Acting
Starletta DuPois
EN cinema · 47 credits
Born
18 July 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Starletta De Paur · Starletta Du Pois
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.
Known for
Filmography
No More Goodbyes
as Nana
True to the Game: Quadir's Redemption
2026
True to the Game: Quadir's Redemption
as Gah-Git
One Battle After Another
as Grandma Minnie
Soul Mates
as Allison's Grandmother Marie
Death of a Telemarketer
as Mrs. Gordon
Magic Max
as Mrs. Chambers
True to the Game 3
as Gah-Git
Orpheus Star
as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett
True to the Game
as Gah-Git
A Beautiful Soul
as Deaconess
The Least Among You
2009
The Least Among You
as Bessie Benton
Duck
as Social Worker
The Notebook
as Nurse Esther
Friday After Next
as Sister Sarah
3 Strikes
as Moms Douglas
Big Momma's House
as Miss Patterson
The Maker
as Technician
Alone
as Lois
Full Circle
as Miriam Blake
Waiting to Exhale
as Savannah's Mother
Wolf
as Victim's Mother
Strapped
as Diquan's Mother
Let's Get Bizzee
as Mrs Baker
The Waterdance
as Florence
South Central
as Nurse Shelly
Ricochet
as Mrs. Styles
Frogs!
as Principal Caverly
Convicts
as Martha Johnson
Runaway Father
as Ruth
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby's Mother
Odd Jobs
as Dwight's Mom
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Sgt. Hunter
Chiller
as Nurse
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Minna Newell
The Guest
as Woman
Death Wish
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
The Gambler
as Monique