Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 15, 1933
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Gloria Foster
Biography
Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001) was an American actress, most known for her stage performances both on and off Broadway, including her acclaimed roles in plays In White America and Having Our Say, winning three Obie Awards during her career.
In films, she was perhaps best known as the Oracle in The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003), the latter film being her last. Gloria Foster also played the role of the mother of Yusef Bell in the mini series The Atlanta Child Murders which aired in 1985.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | A History of God | The Voice of History |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | The Oracle |
| 1999 | The Matrix | Oracle |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Sugar Brown |
| 1991 | Separate But Equal | Vivian 'Buster' Marshall |
| 1991 | City of Hope | Jeanette |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Medusa |
| 1984 | The House of Dies Drear | Sheila Small |
| 1979 | Coriolanus | Volumnia |
| 1978 | Top Secret | Judith |
| 1972 | To All My Friends on Shore | Serena Blue |
| 1971 | Man and Boy | Ivy Revers |
| 1970 | The Angel Levine | Sally |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Mrs. Philipot |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Lee |
| 1963 | The Cool World | Duke's Mom |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years | Narrator |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Ella Lester |
| 2000 | Christianity: The Second Millennium | Herself - Narrator |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal | Vivian 'Buster' Marshall |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Satima Tate |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Camille Bell |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Barbara Bracy |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Dolores Winters |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1968 | The Outcasts | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |