Acting
Gloria Foster
Born 1933-11-15
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Gloria Foster
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The Matrix
1999
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The Matrix Reloaded
2003
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The Matrix Resurrections
2021
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Law & Order
1990
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The Cosby Show
1984
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American Playhouse
1982
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968
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The Mod Squad
1968
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The Bill Cosby Show
1969
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Leonard Part 6
1987
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (31 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Matrix Resurrections | Oracle (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2021 |
 | A History of God | The Voice of History | Movie | 2005 |
 | Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix | The Oracle | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Matrix Reloaded | The Oracle | Movie | 2003 |
 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years | Narrator | TV Series | 2002 |
| Christianity: The Second Millennium | Herself - Narrator | TV Series | 2000 | |
 | Soul Food | Ella Lester | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The Matrix | Oracle | Movie | 1999 |
 | Percy & Thunder | Sugar Brown | Movie | 1993 |
 | City of Hope | Jeanette | Movie | 1991 |
 | Separate but Equal | Vivian 'Buster' Marshall | Movie | 1991 |
| Separate but Equal | Vivian 'Buster' Marshall | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Law & Order | Satima Tate | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Leonard Part 6 | Medusa | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Camille Bell | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Barbara Bracy | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The House of Dies Drear | Sheila Small | Movie | 1984 |
 | American Playhouse | Mrs. Hatch | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Lee | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Coriolanus | Volumnia | Movie | 1979 |
 | Top Secret | Judith | Movie | 1978 |
 | To All My Friends on Shore | Serena Blue | Movie | 1972 |
 | Man and Boy | Ivy Revers | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Angel Levine | Sally | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Bill Cosby Show | Dolores Winters | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Mod Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Outcasts | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Comedians | Mrs. Philipot | Movie | 1967 |
 | Nothing But a Man | Lee | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Cool World | Duke's Mom | Movie | 1964 |