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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

27

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-11-15

Day of Death

2001-09-29 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

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

Acting

The Matrix

1999

The Matrix

as

Oracle

The Matrix Reloaded

2003

The Matrix Reloaded

as

The Oracle

Leonard Part 6

1987

Leonard Part 6

as

Medusa

The Comedians

1967

The Comedians

as

Mrs. Philipot

A History of God

2005

A History of God

as

The Voice of History

Man and Boy

1971

Man and Boy

as

Ivy Revers

The Angel Levine

1970

The Angel Levine

as

Sally

Top Secret

1978

Top Secret

as

Judith

Percy & Thunder

1993

Percy & Thunder

as

Sugar Brown

Separate But Equal

1991

Separate But Equal

as

Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

Coriolanus

1979

Coriolanus

as

Volumnia

The House of Dies Drear

1984

The House of Dies Drear

as

Sheila Small

City of Hope

1991

City of Hope

as

Jeanette

The Cool World

1963

The Cool World

as

Duke's Mom

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Satima Tate

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Dr. Barbara Bracy

Soul Food

Soul Food

as

Ella Lester

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as

Dolores Winters

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

as

Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Production

Crew

Directing