Starletta DuPois
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.
Acting
Movie
The Notebook
as Nurse Esther
2004
TV
Lost
as Mrs. Dawson
2004
Movie
One Battle After Another
as Grandma Minnie
2025
Movie
Big Momma's House
as Miss Patterson
2000
Movie
Wolf
as Victim's Mother
1994
TV
Little House on the Prairie
as Freda
1974
Movie
Death Wish
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
1974
Movie
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Sgt. Hunter
1985
TV
Medium
as Woman
2005
Movie
Friday After Next
as Sister Sarah
2002
Movie
Ricochet
as Mrs. Styles
1991
Movie
First Sunday
2008
Movie
Waiting to Exhale
as Savannah's Mother
1995
TV
Crossing Jordan
as Juror
2001
Movie
The Thing Called Love
as Selma
1993
Movie
The Gambler
as Monique
1974
Movie
South Central
as Nurse Shelly
1992
Movie
Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby's Mother
1987
TV
St. Elsewhere
as Dora Chambers
1982
TV
Chicago Hope
as Arlene Reese
1994
TV
The Equalizer
as Detective
1985
TV
Falcon Crest
as Prison Guard
1981
Movie
3 Strikes
as Moms Douglas
2000
Movie
The Waterdance
as Florence
1992