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Gloria Foster
Born 1933-11-15Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Matrix ResurrectionsOracle (archive footage) (uncredited)A History of GodThe Voice of HistoryReturn to Source: The Philosophy of The MatrixThe OracleThe Matrix ReloadedThe OracleThe MatrixOraclePercy & ThunderSugar BrownCity of HopeJeanetteSeparate but EqualVivian 'Buster' MarshallLeonard Part 6MedusaThe House of Dies DrearSheila SmallCoriolanusVolumniaTop SecretJudithTo All My Friends on ShoreSerena BlueMan and BoyIvy ReversThe Angel LevineSallyThe ComediansMrs. PhilipotNothing But a ManLeeThe Cool WorldDuke's Mom