Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster (born November 15, 1933 in Chicago , Illinois , † September 29, 2001 in New York City ) was an American actress . She became famous for the science fiction films The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded , in which she played the character of the oracle .
Life
Foster won after a long career in theater two Obie Awards for her performances in In White America and A Raisin in the Sun . She has also appeared in television series such as Tennis Rackets and Cannons and Law & Order .
In 1967 she married the actor Clarence Williams III . In 1984 they got divorced again.
She died in New York City from the consequences of their diabetes disease infection and was on the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn buried.
Filmography
Movies
- 1963: The Cool World
- 1964: Nothing But a Man
- 1967: The Comedians (The Comedians)
- 1970: The Angel Levine
- 1971: Man and Boy
- 1972: To All My Friends on Shore (TV movie)
- 1978: Top Secret (TV movie)
- 1984: Where horror lurks ( House of Dies Drear , Movie made for TV)
- 1987: Bill Cosby - The Super Cannon (Leonard Part 6)
- 1991: Equality knows no color ( Separate But Equal , TV movie)
- 1991: City of Hope
- 1993: Percy & Thunder - The Prize of Victory ( Percy & Thunder , TV movie)
- 1999: Matrix
- 2003: Matrix Reloaded
TV Shows
- 1968: Rackets and Cannons ( I Spy , TV series, an episode)
- 1968: The Outcasts (TV series, episode)
- 1969–1970: Twen-Police (TV series, two episodes)
- 1970: Bill Cosby ( The Bill Cosby Show , TV series, two episodes)
- 1980: The White Shadow (TV series, episode)
- 1983: American Playhouse (TV series, episode The Files on Jill Hatch: Part I )
- 1985: The Atlanta Child Murders (miniseries)
- 1987: The Bill Cosby Show ( The Cosby Show , TV series, episode Hillman )
- 1992, 1997: Law & Order (TV series, two episodes)
- 2000: Soul Food (TV series, episode)
Web links
Commons : Gloria Foster - Collection of Images
- Gloria Foster in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gloria Foster in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Gloria Foster in the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Gloria Foster in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foster, Gloria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 2001 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |