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.
Filmography
One Battle After Another
2025
as Grandma Minnie
Heart for the Holidays
2023
Soul Mates
2023
as Allison's Grandmother Marie
A Haitian Wedding
2023
Death of a Telemarketer
2021
as Mrs. Gordon
True to the Game 3
2021
as Gah-Git
Magic Max
2021
as Mrs. Chambers
Orpheus Star
2020
as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
True to the Game
2017
as Gah-Git
A Beautiful Soul
2012
as Deaconess
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The Least Among You
2009
as Bessie Benton
First Sunday
2008
Duck
2005
as Social Worker
The Notebook
2004
as Nurse Esther
Friday After Next
2002
as Sister Sarah
Big Momma's House
2000
as Miss Patterson
3 Strikes
2000
as Moms Douglas
Alone
1997
as Lois
The Maker
1997
as Technician
Full Circle
1996
as Miriam Blake
The Road to Galveston
1996
as Sally
Waiting to Exhale
1995
as Savannah's Mother
Wolf
1994
as Victim's Mother
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994
as Ruth