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Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 15, 1933
Died Sep 29, 2001 (67)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 12, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 kno ... wn 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

Filmography

A History of God

A History of God

2005

as The Voice of History

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

2003

as The Oracle

The Matrix

The Matrix

1999

as Oracle

Percy & Thunder

Percy & Thunder

1993

as Sugar Brown

City of Hope

City of Hope

1991

as Jeanette

Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

1987

as Medusa

The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

1984

as Sheila Small

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

1979

as Volumnia

Top Secret

Top Secret

1978

as Judith

To All My Friends on Shore

To All My Friends on Shore

1972

as Serena Blue

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

1971

as Ivy Revers

The Angel Levine

The Angel Levine

1970

as Sally

The Comedians

The Comedians

1967

as Mrs. Philipot

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

1964

as Lee

The Cool World

The Cool World

1963

as Duke's Mom

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Law & Order

as Satima Tate

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

The Bill Cosby Show

as Dolores Winters

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1969

Separate but Equal

as Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 07, 1991

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Camille Bell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 10, 1985

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 01, 2002

The Cosby Show

as Dr. Barbara Bracy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Soul Food

as Ella Lester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 28, 2000

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Christianity: The Second Millennium

as Herself - Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 17, 2000

The Outcasts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 7 11 4
2024 7 17 35 5
2024 8 12 21 8
2024 9 11 38 3
2024 10 5 8 3
2024 11 4 6 1
2024 12 6 11 3
2025 1 9 18 5
2025 2 4 8 1
2025 3 3 6 1
2025 5 2 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 1 10 0
2025 9 0 0 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2025 8 559 509

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