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In 1963 Foster was awarded the prestigious Obie Award for her powerful performance in In White America. The following year, she was honored with a Theatre World Award. She was last seen on Broadway in the award-winning Having Our Say.<p> Foster's feature film debut was in 1963's Cool World, and her feature credits include The Comedians, Man and Boy, City of Hope and The Matrix. <p> Foster's many television credits include guest appearances on Soul Food, Law & Order, The Cosby Show, Mod Squad and I Spy.</div><br><div class="profile"><i>Note</i>: This profile was written in or before <b>2003</b>.<br/></div> <h2 class="pagebar">Gloria Foster Facts</h2> <table class="facts"> <tr><td class="desc">Occupation</td><td>Actress</td></tr><tr class="alt"><td class="desc">Birthday</td><td><a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/people/day/11-15/">November 15</a>, <a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/people/year/1933/">1933</a></td></tr><tr><td class="desc">Sign</td><td><a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/site/zodiac.php?sign=Scorpio">Scorpio</a></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td class="desc">Birthplace</td><td>Chicago, <a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/people/state/14/">Illinois, USA</a></td></tr><tr><td class="desc">Date of death</td><td>September 29, 2001 (age 67)</td></tr></table><h2 class="pagebar">Selected Filmography</h2><table class="facts"> <tr><td><i>Not available.</i></td></tr></table> </div></div> </div> <div id="copyright"><div id="copyrightin"> © 1998-2021 Filmbug - <a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/site/contact.php">contact Filmbug</a> - <a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/site/disclaimer.php">terms/privacy</a> <br/>Bio courtesy <a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/studios/">Warner Bros.</a> for "<a href="/web/20210921060050/https://www.filmbug.com/f/?search=Matrix+Reloaded&type=m">Matrix Reloaded</a>" (12-May-2003) </div></div> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20210921060050/https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-151048-2', 'auto'); ga('set', 'anonymizeIp', true); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </body> </html>