Portrait of Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster

Acting

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.

Born: November 15, 1933

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2005
A History of God

as The Voice of History

2003
The Matrix Reloaded

as The Oracle

2000
Soul Food

as Ella Lester

1999
The Matrix

as Oracle

1993
Percy & Thunder

as Sugar Brown

1991
City of Hope

as Jeanette

1991
Separate But Equal

as Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

1991
Separate but Equal

as Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

1990
Law & Order

as Satima Tate

1987
1985
1984
The Cosby Show

as Dr. Barbara Bracy

1984
1979
Coriolanus

as Volumnia

1978
Top Secret

as Judith

1972
1971
Man and Boy

as Ivy Revers

1970
1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Dolores Winters

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
The Comedians

as Mrs. Philipot

1963
The Cool World

as Duke's Mom