Gloria Foster

Acting

Gloria Foster

Born November 15, 1933Chicago, Illinois, USA29 credits

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

Filmography

The Matrix Resurrections
2021The Matrix Resurrections
as Oracle (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
A History of God
2005A History of God
as The Voice of HistoryMovie
The Matrix Reloaded
2003The Matrix Reloaded
as The OracleMovie
Soul Food
2000Soul Food
as Ella LesterTV
The Matrix
1999The Matrix
as OracleMovie
Percy & Thunder
1993Percy & Thunder
as Sugar BrownMovie
City of Hope
1991City of Hope
as JeanetteMovie
Separate But Equal
1991Separate But Equal
as Vivian 'Buster' MarshallMovie
Separate but Equal
1991Separate but Equal
as Vivian 'Buster' MarshallTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Satima TateTV
Leonard Part 6
1987Leonard Part 6
as MedusaMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Show
as Dr. Barbara BracyTV
The House of Dies Drear
1984The House of Dies Drear
as Sheila SmallMovie
Coriolanus
1979Coriolanus
as VolumniaMovie
Top Secret
1978Top Secret
as JudithMovie
Man and Boy
1971Man and Boy
as Ivy ReversMovie
The Bill Cosby Show
1969The Bill Cosby Show
as Dolores WintersTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestTV
The Comedians
1967The Comedians
as Mrs. PhilipotMovie
The Cool World
1964The Cool World
as Duke's MomMovie