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Portrait of Gloria Foster

Acting

Gloria Foster

Career

Active from 1964 to 2005, busiest in 1991 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for City of Hope
City of Hope
GoodWatch score84/100

Characters

1

The characters Gloria Foster played, best-known titles first.

Gloria Foster as Oracle

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gloria Foster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Spy Spoof 2
  • Action Comedy 2
  • Philosophical Sci-Fi 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 56
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Oracle (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000s

5 titles · average score 72
A History of God
A History of God (2005)

as The Voice of History

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Oracle

The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Oracle

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002)

TV show · as Narrator

Soul Food
Soul Food (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Ella Lester

1990s

6 titles · average score 77
The Matrix
The Matrix (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Oracle

Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder (1993)

as Sugar Brown

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

City of Hope
City of Hope (1991)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jeanette

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

as Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Satima Tate

1980s

5 titles · average score 58
Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
GoodWatch score 15

as Medusa

The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Camille Bell

The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sheila Small

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Dr. Barbara Bracy

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mrs. Hatch / Lee

1970s

5 titles · average score 61
Coriolanus
Coriolanus (1979)

as Volumnia

Top Secret
Top Secret (1978)

as Judith

To All My Friends on Shore
To All My Friends on Shore (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Serena Blue

Man and Boy
Man and Boy (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ivy Revers

The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sally

1960s

6 titles · average score 60
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Dolores Winters

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The Outcasts
The Outcasts (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

The Comedians
The Comedians (1967)
GoodWatch score 41

as Mrs. Philipot

Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lee

The Cool World
The Cool World (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

as Duke's Mom