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Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001) was an American actress. She had acclaimed roles in plays In White America and Having Our Say, winning three Obie Awards during her career.
Gloria Foster. Actress: The Matrix Reloaded. Gloria Foster will always be best known for her performance as The Oracle in The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003), but the actress's career spanned four decades on the stage and screen. Born on November 15, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, Foster was put in the custody of her grandparents and ...
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Gloria Foster. Actress: The Matrix Reloaded. Gloria Foster will always be best known for her performance as The Oracle in The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003), but the actress's career spanned four decades on the stage and screen. Born on November 15, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, Foster was put in the custody of her grandparents and ...
- November 15, 1933
- September 29, 2001
Oct 5, 2001 · Gloria Foster, the distinguished stage actress who portrayed generations of African-American characters in plays like ''In White America'' and ''Having Our Say,'' died on Saturday at her home...
Gloria Foster was a powerful and uncompromising performer who played many classical roles previously inaccessible to African Americans, such as Medea and Mother Courage. She also appeared in two independent films and The Matrix, but was selective and rare in her stage and screen appearances.
The Oracle is played by Gloria Foster in The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded, and by Mary Alice in The Matrix Revolutions and Enter the Matrix, one of the franchise's video games. In reality, Mary Alice played the Oracle because Gloria Foster died of complications from diabetes before her role in Matrix Revolutions was shot.
Oct 6, 2001 · Oct. 6, 2001 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Gloria Foster, the consummate African American stage actress who broke casting barriers with her authoritative performances in classical roles...
