Starletta DuPois

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Starletta DuPois

Acting 85 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 Phila…

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The Notebook

The Notebook

7.9 2004 Movie
Lost

Lost

8.0 2004 TV Show
One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

7.3 2025 Movie
Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House

5.8 2000 Movie
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

8.0 1974 TV Show
Medium

Medium

7.5 2005 TV Show
Wolf

Wolf

6.1 1994 Movie
Death Wish

Death Wish

6.9 1974 Movie
Knots Landing

Knots Landing

6.9 1979 TV Show
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

6.5 1985 Movie
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

7.2 1994 TV Show
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

7.2 2001 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Bass X Machina

    TV show Etta (voice)

  2. 2025
    One Battle After Another

    Movie Grandma Minnie

  3. 2023
    Heart for the Holidays

    Movie

  4. 2023
    Soul Mates

    Movie Allison's Grandmother Marie

  5. 2023
    A Haitian Wedding

    Movie

  6. 2021
    Death of a Telemarketer

    Movie Mrs. Gordon

  7. 2021
    True to the Game 3

    Movie Gah-Git

  8. 2021
    Magic Max

    Movie Mrs. Chambers

  9. 2020
    Orpheus Star

    Movie Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett

  10. 2017
    True to the Game

    Movie Gah-Git

  11. 2015
    The Carmichael Show

    TV show Evelyn

  12. 2012
    A Beautiful Soul

    Movie Deaconess

  13. 2009
    The Least Among You

    Movie Bessie Benton

  14. 2008
    First Sunday

    Movie

  15. 2005
    Duck

    Movie Social Worker

  16. 2005
    Medium

    TV show Woman

More credits
  1. 2004
    Lost

    TV show Mrs. Dawson

  2. 2004
    The Notebook

    Movie Nurse Esther

  3. 2002
    Friday After Next

    Movie Sister Sarah

  4. 2001
    Crossing Jordan

    TV show Juror

  5. 2000
    Big Momma's House

    Movie Miss Patterson

  6. 2000
    3 Strikes

    Movie Moms Douglas

  7. 1997
    Alone

    Movie Lois

  8. 1997
    The Maker

    Movie Technician

  9. 1996
    Full Circle

    Movie Miriam Blake

  10. 1996
    The Steve Harvey Show

    TV show Ms. Pittman

  11. 1996
    The Road to Galveston

    Movie Sally

  12. 1995
    Waiting to Exhale

    Movie Savannah's Mother

  13. 1994
    Chicago Hope

    TV show Arlene Reese

  14. 1994
    Wolf

    Movie Victim's Mother

  15. 1994
    A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

    Movie Ruth

  16. 1993
    The Thing Called Love

    Movie Selma

  17. 1993
    Strapped

    Movie Diquan's Mother

  18. 1993
    Let's Get Bizzee

    Movie Mrs Baker

  19. 1992
    South Central

    Movie Nurse Shelly

  20. 1992
    The Waterdance

    Movie Florence

  21. 1991
    Ricochet

    Movie Mrs. Styles

  22. 1991
    Runaway Father

    Movie Ruth

  23. 1991
    Convicts

    Movie Martha Johnson

  24. 1991
    Frogs!

    Movie Principal Caverly