
Actor
Starletta DuPois
Born 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.
Acting

The Notebook
Nurse Esther · 2004

Lost
Mrs. Dawson · 2004

One Battle After Another
Grandma Minnie · 2025

Little House on the Prairie
Freda · 1974

Medium
Woman · 2005

Death Wish
Lady at Police Station (uncredited) · 1974

Big Momma's House
Miss Patterson · 2000

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Sgt. Hunter · 1985

Wolf
Victim's Mother · 1994

Friday After Next
Sister Sarah · 2002

Crossing Jordan
Juror · 2001

Ricochet
Mrs. Styles · 1991

Waiting to Exhale
Savannah's Mother · 1995

The Gambler
Monique · 1974

Chicago Hope
Arlene Reese · 1994

South Central
Nurse Shelly · 1992

The Thing Called Love
Selma · 1993

The Equalizer
Detective · 1985

Hollywood Shuffle
Bobby's Mother · 1987

The Carmichael Show
Evelyn · 2015

Knots Landing
Nurse Benson · 1979

St. Elsewhere
Dora Chambers · 1982

The Steve Harvey Show
Ms. Pittman · 1996

Falcon Crest
Prison Guard · 1981