Starletta DuPois
Birthday
1941/07/18 (83 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Starletta De Paur, Starletta Du Pois
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.
Acting
(1985) Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Sgt. Hunter
(1993) Strapped
as Diquan's Mother
(1991) Ricochet
as Mrs. Styles
(1987) Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby's Mother
(1991) Frogs!
as Principal Caverly
(1992) The Waterdance
as Florence
(2000) 3 Strikes
as Moms Douglas
(1997) The Maker
as Technician
(1996) Full Circle
as Miriam Blake
(1991) Convicts
as Martha Johnson
(2012) A Beautiful Soul
as Deaconess
(1996) The Road to Galveston
as Sally
(2023) Soul Mates
as Allison's Grandmother Marie
(1985) Dark Exodus
as ---
(1997) Alone
as Lois
(1982) Games Mother Never Taught You
as Ann
(1983) The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Minna Newell
(1974) Death Wish
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
(2002) Friday After Next
as Sister Sarah
(1977) The Guest
as Woman
(1993) Let's Get Bizzee
as Mrs Baker
(1994) A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
as Ruth
(1992) South Central
as Nurse Shelly
(2008) First Sunday
as ---
(2005) Duck
as Social Worker
(2004) The Notebook
as Nurse Esther
(1993) The Thing Called Love
as Selma
(1991) Runaway Father
as Ruth
(2017) True to the Game
as Gah-Git
(2009) The Least Among You
as Bessie Benton
(2000) Big Momma's House
as Miss Patterson
(1989) A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
(1994) Wolf
as Victim's Mother
(1995) Waiting to Exhale
as Savannah's Mother
(1974) The Gambler
as Monique (as Starletta De Paur)
(1986) Odd Jobs
as Dwight's Mom
(2021) Death of a Telemarketer
as Mrs. Gordon
(2021) Magic Max
as Mrs. Chambers
(1980) The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
as ---
No More Goodbyes
as Nana
(2021) True to the Game 3
as Gah-Git
(2023) Heart for the Holidays
as ---
(2005) Medium
as Woman
(2015) The Carmichael Show
as Evelyn
(1996) The Steve Harvey Show
as Ms. Pittman
(1979) Knots Landing
as Nurse Benson
(2001) Crossing Jordan
as Juror
(1985) The Equalizer
as Detective
(1981) Falcon Crest
as Prison Guard