--- name: "Starletta DuPois" canonical: "https://film.one/person/starletta-dupois" fi1m_id: "starletta-dupois" imdb_id: "nm0210915" tmdb_id: 44822 wikidata_id: "Q3497183" roles: ["Actor"] born: "18 July 1941" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 80 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-23T11:35:59.193622+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Starletta DuPois ## Identity Starletta DuPois - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/starletta-dupois - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** starletta-dupois - **IMDb ID:** nm0210915 - **TMDB ID:** 44822 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3497183 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starletta_DuPois, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3497183, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210915/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44822 Actor. Born 18 July 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 18 July 1941, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - **Active:** 2004–present - **Also known as:** Starletta De Paur, Starletta Du Pois - **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (1), 2020s 87 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starletta_DuPois, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3497183, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210915/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44822 ## Coming up - *Bass X Machina* (2026-11-03), as Etta (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bass-x-machina.md) ## Biography Starletta DuPois is an American actress. She was born on 18 July 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 1968 and received an MFA in Theatre Arts from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. DuPois made her Broadway debut in the 1974 play *What the Wine-Sellers Buy* and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for *The Mighty Gents* (1978). Her film credits include *Death Wish* (1974), *Pee-wee's Big Adventure* (1985), *Wolf* (1994), *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), *Big Momma's House* (2000), *Friday After Next* (2002) and *The Notebook* (2004), in which she played Nurse Esther. She has also appeared in television series including *Lost* (2004) and voices Etta in the 2026 series *Bass X Machina*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *One Battle After Another* (2025), Fi1m 87, as Grandma Minnie — [page](https://film.one/film/one-battle-after-another.md) - *The Notebook* (2004), Fi1m 74, as Nurse Esther — [page](https://film.one/film/the-notebook.md) ## Complete filmography (60) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Bass X Machina* (2026), series, as Etta (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/bass-x-machina.md) - *One Battle After Another* (2025), as Grandma Minnie — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/one-battle-after-another.md) - *Heart for the Holidays* (2023), Actor - *Soul Mates* (2023), as Allison's Grandmother Marie - *A Haitian Wedding* (2023), Actor - *Death of a Telemarketer* (2021), as Mrs. Gordon - *True to the Game 3* (2021), as Gah-Git - *Magic Max* (2021), as Mrs. Chambers - *Orpheus Star* (2020), as Pastor Ezrela Mae Privett - *True to the Game* (2017), as Gah-Git - *The Carmichael Show* (2015), series, as Evelyn - *A Beautiful Soul* (2012), as Deaconess - *The Least Among You* (2009), as Bessie Benton - *First Sunday* (2008), Actor - *Duck* (2005), as Social Worker - *Medium* (2005), series, as Woman - *Lost* (2004), series, as Mrs. Dawson — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) - *The Notebook* (2004), as Nurse Esther — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-notebook.md) - *Friday After Next* (2002), as Sister Sarah - *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Juror - *Big Momma's House* (2000), as Miss Patterson - *3 Strikes* (2000), as Moms Douglas - *Alone* (1997), as Lois - *The Maker* (1997), as Technician - *Full Circle* (1996), as Miriam Blake - *The Steve Harvey Show* (1996), series, as Ms. Pittman - *The Road to Galveston* (1996), as Sally - *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), as Savannah's Mother - *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Arlene Reese - *Wolf* (1994), as Victim's Mother - *A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story* (1994), as Ruth - *The Thing Called Love* (1993), as Selma - *Strapped* (1993), as Diquan's Mother - *Let's Get Bizzee* (1993), as Mrs Baker - *South Central* (1992), as Nurse Shelly - *The Waterdance* (1992), as Florence - *Ricochet* (1991), as Mrs. Styles - *Runaway Father* (1991), as Ruth - *Convicts* (1991), as Martha Johnson - *Frogs!* (1991), as Principal Caverly - *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), series, as Dr. Fryman - *A Raisin in the Sun* (1989), as Ruth Younger - *Hollywood Shuffle* (1987), as Bobby's Mother - *Odd Jobs* (1986), as Dwight's Mom - *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Detective - *Pee-wee's Big Adventure* (1985), as Sgt. Hunter - *Dark Exodus* (1985), Actor - *Chiller* (1985), as Nurse - *The Kid with the 200 I.Q.* (1983), as Minna Newell - *Games Mother Never Taught You* (1982), as Ann - *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Dora Chambers — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md) - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Ruth Younger - *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Prison Guard - *The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six* (1980), Actor - *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Nurse Benson - *The Guest* (1977), as Woman - *The Gambler* (1974), as Monique - *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Freda - *Death Wish* (1974), as Lady at Police Station (uncredited) - *No More Goodbyes*, as Nana ## Awards ### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1978: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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