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Gloria Foster

Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 11/15/1933 († 67, 09/29/2001) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001) was an American actress. She had acclaimed roles in plays In White America and Having Our Say, winning three Obie Awards during her career. Foster played the Oracle in The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003) films, the latter film being her last. Foster played the role of the mother of Yusef Bell in the miniseries The Atlanta Child Murders which aired in 1985. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Action

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After separating from his wife, Leonard Parker (Cosby) quit the spy business and became a restaurateur. His wife refuses to speak with him, and his daughter, who changes her career more often than her ...

Leonard Part 6

PG

1987 | 1.4/5 | 1h 25min
Action, Comedy
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Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only ...

The Matrix Reloaded

R

2003 | 3.5/5 | 2h 18min
Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth. ...

The Matrix

R

1999 | 4.1/5 | 2h 16min
Action, Science Fiction
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In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's ...

Law & Order

TV-14

1990- | 3.7/5 | 42min per episode
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Gloria Foster

Theatre World Award Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
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Movies with Gloria Foster as Actress(16)

as The Voice of History2005 A History of God
as Oracle2003 The Matrix Reloaded
as Oracle1999 The Matrix
as Sugar Brown1993 Percy & Thunder
as Vivian 'Buster' Marshall1991 Separate But Equal
as Jeanette1991 City of Hope
as Medusa1987 Leonard Part 6
as Sheila Small1984 The House of Dies Drear
as Volumnia1979 Coriolanus
as Judith1978 Top Secret
as Serena Blue1972 To All My Friends On Shore
as Ivy Revers1971 Man and Boy
as Sally1970 The Angel Levine
as Mrs. Philipot1967 The Comedians
as Lee1964 Nothing But a Man
as Duke's Mom1963 The Cool World

TV Shows/Series with Gloria Foster as Actress(8)

as Ella Lester2000 Soul Food
as Satima Tate1990 Law & Order
as Camille Bell1985 The Atlanta Child Murders
1984 The Cosby Show
as Dolores Winters1969 The Bill Cosby Show
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1968 The Mod Squad
1968 The Outcasts

Full Name: Gloria Foster
Born: Wednesday, 11/15 1933 (November) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 09/29 2001 (September) in New York City (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Illinois system, DePaul University
Spouses (current/former): Clarence Williams III
Gloria Foster frequently works together with these people:
Bill Cosby (15x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Mark Casella (9x, Actor)
David Fonteno (8x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (8x, Actor)
Edward James Hyland (7x, Actor)
Frank Converse (7x, Actor)
Anthony Ruiz (7x, Actor)
George Guidall (7x, Actor)
William H. Burns (7x, Actor)
Philip LeStrange (7x, Actor)
Lilly Wachowski (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9083, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024