Actor
Starletta DuPois
July 18, 1941 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Notable work
7.9The Notebook (2004)
as Nurse Esther
8Lost (2004)
as Mrs. Dawson
7.3One Battle After Another (2025)
as Grandma Minnie
5.8Big Momma's House (2000)
as Miss Patterson
6.1Wolf (1994)
as Victim's Mother
8Little House on the Prairie (1974)
as Freda
6.9Death Wish (1974)
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
6.5Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
as Sgt. Hunter
7.5Medium (2005)
as Woman
6.4Friday After Next (2002)
as Sister Sarah
6.1Ricochet (1991)
as Mrs. Styles
Often works with
Regina Hall
2 titles together
One Battle After Another, First Sunday
Steven Keats
2 titles together
Death Wish, The Gambler
Stuart Margolin
2 titles together
Death Wish, The Gambler
Helen Martin
2 titles together
Death Wish, Hollywood Shuffle
Ice Cube
2 titles together
Friday After Next, First Sunday
John Witherspoon
2 titles together
Friday After Next, Hollywood Shuffle
Full filmography · 60
No More Goodbyes
as Nana
Upcoming
One Battle After Another
as Grandma Minnie
20257.3
Heart for the Holidays
cast
2023
Soul Mates
as Allison's Grandmother Marie
2023
A Haitian Wedding
cast
2023
Death of a Telemarketer
as Mrs. Gordon
20215.4
True to the Game 3
as Gah-Git
2021
Magic Max
as Mrs. Chambers
2021
Orpheus Star
as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
2020
True to the Game
as Gah-Git
20175.8
A Beautiful Soul
as Deaconess
2012The Least Among You
as Bessie Benton
2009