8.3
Movie
Acting
Gloria Foster
- Born
- Died
- (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 30 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.3
Movie
7.1
Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
7.3
TV
Law & Order
7.0
TV
The Cosby Show
2.8
Movie
Leonard Part 6
6.1
Movie
The Comedians
6.7
Movie
City of Hope
7.4
Movie
Nothing But a Man
6.1
TV
The Mod Squad
5.5
Movie
The Cool World
6.8
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
5.5
TV
The Bill Cosby Show
7.4
Movie
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
6.5
Movie
Separate but Equal
7.2
TV
Soul Food
5.8
TV
The Atlanta Child Murders
5.4
Movie
The Angel Levine
6.6
TV
American Playhouse
Acting credits 30
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections Film | Oracle (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2005 | A History of God Film | The Voice of History |
| 2004 | Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix Film | The Oracle |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded Film | The Oracle |
| 2002 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years TV | Narrator (2 ep) |
| 2000 | Christianity: The Second Millennium TV | Herself - Narrator (2 ep) |
| 2000 | Soul Food TV | Ella Lester (1 ep) |
| 1999 | The Matrix Film | Oracle |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder Film | Sugar Brown |
| 1991 | City of Hope Film | Jeanette |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal Film | Vivian 'Buster' Marshall |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal TV | Vivian 'Buster' Marshall (2 ep) |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Satima Tate (2 ep) |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 Film | Medusa |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders TV | Camille Bell (2 ep) |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show TV | Dr. Barbara Bracy (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The House of Dies Drear Film | Sheila Small |
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | Mrs. Hatch, Lee (3 ep) |
| 1979 | Coriolanus Film | Volumnia |
| 1978 | Top Secret Film | Judith |
| 1972 | To All My Friends on Shore Film | Serena Blue |
| 1971 | Man and Boy Film | Ivy Revers |
| 1970 | The Angel Levine Film | Sally |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show TV | Dolores Winters (2 ep) |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad TV | (2 ep) |
| 1968 | The Outcasts TV | (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The Comedians Film | Mrs. Philipot |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man Film | Lee |
| 1964 | The Cool World Film | Duke's Mom |