Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster
Foster in 1970
Born(1933-11-15)November 15, 1933
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 2001(2001-09-29) (aged 67)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1963–2001
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(m. 1967; div. 1984)​

Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001)[1] was an American actress. She had acclaimed roles in plays In White America and Having Our Say,[2] winning three Obie Awards during her career. Foster played the Oracle in The Matrix (1999) and its first sequel, The Matrix Reloaded (2003). She played the role of the mother of Yusef Bell in the miniseries The Atlanta Child Murders which aired in 1985.[3]

  1. ^ "Gloria Foster". Social Security Death Index. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. ^ McKinley, Jesse (October 5, 2001). "Gloria Foster, Stage Actress, Is Dead at 64". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Gloria Foster as The Oracle - Profile Blackfilm.com