as Florence
Ricochet

Ricochet (1991)

as Mrs. Styles
Runaway Father

Runaway Father (1991)

as Ruth
Frogs!

Frogs! (1991)

as Principal Caverly
Convicts

Convicts (1991)

as Martha Johnson
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun (1989)

as Ruth Younger
Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

as Bobby's Mother
Odd Jobs

Odd Jobs (1986)

as Dwight's Mom
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

as Sgt. Hunter
Dark Exodus

Dark Exodus (1985)

Chiller

Chiller (1985)

as Nurse
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)

as Minna Newell
Games Mother Never Taught You

Games Mother Never Taught You (1982)

as Ann
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)

The Guest

The Guest (1977)

as Woman
The Gambler

The Gambler (1974)

as Monique
Death Wish

Death Wish (1974)

as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
No More Goodbyes

No More Goodbyes (N/A)

as Nana