Gloria Foster
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
28
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-11-15 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acting

2005

A History of God as The Voice of History

2003

The Matrix Reloaded as The Oracle

2000

Soul Food as Ella Lester

2000

Christianity: The Second Millennium as Herself - Narrator

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

Leonard Part 6 as Medusa

1985

The Atlanta Child Murders as Camille Bell

1984

The Cosby Show as Dr. Barbara Bracy

1984

The House of Dies Drear as Sheila Small

1979

Coriolanus as Volumnia

1978

Top Secret as Judith

1972

To All My Friends on Shore as Serena Blue

1971

Man and Boy as Ivy Revers

1970

The Angel Levine as Sally

1969

The Bill Cosby Show as Dolores Winters

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1968

The Mod Squad as Not available

1968

The Outcasts as Not available

1967

The Comedians as Mrs. Philipot

1964

Nothing But a Man as Lee

1963

The Cool World as Duke's Mom