Gloria Foster

Born: 1933-11-15, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: 2001-09-29

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• The Cosby Show (1984)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
• The Mod Squad (1968)
• The Outcasts (1968)
• The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
• The Comedians (1967)
• Nothing But a Man (1964)
• Separate but Equal (1991)
• The Angel Levine (1970)
• Leonard Part 6 (1987)
• The Cool World (1964)
• A History of God (2005)
• Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix (2004)
• Percy & Thunder (1993)
• The House of Dies Drear (1984)
• To All My Friends on Shore (1972)