Gloria Foster
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.
Filmography (30 titles)
6.3MovieThe Matrix Resurrections
Oracle (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
MovieA History of God
The Voice of History · 2005
7.3MovieReturn to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
The Oracle · 2004
7.1MovieThe Matrix Reloaded
The Oracle · 2003
6.0ShowChristianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator · 2002
Christianity: The Second Millennium
Herself - Narrator · 2000
7.2ShowSoul Food
Ella Lester · 2000
8.3MovieThe Matrix
Oracle · 1999
8.0MoviePercy & Thunder
Sugar Brown · 1993
6.8MovieCity of Hope
Jeanette · 1991
6.5MovieSeparate but Equal
Vivian 'Buster' Marshall · 1991
6.0ShowSeparate but Equal
Vivian 'Buster' Marshall · 1991
7.3ShowLaw & Order
Satima Tate · 1990
2.9MovieLeonard Part 6
Medusa · 1987
5.8ShowThe Atlanta Child Murders
Camille Bell · 1985
7.0ShowThe Cosby Show
Dr. Barbara Bracy · 1984
8.0MovieThe House of Dies Drear
Sheila Small · 1984
6.6ShowAmerican Playhouse
Mrs. Hatch · 1982
5.0MovieCoriolanus
Volumnia · 1979
10.0MovieTop Secret
Judith · 1978
6.8MovieTo All My Friends on Shore
Serena Blue · 1972
6.7MovieMan and Boy
Ivy Revers · 1971
5.4MovieThe Angel Levine
Sally · 1970
5.5ShowThe Bill Cosby Show
Dolores Winters · 1969
6.1ShowThe Mod Squad
1968
6.5ShowThe Outcasts
1968
6.8ShowThe Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1968
6.1MovieThe Comedians
Mrs. Philipot · 1967
7.4MovieNothing But a Man
Lee · 1964
5.5MovieThe Cool World
Duke's Mom · 1964