Actor
Gloria Foster
- Born November 15, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died September 29, 2001
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
The Matrix1999
The Matrix Reloaded2003
The Matrix Resurrections2021
Law & Order1990
The Cosby Show1984
Leonard Part 61987
The Comedians1967
City of Hope1991
Filmography
- 2021The Matrix ResurrectionsFilmOracle (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005A History of GodFilmThe Voice of History
- 2004Return to Source: The Philosophy of The MatrixFilmThe Oracle
- 2003The Matrix ReloadedFilmThe Oracle
- 2002Christianity: The First Two Thousand YearsSeriesNarrator
- 2000Soul FoodSeriesElla Lester
- 2000Christianity: The Second MillenniumSeriesHerself - Narrator
- 1999The MatrixFilmOracle
- 1993Percy & ThunderFilmSugar Brown
- 1991City of HopeFilmJeanette
- 1991Separate but EqualFilmVivian 'Buster' Marshall
- 1991Separate but EqualSeriesVivian 'Buster' Marshall
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesSatima Tate
- 1987Leonard Part 6FilmMedusa
- 1985The Atlanta Child MurdersSeriesCamille Bell
- 1984The Cosby ShowSeriesDr. Barbara Bracy
- 1984The House of Dies DrearFilmSheila Small
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesMrs. Hatch, Lee
- 1979CoriolanusFilmVolumnia
- 1978Top SecretFilmJudith
- 1972To All My Friends on ShoreFilmSerena Blue
- 1971Man and BoyFilmIvy Revers
- 1970The Angel LevineFilmSally
- 1969The Bill Cosby ShowSeriesDolores Winters
- 1968The Mod SquadSeries
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1968The OutcastsSeries
- 1967The ComediansFilmMrs. Philipot
- 1964Nothing But a ManFilmLee
- 1964The Cool WorldFilmDuke's Mom