Gloria Foster
Acting
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
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movieThe Matrix Resurrections
2021
Oracle (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieA History of God
2005
The Voice of History
movieThe Matrix Reloaded
2003
The Oracle
tvSoul Food
2000
Ella Lester
movieThe Matrix
1999
Oracle
moviePercy & Thunder
1993
Sugar Brown
movieCity of Hope
1991
Jeanette
movieSeparate but Equal
1991
Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
tvSeparate but Equal
1991
Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
tvLaw & Order
1990
Satima Tate
movieLeonard Part 6
1987
Medusa
tvThe Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Camille Bell
tvThe Cosby Show
1984
Dr. Barbara Bracy
movieThe House of Dies Drear
1984
Sheila Small
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Mrs. Hatch / Lee
movieCoriolanus
1979
Volumnia
movieTop Secret
1978
Judith
movieTo All My Friends on Shore
1972
Serena Blue
movieMan and Boy
1971
Ivy Revers
tvThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
Dolores Winters
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieThe Comedians
1967
Mrs. Philipot
movieThe Cool World
1964
Duke's Mom